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In my opinion, it's not fair to play on a server for hours and then suddenly be told you have to change your name because someone with the same name connected way after you even though you've been using that name for years. I get that it's frustrating if someone can't use their regular name because a guest joined first, but this feels like the less unfair of the two options.
Again, just my opinion, which doesn't necessarily mean things can't be changed.

Regarding the first sentence in here, imagine playing on a server for over a year and then suddenly you can't use the name that you've used in the community that entire time, the name you've established yourself with. It would be even more confusing if both players had the same rank, and could easily be mistaken for one another.

In my opinion, I'm not sure why its a better option to cater to new players than to cater to regulars who have been around a long time.

I kind of agree with this change, but I feel like it should be decided on a case-by-case basis since this doesn't seem to happen that often. With the specific issue that has been happening this week, for instance, I find it really confusing when the guest Hot Pocket gets to keep his name, whereas the REAL Hot Pocket has to change her name, so that whenever guest Hot Pocket types in chat I think it's Real Hot Pocket. Additionally, if someone calls out Hot Pocket, I will always think it's Real Hot Pocket at least when I first hear it. Maybe this is just a me issue tho!

It's based on whoever connected to the server first, if the guest joined after the regular then he would have to change his name

This poses an issue of time zone or work pattern. If player A is east coast and typically logs on first for the day, and player B is west coast, the west coast player will never connect first.