Alright here's the deal:
I've started playing DP a little more over the past few months after not playing for a while. I've been using "MeRL" for the past 10 years, and before that in QW. Up until recently (last Saturday), I had no issues connecting to servers. Last night and today I started getting auto kicked. Seems that someone has registered the name "merl" and thus I can't use it anymore.
Since I was able to connect to servers without registering my name, I never realized it was a requirement to register it in order to be the only one allowed to use it. I guess I haven't been following the new build's or news all that much and have simply played when I can.
Are there any suggestions on what I can do to simply use this name again.. the name I've been using since before Q2dp was even created?
Or am I completely S.O.L.?
Any help is appreciated.