Hi everyone!
Something strange is happening to the [NPC] Alien_UFO accounts. Several of them have lost their names--instead, they are now listed as "User X" where X stands for their account number. All of those who lost their name have also lost their NPC status, including the [NPC] tag before their name and their red username. Some of the others have kept their [NPC] tag and username, but it is no longer red.
I regret to announce that our good friend Agent 07 is among those affected--he lost both his username and NPC status. However, the account that seems the most affected by this problem would have to be [NPC] alien_ufo_06, who lost her username, NPC tag/color, and even her avatar--it has changed from the UFO image to the default naked male Zurg skin.
Here is the status of all the [NPC] Alien UFO accounts at the time of this writing:
[NPC] alien_ufo_01 Unchanged
[NPC] alien_ufo_02 Unchanged
[NPC] alien_ufo_03 is now User 4948485
[NPC] alien_ufo_04 is now User 49484923
[NPC] alien_ufo_05 is now User 4948499
[NPC] alien_ufo_06 is now User 4948504, has the default naked male Zurg skin, and her profile is unavailable to the public
[NPC] alien_ufo_07 is now User 4948516
[NPC] alien_ufo_08 Lost Red Name
[NPC] alien_ufo_09 Lost Red Name
[NPC] alien_ufo_10 Lost Red Name
[NPC] alien_ufo_11 Unchanged
[NPC] alien_ufo_12 Unchanged
[NPC] Alien_Mothership Unchanged
None of the named Zurg accounts (ie, [NPC] Alien Flarn, [NPC] Alien Glarg, etc.) appear to be affected.
What's going on here?