Name changes: Could it be possible?

[BurningPanther]

This might be considered a throwaway question, and more than a little ridiculous, but it's been on my mind, and figured it didn't hurt to ask.

I was thinking about the impending server migration option, and when thinking back on the server migration initiative a couple of years ago, that now, as with then, there might be players who, upon moving to new servers, would have to change their names because of conflict of a currently existing player of the same name on that server.

With the potential for name changes that might occur with server migration, I was wondering if there might be a one-time opportunity for the general player population to change their character names.

[Legal Fish]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Delete your character. Create a mule with the same name. Then revive your character. You will be forced to change your name.

I don't really care if people change their name... I just kind of wish we could get a "Character Name History" thing going, so no one tries to flee from something they did in the past.

[BurningPanther]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Delete your character. Create a mule with the same name. Then revive your character. You will be forced to change your name.
I don't really care if people change their name... I just kind of wish we could get a "Character Name History" thing going, so no one tries to flee from something they did in the past.

I know about this trick and have been mulling it over. Still a bit risky for my tastes. I'm not keen on the idea that S-E could get wise to my intentions and just wipe three years of commitment to this game.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

I don't really care if people change their name... I just kind of wish we could get a "Character Name History" thing going, so no one tries to flee from something they did in the past.

People already get away with murder in this game and their past never seems to catch up with them in endgame or anywhere, no matter how much they truely deserve it. A name history might be a useful tool to me but for those just looking for a warm body to fill an HNM camp, its not going to matter much - even though it should.

[Legal Fish]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Let scum lie with scum.

Good LSes don't recruit shitty people with bad reps.

[Murphie]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Let scum lie with scum.

Good LSes don't recruit shitty people with bad reps.

Exactly.

[Omgwtfbbqkitten]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Let scum lie with scum.

Good LSes don't recruit shitty people with bad reps.

Exactly.

You obviously haven't been to Titan.

That or you both live in a plastic bubble.

[Legal Fish]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Or perhaps we don't hang around with scum?

I can vouch for more than a couple of LSes on Midgard. Anyone who has ever stolen, cybered, or ect can just gtfo. They won't have trouble picking up one of those shout sky LSes, all doomed to fail.

[little ninja]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Let scum lie with scum.
Good LSes don't recruit shitty people with bad reps.

LoL on my server they do. Sometimes i think its a requirment =/ But yeah sometimes i wish i could change my name. An even create names for my pets. The name history might be hard. Alot of servers to keep track of. Then you have names that havent been used in 3 months comming back, or longer.

[Murphie]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

You obviously haven't been to Titan.

That or you both live in a plastic bubble.

I'm sorry to hear that about Titan, but on Bahamut, people with bad reps aren't able to easily escape their pasts. There are some players who can't get an LS to save their lives. At this point they may as well just delete and start over (or do the name change thing, but people will still recognize some of their gear).

[BurningPanther]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Man, I don't have a foul rep or anything(though I bet more than a few lolmelees hate my guts), I just wanna change my name. I wish I had put a little more thought into something as drawn out as "Burningpanther..."

[Neomage]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

One thing I think would be interesting, is in several games I know of(not just FFXI) your first character name is your Character ID, which can be seen by anyone who examines or searches you(as well as on friend and black lists), and then mabye for a small fee you can add and change your character's nickname, i.e. what appears over your head.

[Feba]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

Interesting idea, Onionsoilder.

Personally, I think that name changes should be on a case by case basis, with very strict guidelines on what to do.

Valid reasons:
-Typos
-Poor choice (all those lv75 XXCroudXSephXXs), most names made out of words
-Offensive (already in place)
Invalid Reasons:
-Avoid Harassment
-Scam
-Bored of name.

For example, if I named my character Febar, i'd be allowed to change it to Feba, or if I named myself Immortalfeb I could change it to feb or feba, or ifeb, or febi, or immo, etc., but I wouldn't be allowed to change it to, say, Yuaki. Let's say in onion's case, if he decided he thought his name was immature (and i'm not saying it is), he might be allowed to change it to Nemag, Neom, Nege, Neoge, but not Osol.

Then put a 5$ fee on the service, and put an intern in front of the queue. Gogo.

[BurningPanther]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

I prefer the "Name change registry." That way, I can completely change my name without being limited to the current character combo, and still allow people record of who I am/was. I got nothing to hide.

[Kirsteena]

Re: Name changes: Could it be possible?

I'm sorry to hear that about Titan, but on Bahamut, people with bad reps aren't able to easily escape their pasts. There are some players who can't get an LS to save their lives. At this point they may as well just delete and start over (or do the name change thing, but people will still recognize some of their gear).

Someone on Bahamut had a foul rep, and changed his name. Then started applying to endgame shells. It was amazing how quickly his old name got out - and he still doesn't have a shell. Name change is no escape here.