Character renaming - coming soon?

kazjun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

HoVa

W/N

Pay for a name change? No.

If it was to change your character's looks? Well, maybe. Most of my characters are tyrian, and there's been a lot of new faces/hair/skin tones released since. I'm just to lazy to start new characters to use them though. So a chance to update my looks? I pay for that.

Roo Ella

Roo Ella

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2007

Australia

Oz

E/R

This sounds interesting but the cost is a bit high
I have 2 toons on same account that I have always wanted to "Switch" the names on
both have dune a lot in 2 years I would hate to just recreate from scratch
so if this option can be done I'd pay for it i guess

wu is me

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

I think Anet has a good history of avoiding rip offs ( i trust the pvp unlocks were an honest mistake which is soon to be rectified ) so i think they'll find a good way of doing things =]

BenjZee

BenjZee

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2006

The Overacheivers [Club]

Mo/

this will cause horrible problems in the scamming and bad beheviour part of the game. someone could just change their name when they get reported...

you could change your name into someone else aswell. people may start to tlak to you and you'll have no idea who they are. I'd hate to turn my name to something that ended up bein a scammers name.
The friends list and gulid roster might get a little broken..

Mordakai

Mordakai

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Aug 2005

Kyhlo

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by SmithyBen
this will cause horrible problems in the scamming and bad beheviour part of the game. someone could just change their name when they get reported...

you could change your name into someone else aswell. people may start to tlak to you and you'll have no idea who they are. I'd hate to turn my name to something that ended up bein a scammers name.
The friends list and gulid roster might get a little broken..
What are you talking about? Guild & Friend lists are by account. If you make a new character, you'll have the same list. Same as if you change names: The "old" name will probably still be there as reference, if it was the name you joined the Guild as.

As for scammers: well, they can make new characters anyway. As long as everyone knows the new name is part of the scammer's account, it will be no different than scammers making new characters.

Rohan

Rohan

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2006

Wasted Days [wD]

To all the people who are like "You should have thought about your name longer before you made it" and such, you gotta understand that Guild Wars has been out for over 2 years and some players that have been playing for that long may have a different level of maturity than they did before.

take_me

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

I was lucky enough to reserve some character names during the betas, which I will never change. But 12$ just to change a char's name sounds pretty expensive. It should include changing your whole appearance....But still... I wouldnt do it.

Zeek Aran

Zeek Aran

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Earth, sadly

BORK

A/

I would pay $12 to change my main character's gender.

Konrow

Konrow

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

NY, New York

Warlords of Earth [WAR]

if it were like $5 i'd gladly pay but 10 or 12 is just way too steep imo for such a small change. oh well we'll see what happens

SNIEVES

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Dumfries, Virginia, USA

Happy guild moor

R/

Heck while we at ti, how about a character sex change also, form female to male or viceversa, i have a nice female ranger that i wish was a male, sice i believe that the male ranger armor and dance looking alot more cooler, i would pay a fee for that.