Name Change Special Event Weekend!

Screensaver91

Screensaver91

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2007

[PhD]

Dear GOD I hope this actually gets put into tact. Great idea.

/SIGNED

Make atleast ONE of my dreams come true Anet!!!!

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lazerath
It's People Like You That Degenerate The Community. In The Very First Place There Was Entirely No Need For Your Statement. So With Your Follow Up Of Not Being Here To Argue Is Simply Rendered Null By Your Opening Post Pointing It Out.

As For School?? I'm Afraid To Say I Left With Great Honour Some Time Ago And At The Very Minimum I Gained The Ability To Spell And Use Punctuation.




Now Back To Thread.
I Believe That From This If Even The Name Changing Isn't Accepted The Restyle Should Be. Certainly A One Off, As Talach Stated There Would Be People Wanting To Repeat Often.
I like how you capitalize every word. /sarcasm

I don't have characters I want to change the name of. When I made my characters, I chose a name I would like before I created the character. Peoplpe who didn't, made a poor choice. This causes minor problems with things like Guild Rosters, Friends list, reporting, customized weapons, armor, etc.

If you don't like your character's name, why did you make it?

/unsigned

blooQkazoo

blooQkazoo

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends

Quote:
Originally Posted by MagmaRed
I like how you capitalize every word. /sarcasm

If you don't like your character's name, why did you make it?

/unsigned
I never said that I never liked my character's name. I really liked it at the start. I just got tired of it after 2+ years of playing with that character. I'm sure that a lot of us get tired of certain things after constantly looking at a certain character's little imperfections.

Bront

Bront

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2008

Honored Order of Light

W/Me

/signed.

I just deleted and renamed a character because he was Pre-Searing and only 8th level, but I wasn't thrilled about having to do it.

I really wish I could give my mesmer a tan though, she's a little too... pale.

Jmall

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: May 2008

[LaZy] Nation

Personally, I don't feel the need to change any of my character names. However, I could see how situations might change, or new situations might arise that made it so people would want to change their character names. Personally I think it's stupid that you CAN'T do this. As for that flaming POS mystical nessAL... Is it really that hard to find something better to do then insult random people? Get over your own insecurities and find something more proactive.

/signed

Luminarus

Luminarus

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Aug 2007

Sydney, Australia

Haze of Light [pure]

R/

/notsigned for name changer. When you started you're character you had unlimited choice of names (bar those already taken), and you chose yours. If it was a typo, the effort of rerolling is practically 0 if its a new character.

In regards to appearance, the only thing that should be changeable is hair style. Remember, Guild Wars is set in an (essentially) medieval society, they wouldn't have cosmetic surgery available. As well as this, its a stupid idea to be able to make you're character a different shape due to the fact that you're char is a hero, and he needs to be 'fit' to beat up the baddies.

In regards to hair though, everyone gets sick of their hair after a time or desires to try a different style. As well there is a limitation due to the fact that different campaigns have diff hair styles/faces. I made my ranger in Nightfall because I didn't like factions faces, and that prof rangers dont have a good skin tone. I like my rangers face, and its all good... however I would rather have a prof hair style. Thats the only thing that I think should be included. However should it be a weekend event, I dunno. I know that there are many weekends where I cant log on, so if you miss out thats unfortunate. It also has large amounts of wastage for that weekend (each character will use it a maximum of four or five times over the weekend, compared with double/triple weekends)

phan

phan

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Nov 2006

phantasmagoria

/signed ;

and btw to the unsigners ? what is a name change weekend gonna do to hurt you ?

Longasc

Longasc

Forge Runner

Join Date: May 2005

Most other MMO-like games that allow name changes have certain rules:

* only once every 3-6 months
* certain things, i.e. automatically leave guild with message "changed name", or upon entering guild giving a warning that this char changed his/her name in the last period.

This is mainly in place to prevent abuse.


Besides that, most charge some 10+ EUR for this service, should be enough to prevent people from changing names except it is really that important for them.


But I am totally against ingame gold charges for name changes, it needs to be kept in check.

wakimon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Philippines

Mo/

Hmm seems like a good idea.. but think of it this way.. if a character have multiple armors, customized weapons, would you think that changing the characters name would affect a whole lot of things, not just the character name but also all the things associated with that name (Armor, Customized weapons, Friends/Ignore/Guild Rooster list).. looks like a whole lot of work for the devs.

El Presidente

El Presidente

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Lookout Post #1, Andes Mountains

Custer Was Ganked [7th]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Thizzle
That gave me an idea. They should add a new NPC to every main city called Cocoa [Salon] and you talk to Cocoa and it opens up a menu after you pay 1k or if it could be free and you change your name, body, and hair.
It's been addressed already ~ as said back in Oct '07: http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...0206673&page=9

Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaile Gray
Adding an "appearance changer" is far more complex than toggling a male/female swap for a character, as we did on April 1st. Some suggest hair dressers, instead of a complete new-look option. I have never denied, nor would I, that we can do a gender switch with programming. It's possible that the programmers could do additional changes, with hugely more complex programming, but that work would most likely be made even more complicated by the fact that few players would be content with a gender swap, they'd want the full deal: all hair choices, all face choices, a height selector, etc.

I do agree with you guys that having such options -- any or all of them -- would be great. But the designers tell me we will not be adding these features to Guild Wars for very logical reasons, such as time, the long path involved in moving towards other projects, etc. We honestly cannot stop some staff members' involvement in the development on Guild Wars 2 to spend months on this feature, and I believe I understand that it would take months. (Consider how long Hard Mode took each time, and Reconnects, for a point of reference.)

We will, of course, consider the possibilities of appearance change options, even as an in-game store option (which some players have suggested), for Guild Wars 2. In the meantime, we have been talking about other fun options that are not completely out of the realm of possibility and which may find their way into Guild Wars. It's too early to talk about them yet, but we'll see.

Binerexis

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

England

The Renegades of Ascalon [TDK]

Me/Mo

Name changing sounds like a great idea to me!

/signed

An Saighead Is Gear

An Saighead Is Gear

Academy Page

Join Date: Oct 2007

Ireland

Push The Button [BOOM]

R/

Usually, I wouldn't support the idea of being able to change your name whenever you want, but your idea of only bring able to change it once is a good one.
/signed

Nightmares Hammer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2007

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by JAK3US
Good idea.... would be great if we could change hairstyle/height/color too

/signed
/signed

Too bad it's not happening.

Sethellington

Sethellington

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2005

nn

N/

/signed. i' m happy with my name i guess, but i know people that aren't. i'd rather have a hair/face restyle weekend.

MagmaRed

MagmaRed

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2007

Our Crabs Know True [LOVE]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by An Saighead Is Gear
Usually, I wouldn't support the idea of being able to change your name whenever you want, but your idea of only bring able to change it once is a good one.
/signed
Once is a BAD idea. A Weekend is a BAD idea. It eliminates a large number of people. Some people will be traveling, working, studying, or simply unaware of a weekend event that would allow them to change a character name. Once the weekend is over, they can't change thier name. This means they were left out. If it was implemented, it would need to be a one time option with no date. However, you will still have people who claim they changed a characters name, and a month or so later decide they want to do it with another character. The cycle would never end. There will always be someone who wants to change. Allowing people to change character names at will is a BAD, BAD idea. Leads to issues with guilds, friends lists, scammers, bots, reporting, etc.

/unsigned, still

A Leprechaun

A Leprechaun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

I really want to change one of my characters names. My first three characters are called "A Leprechaun" (Correct spelling), "A Leprachaun" (Wrong spelling) and "A Lepracorn" (Completely wrong spelling). The trouble is I hardly play the one with the correct spelling but the one with the completely wrong spelling is pretty much the only char I ever play.
I would love to switch these. After about 900 hours, 6 sets of 15k and a storage box full of weapons on "A Lepracorn" deleting and re-rolling isn't an option for me.

\Signed


~A Leprechaun~

rohan boru

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

Desolate Complexity [ONE]

E/

I understand the guild-roster, friend's list issues that would occur if A-Net did this unless they made it so the name change also changed on those things. But there are a lot of people whom have either matured or wish to take on a new identity without losing their 15k armor, titles etc. And I am one of them. If you are happy with your character's names well good for you, I'm jealous, but if we can do it in Real life why not in GW?

/signed

I Can Cure Cancer

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Apr 2008

Dark Empire [DE]

E/

As long as I can have a name change I'm all for it.. /signed

PANTHOR

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

You Thought We Got Dhuumed[iBot]

W/

/signed, or just remove Captializing the "O" in fkn "of" destroying names as x of Light, making it X Of Light.

Grrrrr, edit; did I just necro?

zelgadissan

zelgadissan

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Warrior Priests [WP]

Me/Rt

Haha 1 month isn't that bad compared to the late 2005 thread I just read an hour ago or so that was ressed a couple days ago.

All in all though it'd be sweet, so /signed.

Shayne Hawke

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

A weekend for this is a bad idea.

/notsigned.

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

A weekend to change a character name, possible hair style/color. Wouldn't mind, same with skin color, and I suppose height can be changed too.

Problem is, people will want this event again and again due to missing/not liking the outcome.

/signed but don't care.

Skitsefrenik

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jun 2007

Maryland

P/

This could be combined with a "free" level 20 character.

Dark Paladin X

Dark Paladin X

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

A/

well ANet is putting into consideration of changing your character's name as well as changing gender and appearance for GW2. Not to mention this, it reminds of this similar feature in the crappy Runescape.

Elite God

Elite God

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2007

The Island Below Shing Jea Monastary

Forever Knights

R/

=)

I can see where your coming from with your Guru name :P

Haha jk ^___^

But...


Sure /signed

But we need like Double SS/LB or Double AB...or more PvE stuff, before we can change from XxNarutoXxOwned to OMG owned LOl

Alex Morningstar

Alex Morningstar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

Team Asshat [Hat] leader - [GR] Alliance

Mo/

/unsigned

Nice idea, but it would more likely then not take a lot of effort on Anet's side of the fence to pull it off. Considering the amount of work they put into GW as it is, I don't see anything that would require more than basic coding happening.

Why?

Think of how it would have to update friend lists, guild rosters, PvP stuff, and then the reporting and support system.

Yeah, don't see it happening, ever. Also, remember; no NEW content.

Sparks Dawnbringer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Los Angeles

none

E/Mo

/not signed I'm sorry but if you named your character something foolish it's your own fault. Second, your name is how other players remember you. If you were a good player and helpful or if you were a dweeb or idiot. Third this has been on here before again and again and should be rerouted or closed!

Alastair

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Your Moms Name Here [derp]

W/Me

I think that this would go hand-in-hand with a gender/appearance change weekend. After all, I wouldn't want to go from male to female and leave the name "guy that is a dude", etc.

Staying away from the Anet software development aspect and going more into a "it would be cool if..." area, it would be cool if there was a weekend where you could go to one of the said crafters, maybe with payment of gold/ecto/whatever, then complete some quest or series of quests that would end up with your character being locked away for a week (like Koss kindof). After the next week there is a rebirth ceremony or something cool like that... Or maybe even you have to complete another quest with other characters to bust them out... LOL

Anyways... it would be cool...

-Alastair

Sai Rith

Sai Rith

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

W/

/Signed. I Do Agree That This Should Be A Once In A Lifetime Thing, As More People Will Want To Do Request Again. However, An Appereance Change Is Much Better. A Better Idea Would Be Complete Character Makeover, Make Over You Character Entirely.

Nessar

Nessar

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2008

West Siiiiiiiiiiiiiide

Gwen Has A Thing For [Pyre]

/signed for appearance change weekend