Change Name

Voltaic Ectoplasm

Voltaic Ectoplasm

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mallyx's pimped out Crib

Mo/A

Is there any way at all that i can change a characters name?

even if it means contacting anet.. is this possible?

Loveless Rage

Loveless Rage

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2008

Seattle, WA

[redt]

W/

As of this point there is no guaranteed way to change your name.

Lord Of Blame

Lord Of Blame

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2008

USA

Marked Souls [MkS]

E/N

Another name change thread.

No you can't. Unless you have someone report your name.

Make a new character with the name you want.

Icy The Mage

Icy The Mage

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2008

Canada

E/

Get your friends to report you for an offensive name and force a name lock. Every piece of armor and anything customized to you is gone though.

lewis91

lewis91

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

Wales

Order of the Azurelight[OA]

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive View Post
Get your friends to report you for an offensive name and force a name lock. Every piece of armor and anything customized to you is gone though.
Initial effect - 72hour ban. or is it 48, i dunno i cant remember.

tonk

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

Quote:
Originally Posted by IcyFiftyFive View Post
. Every piece of armor and anything customized to you is gone though.
That is Incorrect. I just recently went through this process and everything that was customized just kept my old name. I still had all my stuff and could use it.

Die I say

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2009

Mo/

they hit you with a 72 hours ban for first offence of this kind!

iVendetta

iVendetta

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2008

Where no man has ever gone before.

Syndicate Nightmare [SyN]

To sum up this thread, no.

Konig Des Todes

Konig Des Todes

Ooo, pretty flower

Join Date: Jan 2008

Citadel of the Decayed

The Archivists' Sanctum [Lore]

N/

There are two ways.

Way 1) Reroll the character

Way 2) Get people to /report you for character name, come back 3 days later with a better name.

Felixious

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Mar 2008

Sweden

W/

Goes to show just how usable the /report-function really is!

Forced Insanity

Forced Insanity

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jan 2009

United States

E/

I've been thinking about this myself lately so I was interested to read through this thread. Getting reported to perform a name change might work but I wouldn't do it without contacting anet first. Has anyone ever successfully done that?

Voltaic Ectoplasm

Voltaic Ectoplasm

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Feb 2007

Mallyx's pimped out Crib

Mo/A

i was thinking about the /report function but the comment that says

" Every piece of armor and anything customized to you is gone though."

has made me think a little >.<
ive just bought Obsidian Armor for my Sin and Chaos Gloves and i dont like the name of the character..... i need someone to confirm that i will definately not lose all my obby armor and chaos gloves... ty

Covah

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2006

Ontario, Canada

Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ]

Me/Rt

Everyone just confirmed you won't lose it. Just get some people to report your name and when your 72 hour or w/e ban is up it will tell you to change your name.


Don't make retarded names to begin with.

DarkFlame

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2005

Ascalon

E/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Voltaic Ectoplasm View Post
i need someone to confirm that i will definately not lose all my obby armor and chaos gloves... ty
Everything customized to you(armor, weapons, etc) will display your old name. But you will still be able to equip and use them.

That said, the /report system was not meant for this. Abuse it at your own risk.