Unhappy with your character name, but don't want to lose your time and energy?

Maxiemonster

Maxiemonster

There is no spoon.

Join Date: Jun 2005

Netherlands

Mo/

I love my current names but I don't think it'd hurt anyone, and as we can see it'll make alot of people happy

/signed

AptaleonIII

AptaleonIII

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

N/

/signed

I have a level 20 mesmer, who i have spent a helluvalotta gold on for armour and expensive dye. I misspelt his name, leaving one "N" out. NO WAY do i want to recreate him!

Lokomotiv

Lokomotiv

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2005

/signed

Would change some names on my chars so ppl could recognize me better.

OhCrapLions

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ivalice

D/P

/Signed

I like it and have a problem with some of my characters names, so this would be very much appreciated by me. But it looks spammable so a fee (1k?) may need to be in place.

Operations

Operations

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Feb 2007

Saint Louis, MI (yes, it exists)

Pylons of Bastet [PofB]

E/

No, no, bad idea.

Too open to abuse. Too much work on database recoding. Better things for the devs to work on. No.

Tarun

Tarun

Technician's Corner Moderator

Join Date: Jan 2006

The TARDIS

http://www.lunarsoft.net/ http://forums.lunarsoft.net/

/signed - Should be able to edit your char's appearance too while you're at it.

BrotherGilburt

BrotherGilburt

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Feb 2006

USA

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarun
/signed - Should be able to edit your char's appearance too while you're at it.
Plastic Surgeon and Hair Stylist! XD (Joking about plastic Surgeon)

BrotherGilburt

D E C E P T I V E

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2007

/signed

This is long overdue, there should be a way to change your characters name.

HKSdivision

HKSdivision

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

/signed

I already have a character or two that I would like to change their names.

Katrina Sandstorm

Katrina Sandstorm

Academy Page

Join Date: Dec 2006

United Kingdom

Guild Wars Eye Of The North [GWEN]

I think this would be a great addition.

/signed

The Bard

The Bard

Metal Machine

Join Date: Aug 2006

Scions of Carver [SCAR]

/signed - if it comes with some kind of regulation, like how you can change your servers: euro - usa. or pay an ingame fee or something. just don't let people change their names whenever they want, bound to get confusing

Lubek

Lubek

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

Poland

BoFW

N/E

Hmm, one of my chars has a typing error in it's name, so i think i will just say:
/signed

Mmm_Corey

Mmm_Corey

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2006

Hicktown, NY

Too Cool For Morale [flag]

Mo/W

Please.

/signed

Deadly SiNs

Deadly SiNs

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2007

England

Farmers Union [CASH]

W/Mo

/signed
This seems like a awesome idea, as after i make new characters, or im playing on old ones i think of better snazzier names ^^
It seems pointless to delete char just for name so something like
/change name INSERT NAME would be good, and easy to use
The only downside is that people might change names every 5 seconds which could be annoying but otherwise i think this is a good idea =]

Sir Seifus Halbred

Sir Seifus Halbred

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

What the? Was my post deleted? I could have sworn i posted this...

/Notsigned, this would make it very useful for hackers.

jshrimp3

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

Pittsburgh

The AIDS Brigades

N/

/notsigned

I just don't like the idea. Your name is something that you should stick with, it's who you are. Same with skin color and face. Hair should be changeable though.

Then again, I've never had a problem with misspelling a name or thinking of a better name later, I like my names.

FelixCarter

FelixCarter

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2006

Mo/Me

/Signed.

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Lumen

Lumen

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2005

ex Rule/RFE/Vent/TSF/LaG/aeon

I'd be so happy.
You would have no idea how happy.

/Signed.

Although, I do agree there should be a fee. Maybe even only a one-time deal and a semi-costly fee to prevent scammers, etc. from abusing this feature.
The reason why I don't mind the one-time deal is because you should be putting a lot of thought into your names, however, sometimes I guess you do mess up (spelling and don't notice :S).. or change your mind. Meaning.. the second and last chance you get to fix up your name... should be one with even more thought into ;P

Anet, please!

Darko_UK

Darko_UK

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2007

England

R/

Yes I really want this

Aeon_Xin

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/Me

Quote:
Originally Posted by Tarun
/signed - Should be able to edit your char's appearance too while you're at it.
/signed


Make a gold sink out of both.
5k for name change
15k for character redesign.
30k extra for a sex change.
50k for character redesign from another expansion you own.(that's always bugged me how different chapters are like that, we're all boat travel, so there's no reason aside from racism....heh

Ilithis Mithilander

Ilithis Mithilander

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

Testing Eternity

E/

/signed

i have two characters that don't fit my theme of names. I really would like to change them.

Croco Clouds

Croco Clouds

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2007

Montreal, QC, Canada

Divine Illumination [LaZy]

E/A

Armor doesn't suit my name, i must change it, i am a perfectionist.

--> Primeval warrior armor, long way to go

noble spirit

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2007

Knights and Heros[Beer]

R/Mo

Greetings, It would be great to change a name. I work very hard building up my character(s), its not easy to start over over just for a name.

Maarten00

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Feb 2007

The Netherlands

Farmers Union [CASH]

Mo/

I would really like the ability to change my name, I'm really bored of some of my names

/Signed

thelastwolf

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2006

It's almost been two years... are we going to see it or not?

/signed

Ember010

Ember010

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

D/

/signed /signed /signed

Im a vain person who would restart a character if the name bugged her. So yes this would save me alot of time/money.

Hair / appearanced changes too please. =]

Killin_Frenzy

Killin_Frenzy

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

E/

/signed

Also changing hair and facial features would be nice as well.

Effendi Westland

Effendi Westland

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Dec 2005

Isle of the dead

[DVDF][LDS]

P/W

would be so sweet

MagicWarrior

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Especially with our final GW1 journey coming in GW:EN and moving to the "Hall of Monuments", it would be nice to allow us to change our character's name prior to us etching the achievements of our GW1 characters in time.

It would be cool if GW:EN started with an option to change our name so that we can be known from that point on as that name in our final legendary journey.

Soulstriker

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

/signed
It will be great if I could change my char name and facial look too.

Lydz

Lydz

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Cape Town, South Africa

The Crazy Dragons [TCD]

E/Mo

/signed

Good grief when I created my first character I don't know WHAT was going through my mind. It's quite embarrassing actually, but it's my main character that I've achieved alot on, so I can't just delete it.

Even if there was a nickname system, where your actual name is your base name, but you can choose to display your nickname for all to see instead. This option could be granted only once, so that we don't have a bunch of people copying each other

Green Ishness

Green Ishness

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Jun 2006

Where the stars shine bright at night

Mighty Heroes of Legend

R/Me

/signed!
I would love to change a few of my character's names...I couldn't think of anything good at the time that I made em, so it would be nice to be able to change it...I agree there should be some charge, in gold or whatnot.

Bai

Bai

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Houston, TX

I think an emote like /changename would be waay too abusive.
People would change their names to something like I own X, or X Sucks, and change it back the next day. But I think that being able to change your name maybe once or twice a month would be an awesome idea..

/signed

eternal_paladin

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

RoA (requiem of antaeus

may have been said already, couldnt be bothered to read through thirty six pages... but accounts are already flagged with unique ID's, for instance if you add 'this is a fake name' to your friends list, but they delete that character and remake it to 'this is still a fake name' the name 'this is a fake name' remains in your friends list, but it will never appear as online, because it no longer exists, instead it tells you that they're online with -another character-

/signed

onilink

onilink

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2005

Consortium of Evil Monkeys

E/

/signed
I'd really appreciate it if I didn't have to live with whatever stupid obsessions I was going through two years ago.

55Monk

Banned

Join Date: Dec 2006

[Coin]

Mo/Me

/signed ....i got some characters that dotn fit the theme anymore so this is what we need

Guardian Rohan

Guardian Rohan

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2006

[MEEP] -SMS alliance

A/

/NOT SIGNED!!!!










haha nah jp...april fools day part 3!



of course this would be an awesome addition!


/sign /sign /sign /sign

Sparks Dawnbringer

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2005

Los Angeles

none

E/Mo

This is the problem with changing your name. It is the only way another player can identify you. People who cheat would just change their names and no one would know who the cheaters were. Someone scams someone in Droks and everyone yells Madame Bozo is running scams we at least know who to watch out for. Now, if Madame Bozo could change to Bozo the Bongo Hunter no one would know, would they? Then you could assume a complete new idenity and your bad reputation would be expunged. It would be ok if you had some kind of fame meter that would let other players know if you were a honest person. But lacking that the only way we have to know you is your good name and if you sully it, its your problem. Live with it.

The names in this are completely fictional and not intended to represent any real or fictional players.

Not A Fifty Five

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Creating guild

Mo/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Sparks Dawnbringer
This is the problem with changing your name. It is the only way another player can identify you. People who cheat would just change their names and no one would know who the cheaters were. Someone scams someone in Droks and everyone yells Madame Bozo is running scams we at least know who to watch out for. Now, if Madame Bozo could change to Bozo the Bongo Hunter no one would know, would they? Then you could assume a complete new idenity and your bad reputation would be expunged. It would be ok if you had some kind of fame meter that would let other players know if you were a honest person. But lacking that the only way we have to know you is your good name and if you sully it, its your problem. Live with it.

The names in this are completely fictional and not intended to represent any real or fictional players.
I don't get what you're saying.. yes we would know because if you friend/ignore the person to track them because madame bozo will show up on your f/ignore list if his name is changed to bozo the bongo hunter

flamercrazy

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2007

/signed

good idea! I would quite like to the name of my char if im able to