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

Warrior Of The Toon

Warrior Of The Toon

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2006

Returning after a 50 month break. Hi.

None

R/

/Signed if

Charged at least 5k
Limit of once per month
Former name associated (via brackets) with new name for at least 3 days - Eg New Name (Old Name)

Diddy bow

Diddy bow

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Oct 2006

Jawsome!!!!!!!!!!!

looking for one :p

A/D

/Notsigned..

-malachi-

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2005

/signed

doesn't really affect anything important, as it would work the same with a ignore/friends list person as them making a new character.

Wouldn't hurt to charge money, goldsinks=cool

6am3 Fana71c

6am3 Fana71c

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

I am sorry, I didn't read the whole thread, is Gaile responded? Or any official word on this? I really wanna change my ranger and mesmer name >.<

ksalanpang

ksalanpang

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2007

IL

***i still don't know what our guild name means[rise]

Mo/

Allowing players to change character names would be way too much i think. It's not that I don't like the idea. It's just that it'd defeat the whole purpose of a fantasy game..

I would sign IF it's just a one-time permanent change thing. Or I won't sign..just my opinion here

Nemo the Capitalist

Nemo the Capitalist

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

Trust me you dont want to know my Chasms of Despair

Zaishen Brotherhood

N/Me

allow us to change out toons skin eyes hair etc build and make it better say 20k per upgrade ^ ^

GW wins too

sick of my FoW tank and his factions skin

Enas

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jun 2007

Crimson Sun Crusaders

Mo/Me

/signed

Just a simple and good idea :-)

jesusrunz

Banned

Join Date: Jan 2007

You blow

Mo/

/signed

Once per month, per character.

Enix

Enix

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

I am in a transitional period.

GRE

I would LOVE this feature. I would like to rename most of my charecters with the same surname so people in my guild could tell it was me. And some of my charecters have stupid names. :S

genofreek

genofreek

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

USA

Jenova's Apocolyptic Remains [JAR]

D/

With a limit of one a month and maybe a considerable charge (of plat, not $), this would be a decent idea and a nice goldsink. There are enough players in the game to where you'll rarely be bothered by the same idiot twice, and presumably their new character name will still be on /ignore if you put them on it under their old one.

/signed, although I'm perfectly happy with my character names.

kurtas

Academy Page

Join Date: Sep 2006

Ex Talonis

Mo/

/signed

89101112

NeonXero

NeonXero

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Pennsylvania

Leaked Aggression [grr]

D/W

I'm gonna /notsign this one... for the reasons that others have stated - it could possibly be abused. If there was a limit or specified time-frame that it would be allowed... maybe

[but I'm gonna do a size 2 font /sign, because I spelled "twilight".. "twighlight" in my name, and want to fix it haha]

Baron27

Baron27

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: May 2007

California

Zealots of Shiverpeak [ZoS]

W/Me

/signed 100%

The GW Community has helped shape the game to what it is today by suggesting features. Let's keep the flow of good idea's flowing and let the one's without vision play the Atari 2600 because they don't handle change to well.

People have cited scammer abuse as one of the possible downfalls of this feature. I agree that it could be abused in this way. But as another poster pointed out, whats to stop him from scamming you, logging out, deleting the scam charecter, creating a new one, and then go about his business. Adding the scammed to his ignore list will never show that the scammer is online. If you don't have enough intelligence to not be scammed, then I am sorry to say it's your own fault. Learn from your mistake, report the scammer and move on.

Another Reason cited is that the name is a key field in the database that can't be changed otherwise the account get's screwed up. I will agree and disagree with the statement. Name change tools are in place for names that violate the EULA. One person suggested to me that customized armor and weapons will no longer work for charecter that had thier names changed. I don't know if it's true or not as I have never been told I have to change any of my charecters names so I can't be sure of this or not. But if written to cover armor and weapon customization's then the arguement against name changes is moot on this one aspect.

I have a feeling that GW accounts are based on a unique identifier such as an autonumbering system and the Key used to unlock guildwars. I work with database's all day long and I can tell you from first hand experience that ANY database field can be changed without harming the database with properly written tools. I don't see Name Change as such a huge issue since part of the code is already in place for EULA violators. Just expand it to cover customized armor and weapon's. Limit the Number of times a person can change the charecters name.

EDIT: I would like to apologize for my horrible grammatics. I will try to write better in future posts.

Just Food For Thought
Baron27

ShadowStorm

ShadowStorm

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: May 2005

Take me where I cannot stand.

The Better Part of Valor

W/N

/signed for name changing

For those saying this is more work for the devs, keep in mind that the current method they use to change names for characters that have inappropriate names is completely automated. That means the devs don't have to do anything.

dsnesnintendo

dsnesnintendo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2006

chinese food

N/Mo

/signed

once per month
and i wouldnt recomend using it till at least after a week after it ocmes out so as to avoid losing your character(in case of glitch)

the Puppeteer

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

I want to change the hight too ><

Sythius

Sythius

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2006

England

Order of Celestial Guardins [OCG]

D/W

I reckon it's a good idea.
but I agree with Shimus Darkraven, it should not be free, or it would be abused.
If it wasn't free, then /signed.

T1Cybernetic

T1Cybernetic

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2005

Wakefield, West Yorkshire, Uk, Nr Earth

Alternate Evil Gamers [aeg]

N/

It would be a great idea as long as there were some conditions in effect to stop possible abuse, One change per month or even one change quarterly would be great and/or a small fee.



I already /Signed but what we need is some official word on the subject.

bunneh

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2005

Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

Wat De Neuk?!

A/R

/SIGNED

My characters have nicknames in them and some old ones have my old nickname in them, so I'd like to change them once.

mikkyld

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2006

Beau Geste

Me/R

/signed

I'd not mind the ability to adjust other aspects of appearance but the name change is a necessary thing to have - especially after watching so many misspelled names all over GW and yes I am sure it was not always intentional.

The number of "solider"s out there alone is mind boggling - let the poor people who mistyped get their own name right, please and thank you

KlutzySpy

KlutzySpy

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jun 2006

Denmark

Venatus Una

N/Rt

ye my main best and supernecro has a lame-ass name xD and i hate it

Enix

Enix

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2005

I am in a transitional period.

GRE

Quote:
Originally Posted by wooltech
/not signed

Sounds pointless to me. If you don't like your name why did you pick it in the first place? Makes it too easy to scam people and be generally irritating.

I'm genuinely curious - How did you get two characters to level 20 without noticing the names you'd given them..? What changed your mind about the names - I'd assume you liked them when you started?

/not signed again.
#1 - Some people use their Guild name in their names, then when the guild dies, they have a name with a dead guild.
#2 - Some times people (me) cant think of a name, and make charecters at 2 o'clock in the morning with funny names. The name seems fine for a while, until the novelty wears off, then you wish you could get 15K a peice back from your 15k a peice armor and un-customize your weapons.
#3 - Once you are to level 20, you dont want to delete and remake a char because of the name. Each char is an investment you dont want to just write off.

Each well-equiped char can have 100k in skills, 100k in armor, 100k in weapons, hundreds of hours, etc. It is easier to rename them than loose all that. Why are you such a skeptic?

/resigned

C R A F T

C R A F T

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Nov 2005

The Citadel

R/

I think it should cost more per additional name change; 1K, 2K, 4K, 8K 16, ...

makumba

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jan 2007

Seekers of Aralia [Myth]

Mo/

/signed - I know there will be people who abuse this, and I will put my faith in the devs to think of a way to prevent abuse. I think the ability to change hair style should be considered. Hair grows naturally and I think a small fee for a haircut would be a nice addition.

Shadow

Shadow

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Aug 2005

None

I'm actually waiting for them to implement this... My favored character is awaiting a name change. I just hope they add it sometime soon..

6am3 Fana71c

6am3 Fana71c

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

To all you people saying /signed, /signed, /signed....
ANY OFFICIAL WORD ON THIS?
Do we know anything certain about will they add this or no...?

FeroxC

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Mar 2006

EOA

P/W

/signed, Ive gone off my characters name.

But hes over 2 years old and has just had over 700k invested in gear so theirs no way im deleting him.

Government Flu

Government Flu

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Albuquerque, New Mexico

Paradoxa Zoloft Asylum [PXZ]

W/R

I deleted my primary character which used my original name and then created another one with the same name but have not used him since. Despite my new primary character using a different name I would never consider changing it.

Personally, I wouldn't want to see this option implemented on the basis that a lot of immature people would do nothing but change their names all the time just to piss people off. I can just see it now...someone constantly switching their names around trying to be cute during a mission in a PUG instead of actually playing.

I think instead of asking for an option to change a character name, people should just think carefully about the name since investing in a character is a major commitment and should not be taken lightly.

What's next, the ability to change your primary profession because you don't like it anymore? No thank you.

Mangione

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: May 2007

/notsigned at all.

Have you got 14/16 years old kids among your MSN contact list? They keep changing their name every single day.


I don't like this feature.
I recognize people by their character name. I know many immature players and I won't play with them. Nothing bad with being under 16, but many of them just act as spoiled children... It's their age, but I can't bear that, so once I know them I keep clear and don't do quests and missions with them.
I know some that are plain boring (they see a girl playing and they stick as if they are talking to the last woman on earth... WTF!).
I know some scammers and some abusers by their char names, and I stay away from them.
I haven't them in contact list because they are too many to fit it (and I keep friends there)

Such feature would allow them to make a new "identity" without much effort.

The character name is a thing that should be choosen carefully, because it becames YOUR ingame name.
Is YOU that will be called by that name. So calling your character "Dumbo Dumber" you are making people call YOU "Dumbo".
Think twice before naming a character "[Insert Stupid Name Here]", believing that it is funny. It isn't. And then you ask for a change.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Evilsod
Or you could've just chosen a name you liked in the beginning instead of picking something moronic?
That pretty much sums it all.

For my new character I spent half an hour thinking (and searching for) a good char name, knowing that it will stick to her forever.

On the other side, if it is really needed, it should be made a 1 time option. So you are given a second chance, if you mess even that one, then you are done, won't be allowed to change never again.



Quote:
Originally Posted by Juk3n
/100%-Not signed

This will teach all of you /signers not to name your character - Teh Leet Pwnser - now no matter where you go / how many titles you have / how much exp in-game you have, you'll still look like a C**K.

Once again /NOTSIGNED , learn your lesson, and see you in GW2 with a PROPER NAME..Pwnser!!!!1ONE


LOL's @ /signers
ROTFLMAO...
You made me laugh

Mineria

Mineria

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Denmark

Dragonslayers Of The [Mist]

W/Mo

/not signed
-For people thinking before making a character name.
-For keeping the option to use the same character names in GW2.

Torino Cowell

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2007

the middle of nowhere

The X Viles [ TXV]

R/

/sign

i agree you shouldn't be allowed to change your name all the time , but if you can change your name once it would be so much better . some people may not have a brilliant name , but don't want to start again after working on titles and putting in so much time to their characters .

and those who have an inappropriate name can change their name , what about those people who have appropriate names , just don't like their names .

Lyllrik

Lyllrik

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

P/

/sign
But dont make it "change your name anytime" . Maybe max 2-3 times? Or pay gold for it?

Tamuril elansar

Tamuril elansar

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2007

N/

/not signed, mangione already said what i was about to say

Torino Cowell

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2007

the middle of nowhere

The X Viles [ TXV]

R/

pay gold for this .. 10k at an NPC called something like a "identity agent"

question is this was said a long time ago , is there any chance of this happening anymore?

thezed

thezed

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2006

Iowa, USA

HoTR

What is with all the Thread-Necro going on the past few days?

At least this one was only 2 months dead and not 2 years.

Ragnorak

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jan 2006

Castration Signet [Ouch]

Thread Necromancy is win.

On topic: /sign. To all those that are telling people to have chosen a name they liked in the first place, I don't think thats the problem with many people. At the time I created my Warrior the name seemed like a good idea, but now (2 years later and after a lot of hard work) I've grown out of my name. This could be for numerous reasons but you need to consider that people change over time, they develop new interests, and get bored of old ones.

I've already deleted 1 of my characters because I disliked the name, and already grinded until I had remade that character with a new name. I really don't want to do it again, and I really don't think I should have to.

Rexion

Rexion

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Aug 2007

[Luck]

E/

yeah, i really wanna change my name...
Heal N Fifty Fiver... i don't 55 anymore, got boring and wasted too much time

Torino Cowell

Academy Page

Join Date: Jun 2007

the middle of nowhere

The X Viles [ TXV]

R/

any news from anet on this yet or haven't they said anything

the Puppeteer

the Puppeteer

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2007

/signed
just make it once per month & it'll be fine

wu is me

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Oct 2007

yea.. i think we've all had those situations where we just wanted to get the game started on a particular character/ were drunk/high etc and made characters with completely ridiculous names that "seemed good at the time" until.. a name you find more suitable slivers into mind.

A disincentive would be essential tho, but the having to delete your character just to change a name is just too much.
IMO think once a month is a bit much without some other disincentives too, cos otherwise ur gonna get a Flavour of the Month thing going lol...

edit: GOO Teh necro threads lol.. damn this 1 is old xD