Changing names - Guild Wars Forums

Dante the Warlord · Sep 23, 2006, 12:01 PM // 12:01

i have a monk, but i rly hate his name now.....i dun wanna delete him because ive had him for 2 months! I heard that if you name ur character a rly bad name, Anet will let you change it...can I do the same with my monk??

RotteN · Sep 23, 2006, 12:24 PM // 12:24

name changing is not allowed

there is one exception :

when your character has an offensive name, Anet can ban that character and give you the option to rename it. You'll only be able to use your character after you changed the name to something non-offensive.

Farrell-Zander · Sep 23, 2006, 12:38 PM // 12:38

Name changing is not allowed for obvious reasons: Scammers could just change their name and be gone. Think carefuly before you make a character.

Dr Wu · Sep 23, 2006, 01:32 PM // 13:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Farrell-Zander

Name changing is not allowed for obvious reasons: Scammers could just change their name and be gone. Think carefuly before you make a character.

...I bet it won't be long before you can pay $10 to change your name..

The Pointless · Sep 23, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11

Lay off the paranoia please, Wu.

If they did introduce a name change NPC, there would be a severely prohibitive cost in PLATINUM. If, of course, ANet have any sense.

But seriously. These conspiracy theories are just getting stupid now.

Loviatar · Sep 23, 2006, 02:15 PM // 14:15

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Originally Posted by Dr Wu

...I bet it won't be long before you can pay $10 to change your name..

i will take that bet as the present name change is an overlay which doesnt actually change the character name but only what other people see.

case in point if a banned name is *changed* and you customize anything the item will still read for you only *customized for banned name* instead of the new name.

Electric Sky · Sep 23, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49

i doubt name changing would ever be implemented into the game.

afrinspray · Nov 03, 2006, 12:50 AM // 00:50

I'd pay 10 bucks to change my character name. I've put so much time into that guy... but I've disliked the name for months. It's worth the ten bucks to me. Seems like such an easy thing to implement from a programmer's standpoint.

MegaMouse · Nov 03, 2006, 01:01 AM // 01:01

This has truly got o stop. As A-Net says "Once you create a character the only way to change the name is to delete that character, except for offensive names then there is an automatic form that will pop up that will require you to rename such character to a less offensive name". Thios has been posted several times here and is now getting stupid. Please use the search before posting.

Mega Mouse

I have posted on a similiar subject and have placed A-Nets responce straight from their website to it.

Loviatar · Nov 03, 2006, 01:01 AM // 01:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by afrinspray

I'd pay 10 bucks to change my character name. I've put so much time into that guy... but I've disliked the name for months. It's worth the ten bucks to me. Seems like such an easy thing to implement from a programmer's standpoint.

funny.

the programmers are the very ones saying even if Anet allowed it they would not be ABLE to do it as the account was set up to prevent tampering for security reasons.

not only will they not change it they CANNOT change it

GiZMo · Nov 06, 2006, 11:09 PM // 23:09

I hear they are considering implimenting the feature in gw...

and dont say im BSing because it was someone from the ANet support teams.

and I too would pay $10 to change my character's name. Hell... I'd pay $50 becuase its not worth starting over (my time is precious).

Loviatar · Nov 07, 2006, 02:10 AM // 02:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by GiZMo

I hear they are considering implimenting the feature in gw...

and dont say im BSing because it was someone from the ANet support teams.

and I too would pay $10 to change my character's name. Hell... I'd pay $50 becuase its not worth starting over (my time is precious).

are you REALLY trying to say a random support person knows more about it than the head programmer who says it is not possible?

i call bs on that so reread the above post 50 times

Hephaestus Ram · Nov 07, 2006, 06:51 AM // 06:51

I'd like to see this allowed in the game, I had over five hundred hours in
one of my characters before I noticed that I'd misspelled his name. I
currently have over 4200 hours in him, but I'd still like to correct his
misspelled name, even if if meant that he'd always be tied to his
original name. I'd never be willing to pay more than a token amount to
do it.... but I'd still like to be able to fix it.

Savio · Nov 07, 2006, 08:08 AM // 08:08

Mindless speculation and what people want in a Q&A forum isn't constructive. If you want to suggest it, go to the Sardelac Sanitarium forum instead. Closed.

Sep 23, 2006, 12:01 PM // 12:01	#1
Dante the Warlord Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Profession: W/R	Changing names i have a monk, but i rly hate his name now.....i dun wanna delete him because ive had him for 2 months! I heard that if you name ur character a rly bad name, Anet will let you change it...can I do the same with my monk??

Nov 07, 2006, 08:08 AM // 08:08	#14
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	Mindless speculation and what people want in a Q&A forum isn't constructive. If you want to suggest it, go to the Sardelac Sanitarium forum instead. Closed. __________________ People are stupid.

Sep 23, 2006, 12:24 PM // 12:24	#2
RotteN Forge Runner Join Date: Jun 2005 Profession: W/	name changing is not allowed there is one exception : when your character has an offensive name, Anet can ban that character and give you the option to rename it. You'll only be able to use your character after you changed the name to something non-offensive.

Sep 23, 2006, 12:38 PM // 12:38	#3
Farrell-Zander Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Switzerland	Name changing is not allowed for obvious reasons: Scammers could just change their name and be gone. Think carefuly before you make a character.

Sep 23, 2006, 02:11 PM // 14:11	#5
The Pointless Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Stuck in the UK Guild: Rage International [RAGE] Profession: W/Me	Lay off the paranoia please, Wu. If they did introduce a name change NPC, there would be a severely prohibitive cost in PLATINUM. If, of course, ANet have any sense. But seriously. These conspiracy theories are just getting stupid now.

Sep 23, 2006, 03:49 PM // 15:49	#7
Electric Sky Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2006	i doubt name changing would ever be implemented into the game.

Nov 03, 2006, 12:50 AM // 00:50	#8
afrinspray Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Profession: R/N	I'd pay 10 bucks to change my character name. I've put so much time into that guy... but I've disliked the name for months. It's worth the ten bucks to me. Seems like such an easy thing to implement from a programmer's standpoint.

Nov 03, 2006, 01:01 AM // 01:01	#9
MegaMouse Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: south mississippi Guild: Warriors Of Melos WOM Profession: E/N	This has truly got o stop. As A-Net says "Once you create a character the only way to change the name is to delete that character, except for offensive names then there is an automatic form that will pop up that will require you to rename such character to a less offensive name". Thios has been posted several times here and is now getting stupid. Please use the search before posting. Mega Mouse I have posted on a similiar subject and have placed A-Nets responce straight from their website to it.

Nov 06, 2006, 11:09 PM // 23:09	#11
GiZMo Academy Page Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: SoCal Guild: Dyed Black [db] Profession: Mo/A	I hear they are considering implimenting the feature in gw... and dont say im BSing because it was someone from the ANet support teams. and I too would pay $10 to change my character's name. Hell... I'd pay $50 becuase its not worth starting over (my time is precious).

Nov 07, 2006, 06:51 AM // 06:51	#13
Hephaestus Ram Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: None Profession: W/E	I'd like to see this allowed in the game, I had over five hundred hours in one of my characters before I noticed that I'd misspelled his name. I currently have over 4200 hours in him, but I'd still like to correct his misspelled name, even if if meant that he'd always be tied to his original name. I'd never be willing to pay more than a token amount to do it.... but I'd still like to be able to fix it.