Rename Characters? - Guild Wars Forums

roku-dragonslayer · Apr 20, 2006, 11:05 PM // 23:05

I was reading the code of conduct on the guild wars website and it said that if you give your character an innapropriate name, you won't be able to play that character until you rename it. I didn't know you could rename characters. Is this a new feature?

ange1 · Apr 20, 2006, 11:11 PM // 23:11

no, u send email to support, and they'll rename it for u

roku-dragonslayer · Apr 20, 2006, 11:13 PM // 23:13

k thanks. so i just tell em the name and what I want the new name to be and they'll change it? is it just [email protected]?

Loviatar · Apr 20, 2006, 11:28 PM // 23:28

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Originally Posted by roku-dragonslayer

k thanks. so i just tell em the name and what I want the new name to be and they'll change it? is it just [email protected]?

NO

it has to be reported as offensive
they have to agree it is offensive
then the account is locked
then you apply to change it

Stealthy Trapper · Apr 21, 2006, 01:38 AM // 01:38

This happened to me so learn from an expert

I tried to log on and it said my account was not authorized to play GW....I was in a 24 hour ban. At the end of the ban my character was still there with my same name. As I tried to log in with the character it said I cannot play this character again until I change the name....at that point there was a small box at the bottom of the info box for me to input another name.
It scared the hell out of me to see a red box appear after I tried to log in.

Xceran · Apr 21, 2006, 06:31 AM // 06:31

I would love to be able to change the name on a character, atleast on my warrior who is called Zaramoth Xceran. Apparantly that name is a name that is similar to a name uesd in some euopean country, ??cause more than once people has tried speaking to me in their native language, and my usuall response is: Que?

And a friend of mine uses the last name Komora on all his characters, just a name he came up with, he??d never heard it before. Then one time when he was in a random PUG team, one player asked him why his last name was door, which Komora apparantly means in some languege.

TheMosesPHD · Apr 21, 2006, 09:05 AM // 09:05

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Originally Posted by Stealthy Trapper

This happened to me so learn from an expert

I tried to log on and it said my account was not authorized to play GW....I was in a 24 hour ban. At the end of the ban my character was still there with my same name. As I tried to log in with the character it said I cannot play this character again until I change the name....at that point there was a small box at the bottom of the info box for me to input another name.
It scared the hell out of me to see a red box appear after I tried to log in.

red box? wow. I would've jumped back instantly from my comp expecting it to explode if I got a red box o.O

Stealthy Trapper · Apr 21, 2006, 12:01 PM // 12:01

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Originally Posted by TheMosesPHD

red box? wow. I would've jumped back instantly from my comp expecting it to explode if I got a red box o.O

Yeah well after playing GW since day one and having completed large portions of the gave and then thinking that your account would get banned for a silly name, then yeah you would have crapped yourself too. In case you have never been banned, the first time sucks because they don't give you a heads up as to if your entire account would be banned or if you could keep everything. It was a very bad 24 hours for me.

roku-dragonslayer · Apr 21, 2006, 09:16 PM // 21:16

So you can't just send an email to change your character's name if it isn't offensive or anything?

Loviatar · Apr 21, 2006, 09:19 PM // 21:19

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Originally Posted by roku-dragonslayer

So you can't just send an email to change your character's name if it isn't offensive or anything?

NO

and before this they made you DELETE the character loot armor and all.

this is a favor to you considering the name was offensive to begin with.

salamanca · Apr 22, 2006, 12:29 AM // 00:29

If Arenanet let aybdy change their name anytime they wanted, a couple of things would happen.

1) the scammers would get away with more.
2) Arenanet would never get anything done except changing the names for players that have the attention span of gnats. and we all know that makes up a large numbe of bodies.

while it would be a nice favor for the occasional player who after months of play decided they just wanted to upgrade the name to represent being a more veteran character, it just can't be done unless it's done for everyone

Overlord07 · Apr 23, 2006, 12:23 AM // 00:23

Yea, that's actually a good point to bring up in the Sanitarium section. If you want, that is...

Apr 20, 2006, 11:05 PM // 23:05	#1
roku-dragonslayer Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Profession: Mo/	Rename Characters? I was reading the code of conduct on the guild wars website and it said that if you give your character an innapropriate name, you won't be able to play that character until you rename it. I didn't know you could rename characters. Is this a new feature?

Apr 20, 2006, 11:11 PM // 23:11	#2
ange1 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Profession: Mo/	no, u send email to support, and they'll rename it for u

Apr 20, 2006, 11:13 PM // 23:13	#3
roku-dragonslayer Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Profession: Mo/	k thanks. so i just tell em the name and what I want the new name to be and they'll change it? is it just [email protected]?

Apr 21, 2006, 01:38 AM // 01:38	#5
Stealthy Trapper Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Guild: Knights Assassins [Kill] Profession: R/	This happened to me so learn from an expert I tried to log on and it said my account was not authorized to play GW....I was in a 24 hour ban. At the end of the ban my character was still there with my same name. As I tried to log in with the character it said I cannot play this character again until I change the name....at that point there was a small box at the bottom of the info box for me to input another name. It scared the hell out of me to see a red box appear after I tried to log in.

Apr 21, 2006, 06:31 AM // 06:31	#6
Xceran Academy Page Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Sweden Guild: nwo Profession: R/	I would love to be able to change the name on a character, atleast on my warrior who is called Zaramoth Xceran. Apparantly that name is a name that is similar to a name uesd in some euopean country, ??cause more than once people has tried speaking to me in their native language, and my usuall response is: Que? And a friend of mine uses the last name Komora on all his characters, just a name he came up with, he??d never heard it before. Then one time when he was in a random PUG team, one player asked him why his last name was door, which Komora apparantly means in some languege.

Apr 21, 2006, 09:16 PM // 21:16	#9
roku-dragonslayer Banned Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Profession: Mo/	So you can't just send an email to change your character's name if it isn't offensive or anything?

Apr 22, 2006, 12:29 AM // 00:29	#11
salamanca Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Mar 2006 Guild: Bookhouse boys Profession: R/	If Arenanet let aybdy change their name anytime they wanted, a couple of things would happen. 1) the scammers would get away with more. 2) Arenanet would never get anything done except changing the names for players that have the attention span of gnats. and we all know that makes up a large numbe of bodies. while it would be a nice favor for the occasional player who after months of play decided they just wanted to upgrade the name to represent being a more veteran character, it just can't be done unless it's done for everyone

Apr 23, 2006, 12:23 AM // 00:23	#12
Overlord07 Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Kingdom of Hell Profession: W/E	Yea, that's actually a good point to bring up in the Sanitarium section. If you want, that is...