Curse

misthero · May 04, 2006, 11:07 AM // 11:07

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creating a character name in a mmorpg is always a looong studyed thing for me, and part of the fun of character creation, it will last forever and maybe someday will be fomous. If they add this option you lose the importance of your name. Choose it better next time.

Malice Black · May 04, 2006, 11:12 AM // 11:12

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this might/might not have been mentioned...scamming, it will just be another way to scam ppl im sure some geek will find away to scam ppl by name changing

nomercy · May 05, 2006, 12:51 AM // 00:51

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I'd love to change the name of my main

nomercy · May 05, 2006, 12:52 AM // 00:52

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One name change per week. And have it cost 50k.

Good and Bad.

imo, you should get 3x name changes that would be good.

Sir_BlackJack · May 05, 2006, 12:57 AM // 00:57

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Loviatar · May 05, 2006, 12:58 AM // 00:58

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

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this might/might not have been mentioned...scamming, it will just be another way to scam ppl im sure some geek will find away to scam ppl by name changing

QFT

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i didnt like the name on a character so i rerolled it early instead of suffering with it.

EndoftheSyringe · May 05, 2006, 02:37 AM // 02:37

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Matix411 · May 05, 2006, 04:14 AM // 04:14

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I think it's a great idea.

Then again, I take a lot of time and care when thinking up a character name, but I don't always get annoyed with my choice until around level 10, and at that point, I've played too long to want to reroll that character and make a new one.

I think the ability to change your name and features would be pretty cool, in my opinion for an MMORPG it would add more realism. Maybe not so much the name changing, but people change their hair color all the time, and get tans etc. It's stupid in a sense but it would almost be like MMORPGs where you're out in the sun for a period of time and your skin tans or burns depending on your original complexion.

Might be a bit of work for the programmers but it's just a thought.

I think the name changing should be allowed, though not for money.
I already get irritated paying for half of the things I waste my money on, I don't see what paying (example) 100gp to change your name is going to do aside from waste more money. I don't see a point in putting such a restriction on something so miniscule as a name change.

dito199 · May 05, 2006, 07:41 AM // 07:41

favored the name change. I made a spelling mistake and I am thinking real hard whether to re-roll the character.

Granted we human are fickle minded, how about one-name-change per char lifecycle which grant us the opportunity of re-adjusting the toon? That is at least justifiable instead of one-a-week or pay-50k which can lead to abuse.

Master Kimchee · May 07, 2006, 01:19 AM // 01:19

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I think that having one and only one name change is a great idea that as brought up earlier. I made a character with a pretty bland name because i thought i wouldn't use him... now he's my main and i want him to have a better name...

Lepton CFd · May 07, 2006, 02:06 AM // 02:06

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Please do not allow us to do multiple name changes and whenever we want...that would be a nightmare.

Just once per Chapter would be fine for me!

Eden2k5 · May 07, 2006, 12:34 PM // 12:34

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The scam excuse is sort of void.

What's stopping someone from making a level 1 char, trading/scamming, muling the scammed items, and remaking a new char? Or alternating between accounts and characters. Don't get scammed in the first place. :P

When you add someone to your friends list it shows thier main character (the one you first added) and the current character they may be on. Im suprised some people don't even realize this.

So if you have a friend on your friends list named: Bob the warrior, and he decides to get a name change to Bob the Brave. It will say Bob the Brave (whatever char is online). And if Bob is any good friend he would message you so you would also have a heads up that he had changed his name!

You can change your name in real life, why not GW - no legal documentation!. But seeing as it would take some technical work to implement, maybe charge a small fee such as 2-5$ for a name change, something like that.

But overall I like the idea, Wish I could change my mesmers name. I'd really like to see changes for appearance in game.

chaos of the elemen · May 07, 2006, 08:01 PM // 20:01

I would love this feature... Limit it to maybe 3 changes per char life (or less)

Misa · May 07, 2006, 10:28 PM // 22:28

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Evilsod · May 07, 2006, 10:52 PM // 22:52

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The scam excuse is sort of void.

What's stopping someone from making a level 1 char, trading/scamming, muling the scammed items, and remaking a new char? Or alternating between accounts and characters.

1. If your willing to spend a few k to get a runner to some of the main trading areas, you can't exactly scam people in ascalon for anything worthwhile... i think you need to get a life.

2. Alternating between accounts and characters is going to stop the account getting banned for scamming how exactly?

All i can say is, if you can't be bothered to spend your time and energy re-rolling the character because you used a stupid name, perhaps you should've put more time and energy into naming it in the first place. Anet have no reason to bend over backwards just so you can change your characters stupid name.

The_Lewis · May 08, 2006, 02:17 AM // 02:17

Agreed

Tailon · May 08, 2006, 02:32 AM // 02:32

It would be a nice feature. However, as pointed out above, it's too easy to abuse. This could off course be solved by either having a gold fee for a name change, or only allowing to change the name once every xx real-life days.

GloryFox · May 08, 2006, 05:12 AM // 05:12

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I see nothing wrong with more options for players.

Koliki · May 08, 2006, 05:25 AM // 05:25

One change per Char and that is enough

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Zuggy · May 08, 2006, 05:48 AM // 05:48

I would love to this. My main PvE character carries the name of an old guild and I would love to be able to change it.