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Unhappy with your character name, but don't want to lose your time and energy?
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OK, for those worried about Friend's List, this could be easily fixed, with Your new name appearing in the List, and a "Formerly known as ......." appearing underneath.
Ignore should ignore the new name as well, just because you changed names, doesn't mean I want to talk to you!
So, as long as the game makes it clear that this person was previously person X, I have no problem with it.
Ignore should ignore the new name as well, just because you changed names, doesn't mean I want to talk to you!
So, as long as the game makes it clear that this person was previously person X, I have no problem with it.
finished the whole game and had to start over due to wanting a new name
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Originally Posted by Kira Sassan
They should allow you to change your name once a week, or once every 72 hours, that way it won't get abused.
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you are either being sarcastic in which case you should put out the sarcastic signa scammer who would love to keep having a fresh identity
or someone whose intelegence is in question on this subject.
once maybe but more than that NO
you will put a lot of work into the character so think before you name.
you have 3 more slots for different names so use them
Doesn't anyone pay attention?
It looks like name is a primary key. What that means, in a nutshell, is that name is used as a lookup into the databases for your characters information. Most likely, this field is not modifyable. That means you cannot change it, and any attempts to do so would throw an error.
Now, IF they were to recreate all the databases, copy all the data from the old databases into the new ones, rename the new ones to the same names as the old ones (after deleting the old ones) and have GW shut down the entire time... then they would have to deal with the headaches that come with having databases with modifyable primary keys.
You don't want this. Trust me. The risk goes way beyond potential scammer abuse.
It looks like name is a primary key. What that means, in a nutshell, is that name is used as a lookup into the databases for your characters information. Most likely, this field is not modifyable. That means you cannot change it, and any attempts to do so would throw an error.
Now, IF they were to recreate all the databases, copy all the data from the old databases into the new ones, rename the new ones to the same names as the old ones (after deleting the old ones) and have GW shut down the entire time... then they would have to deal with the headaches that come with having databases with modifyable primary keys.
You don't want this. Trust me. The risk goes way beyond potential scammer abuse.
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Originally Posted by DarthShadow
lets not forget everyone that the people who sign this are:
a.)selfish b.)scammers c.)uncreative d.)outright illiterate EDIT: e.)Cross-dressers |
Selfish? Possibly.
Scammers? No way to tell.
Uncreative? How so? Change in names would allow for MORE not LESS.
Outright illiterate? Excuse me? Are you insinuating that people who just want a simple name change are, in fact, illiterate? Get your facts straight, man. How can you even remotely link the two?
Cross-dressers? Unprovable.
You forgot to end your /sarcasm which I seriously hope was the case. If not; you have some serious issues that need be talked about at therapy.
//End Rant.
--The Shim
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Originally Posted by MSecorsky
Doesn't anyone pay attention?
It looks like name is a primary key. What that means, in a nutshell, is that name is used as a lookup into the databases for your characters information. Most likely, this field is not modifyable. That means you cannot change it, and any attempts to do so would throw an error. Now, IF they were to recreate all the databases, copy all the data from the old databases into the new ones, rename the new ones to the same names as the old ones (after deleting the old ones) and have GW shut down the entire time... then they would have to deal with the headaches that come with having databases with modifyable primary keys. You don't want this. Trust me. The risk goes way beyond potential scammer abuse. |
Besides ArenaNet has stated that character names which violates the EULA (the rules or something) can be able to change their character name so it is possible.
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Originally Posted by Zakarr
One account can have four characters. If player name would be primary key, how they could identify that those four characters belong to same player? Characters probably have own table and account_id is primary key (datatype numbers or something). That way they can know, what characters are belong to same account.
Besides ArenaNet has stated that character names which violates the EULA (the rules or something) can be able to change their character name so it is possible. |
True on the EULA point, however, so there's a real good chance that I'm not close to being right. Tell no one.
I say /signed
But it has to:
1- have a limit on how many times you cahnge the name.
2- should cost money to do so and not 300gp, should be like 1K or so.
Otherwise people would abuse it like hell.
Also for changing appearance, it should be for skin, hair color and type but not the face.
The face should stay the same.
But it has to:
1- have a limit on how many times you cahnge the name.
2- should cost money to do so and not 300gp, should be like 1K or so.
Otherwise people would abuse it like hell.
Also for changing appearance, it should be for skin, hair color and type but not the face.
The face should stay the same.