Poll for the character "Change Name" service (Let's make this clear)

Poll: http://vote.pollcode.com/13593736

We're really close to one year since when the 2.0 went live and still this game lacks an "Additional" service like this one (There're games that did this in the months following their release, not after this much). In the end, we're talking about something that became an importance feature for MMO games nowdays.

So what's the point of this topic?

Its purpouse is to finally make the development team (While I'd like also to have the attention of the EU/NA team) and Square Enix understand the amount of players that would like or feel necessary to see the tempestive implementation of such function into the game, with some real numbers.

Basically, by using a Poll.

Cast your vote with the time of a click, whenever it's a negative or positive response.

• I'd like to keep this topic in order. Naturally, comments are more than welcome, but don't forget to respect and follow the guidelines and rules of the forum.

Latest status.

I'm glad to announce that as per today Square Enix officialy implemented the additional service for the "Character Name" change. Finally, our demands became reality. Thanks to everyone for the support.

Link: http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...23a4111057cf29


Edit: content updated. The topic has fullfilled its goal, no further updates will be wrote.

I voted no. It would be way too easy for someone with a bad rep to wash their slate clean.

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Originally Posted by Odd

I voted no. It would be way too easy for someone with a bad rep to wash their slate clean.

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Because something like player reputation has ever stopped people from being a doucebag over the internet. We already have fantasia to change player appearances, why not a name change as well? Unless the fantasia purchase comes bundled with a name change...

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Originally Posted by RiceisNice

Because something like player reputation has ever stopped people from being a doucebag over the internet. We already have fantasia to change player appearances, why not a name change as well? Unless the fantasia purchase comes bundled with a name change...

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No, but it's stops other people from playing with them. There's a few bad apples on Balmung that most of the server avoids at all costs. A name change would give them a clean slate.

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Originally Posted by Odd

No, but it's stops other people from playing with them. There's a few bad apples on Balmung that most of the server avoids at all costs. A name change would give them a clean slate.

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Well... changing the name to "clean" your reputation will not likely work as you said. For example: when I want to avoid someone I directly blacklist the guy/girl without reserve. So that doesn't mean he/she will dissappear from the group, that someone will still remain in there just with a different nickname (With the right adjustements from the team). Without to mention that if someone is not really much "mature" (Let's put it like that) I'm sure he/she will surely make the same bullsh*ts and gain that bad reputation back within weeks. If not then that's a good thing I guess, it means that there will likely not be much problems with that invididual in the future.

I want this feature because I don't want to do what other folks have suggested and pay for server transfers, just for a name change.

I am an RPer; I changed my Miqo'te character to a Hyur just recently and now I'm stuck with a name that doesn't fit my character because this game doesn't have a name change feature.

I want this feature to change my name. Yonin hochwind worked fine when I was a hour, lala not so much

As I said in the poll comment, I can think of a few people in my circle other than myself who would also greatly appreciate a name change option, even if it is a paid service.

When the game was first released, a lot of us were in a rush to play, and didn't have time to make up a good name that wasn't chosen.
I'd really like the chance to have an OC of mine in there, and my boyfriend's name choice...is cringeworthy. Pretty sure he'd pay for a change too. xD

This is terribly biased however.

Only people with a distinct interest in name changes will view the topic, and even fewer of the opponents will bother to vote against it.

It will give nothing but a skewed perspective of what people truly want.

I too voted no. People that created their character with an insulting, hurtful or simply dumb name under the pretense that they wouldnt enjoy the game anyhow and were just here to be a pain-in-the-butt to actual players, yet who now suddenly want to play this game for real, arent deserving of a name change. There's too much griefing been done for people to simply escape their responsibilities and karma. It's sad the bad apples ruined it for the few people who legitimately want the name change, but there's no way to tell. The only real way to be sure is to simply not allow this.

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Originally Posted by Surian

There's too much griefing been done for people to simply escape their responsibilities and karma. It's sad the bad apples ruined it for the few people who legitimately want the name change, but there's no way to tell. The only real way to be sure is to simply not allow this.

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You're talking about responsabilities and karma (Really?) when there're a lot of players that want a service like this just because they wanted to change the sex of their characters and now they're stuck with the old masculine name, for example. I personally don't mind this kind of issues but there're some who does. Actually, there're way more benefits that cons.