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  1. #1
    Player MyaValentine's Avatar
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    Oct 2013
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    Gilgamesh
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    353
    Character
    Diana Prince
    World
    Cactuar
    Main Class
    White Mage Lv 70

    Name Change History Option (QoL)

    Do you have an abundance of friends and can't keep track of every single person? You love your friends, but after the 100th person it's hard to remember who each individual person is, ESPECIALLY when they changed their name recently because there's no way you recognize that name not even in the slightest. Unfortunately they're in a dungeon and you can't message them and ask them who it is, here comes our dilemma.

    My boyfriend and I find ourselves too often not recognizing our own friends on our list because of their name change and it drives us insane, so I had an idea that you may consider a quality of life change.

    An option to view a friend's Name Change History, this option would be accessible to people only on your friendslist (for privacy reasons) and it would fit nicely under the pop up menu you get when clicking on a persons name (e.g., under View Search Info, Send Tell, Invite To Party, etcetc.) This way you can keep track of your friends without struggling to remember who they are.

    Not sure if this post will get seen by the devs but I believe this would be a super handy feature for players to utilize.
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    Last edited by MyaValentine; 06-14-2017 at 07:25 AM.

  2. #2
    Player
    NaesakiAshwell's Avatar
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    Aug 2013
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    Limsa Lominsa
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    696
    Character
    Naesaki Ashwell
    World
    Odin
    Main Class
    Summoner Lv 90
    I have had a few occasions were I've not logged in quite a long while, and I look at my friends list and I do the typical eye squint of like "Who the hell are you?" no matter how hard I try I can't recall who the person is because lo and behold they've undergone a name change and then I feel like an ass by messaging them and asking "Uhm...how do we know each other?"

    So a name history on the friends list would be kinda nice to get rid of those awkward situations xD.
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    Everyone needs an internet hug every now and then.


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    Player
    Vespar's Avatar
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    Character
    Leyna Crosse
    World
    Goblin
    Main Class
    Summoner Lv 100
    Hahaha this is me. Ive changed my name 3 times now. I'm usually kind enough to notify my FC/LS right away and I also edit my search info reflecting the previous names Ive used or if I have an alt Im playing I'll add my main characters name to their search info.
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  4. #4
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    Antonio_Xul's Avatar
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    Jan 2014
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    Lost Angels, Killerpornia
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    1,316
    Character
    Edgar Xerxes
    World
    Zalera
    Main Class
    Machinist Lv 95
    I use to have my old name in my search comment for about a year, so people can remember who I am. It did help.
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