Namingway Card items?

[Xieveral]

Absolutely, positively, HELL FRIGGIN NO.

Namingway cards would get rid of any semblance of accountability the game still has. People will be rude jerks and eventually get blacklisted to the point nobody will party with them or when they add kicking to parties they'll get kicked right away due to reputation. But if there are namingway cards, they can avoid any punishment or accountability by simply changing their name.

No, no, no, no, no.

And why should everyone else suffer because of asshats?

Third for global name.

[fixitman]

I'd be happy if they gave us a one-time $30 name change. It would be cheaper and safer that using server transfers. I haven't tried such a thing yet because I'm worried about my server being closed to transfers when I attempt the return trip.

EDIT: SE has already stated in the FAQ that name changes are automatically updated globally. FC, friend, and blacklists will simply show the new name where the old one was. What we really need is a way to add labels to those on our friend and black lists. Such a thing would be helpful to everyone, regardless of the state of name change options.

[Yitan]

I really like this idea.

[diulalasing]

I disagree on being able to change a name. Its like people want to know who you are, and it probably will mess up everyone's friend list / blacklist

on another note, changing surname only is a different story.

[CielWulfe]

Well, here's an example: I have two Miqo'te brothers in my linkshell, and at least one of them has taken a traditional Miqo'te name. They both used the Fantasia potions and turned into Elezen, but they can't change their names, which means the one with the traditional name has a name which no longer fits or makes sense for the new character race/tribe.

Maybe make the name change based on what's the most obvious for the old model's given race/tribe. In this case, since the character's first name is what makes them stand out, allow them to change that part but keep the last name. Doing it this way makes it unnecessarily complicated on a system level, though, as opposed to letting them change the entire first and last name.

As noted in previous responses, it updates on lists already if a name changes. And honestly, if it's a friend of yours changing the name, odds are they'll tell you. If it's someone you blacklisted, you shouldn't be concerned, either because the new name still shows up on the blacklist. If it's there, you're probably not going to be dealing with said person anyway, so I'm not sure how their changing names is a problem for you.

[Mega_Elixir]

Please give us the option to name change! I think for certain the people who would want it far outweigh the people who dont. And an asshat will always be an asshat, whether they change their name or not. I dont think someone who is making more enemies than friends in the game is gonna shell out 10 bucks a month or week to change his name every time he/she pisses a new group of people off.

Give us our name changes T_T

[Hvinire]

As mentioned in this thread, the team is still discussing the details around this, but in the future we definitely want to offer more phials of Fantasia as well as something that allows players to change their name.

[Seraphi]

Absolutely, positively, HELL FRIGGIN NO.

Namingway cards would get rid of any semblance of accountability the game still has. People will be rude jerks and eventually get blacklisted to the point nobody will party with them or when they add kicking to parties they'll get kicked right away due to reputation. But if there are namingway cards, they can avoid any punishment or accountability by simply changing their name.

No, no, no, no, no.

You're making a mountain out of a molehill.

I don't know how SE does their database systems, but pointers are usually used. Meaning that if a name changes in the database, the pointer doesn't change. In other words, a name change will update on the various lists via pointers. Even if SE doesn't have these implemented, they wouldn't be hard to implement. edit: Apparently my assumption is correct, as per the FAQ. Names are global.

That said, it's a moot point. SE has already confirmed name changes are coming.

[Arkista]

People Seem to forget that if someone wants to change their name they can. Its called World Transfer.

[Nahara]

As mentioned in this thread, the team is still discussing the details around this, but in the future we definitely want to offer more phials of Fantasia as well as something that allows players to change their name.

Yayness all around!