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[Saigwa]

Yep, its me on this thread - again.
Just a reminder to people freaking out about blacklisted individuals changing names, SE has addressed this. If you go to the player help menu from in game, they have addressed that players who are on your blacklist that change names, will have his/her name changed on the blacklist as well, and will stay on your black list.

It's just...ya know, not possible to even do this without a name change service to begin with :']

[Dyne_Fellpool]

But in all seriousness, the idea of changing names would be both annoying and confusing. I once played a game called RuneScape and they let you change your character name once a month for free if you had a active subscription.

It was annoying because everyone would change their name. It was confusing because if you did not keep track of everyone on your friends list you would not know who is who.

The only reason the current method of changing names does not have this problem^^^^^^is because when it happens you lose your friends list. And if who you lost on your list was truly our friend, you or s/he would make contact somehow(even if ti means one of you stalking the known FC house. lol.)



Besides. Your name is part of your identity. You could end up going into Duty Roulette tomorrow and finding some long lost companion you met a long time ago in Duty Roulette. Without your name you would lose experiences like this. Your name is your identity and your character develops with that name.

If I was Square-Enix, which I'm not, I would want people to keep their names so they fit themselves in the community. Not someone who just changed their identity as if they're putting on a mask every time they get bored with their name or it becomes irrelevant over time.



And if you do not like your name then that is your fault. Choosing a name is very important and it seems a lot are not very good at it. I have no regrets with my name except that I wish I did not shorten my first name, Morzone, into Morzy because no one ever knows my full name unless I tell them. And I get that some don't think like I did when I chose this name.. but sometimes we have to live with the choices we make.


And hey be proud of who you are. You made it through this with that whacky name of yours.

I agree with this guy

[Melinabean0]

Yep, its me on this thread - again.

That's okay. I keep posting here hoping other people will pay attention....

I agree with this guy

Being able to change your name every month for free does sound like it is a bit excessive and could get confusing, I agree, but that's not exactly what most people on here have been asking for. Yes, my name is my identity and should have thought it through more, I realize this, but I was trying to rush to get onto a server that I knew other people on which had been on lockout for awhile. My name was fine and I thought it fit when I was an Elezen, but now it does not. They offer a service that specifically allows this sort of complete character overhaul, so why not add a name change as well?

The thing is, this is the first MMO that I have really gotten into and spent time on. When I made my character, my name being my identity didn't even occur to me for some reason. (Again, yes, my fault) I didn't think that I personally would actually being playing with other characters a lot, considering I played my character in WoW to 40-something solely by doing quests either alone or occasionally with my husbands help. (I know, don't need to tell me how wrong I was) I didn't really expect to make friends since I've always been awkward and had a hard time doing so, I didn't think I would join an FC. I would very much like to create an identity now that I know exactly what it entails, but I've put too much work into this character to just start over. It's not like I want to put on a mask and change my name all the time.

I do see the points being laid out there, but RuneScape is only one example of how this sort of system has been implemented in other games. The parameters for a name change in that game isn't exactly what most of us are looking for in this game, most have suggested different sorts of guidelines. But I'm probably just whining because I want this service.

As I said as well, I could live with it if they didn't put it in, it wouldn't make me stop playing, I'd just rather not.

[Saigwa]

Here's the thing: Most people aren't asking for a free name change at all. WE ARE WILLING TO THROW MONEY AT SE TO DO THIS.
Just like with Phantasia, we want to be able to change our names, even at a fixed fee.
We just want to be able to have this service.

SE is a business.... this game and everything it has to offer is a product of said business. Having a simple, additional product to generate more revenue = win/win situation. The only reason NOT to impliment this is due to the fact that devs are too busy with content development.
As I've already stated in this thread, blacklisted individuals will stay on your blacklist - despite whatever name change he/she may have.
Logically, if someone is on your blacklist, even if you don't recognize the name, they are on your blacklist.... you put them there for a reason. So, why fret over a blacklisted character's name change?

Your name is your identity. Yes. THEN WHY GIVE US PHANTASIA??? If we were to take SO much time to go over our character's appearance and name, WHY would we need a phantasia to change our character's appearance COMPLETELY?

I'm not even gonna get into privacy. It's sort of obvious that some people are reluctant to use his/her real name as a character, and thus decide to use lore specific names, role play, ect to fufill their hearts content for the time being.

Humans are indecisive creatures. If we choose to one day want to name change because we are playing a mmoRPG and we want our name to fit the lore of our character, then so be it. RPGs are MEANT to be immersed in. How on earth am I supposed to feel immersed in an RPG when I am a female lalafell with the name John Smith??

Ok... I need to end this rant and just face plant a wall.....

[Thosinwurth]

It's been almost a year since SE commented on this. We need some information on whether this service will be available or not!

I'm totally willing to pay, I don't care about a free one-time option. I just want it.

[Saigwa]

So, since we are gettin a cash shop, do you guys think its a step closer to getting a name change service? I'm praying so. I made a new character banking on the assumption that I might be able to see past event items in game again, but since they are going to be included in the cash shop, I'd honestly want to just rename my character instead of buying everything I already have on a different character.... (or, ya know, give us an account warehouse, but that's a completely different subject)

[Waeksyn]

If they institute a name change feature, they need to:

1. Add a feature where you can display the "formerly known as" name in search data for that character.
2. Automatically update Blists with the new character name.

[Aethaeryn]

If they institute a name change feature, they need to:

1. Add a feature where you can display the "formerly known as" name in search data for that character.
2. Automatically update Blists with the new character name.

Supposedly blacklists already do this, and if so, that sorta removes any reason for your #1 point too.

Besides that, people keep the same character ID on lodestone, so if you really want to be some creepy stalker, you can just bookmark people in case they change their names.

[Saigwa]

Since you guys still complain about that black list thing, there is your proof that black-listed individuals name changing will NOT affect your gameplay.

[Bracken]

you know when they introduce the new race, they will allow a name change, possibly with buying the expansion gives a fantasia like us 1.0 characters when we got the option to also change our names.