Name change

[GilbertLapine]

This definitely needs to happen. I know a lot of people, including myself, who are rethinking their names because either they found out more about the lore and rethought things once hitting end game, or they found out afterwards that there was some other meaning to the name, etc., that they want to distance themselves from.

Since I feel it needs to be said. Character data in a database isn't going to be looked up on by the character name for f sake. If you blist someone, I would hope, it blists them by their internal id or guid such that if their name changes, they're still blisted. Having fantasia be able to change your gender but not your name seems silly. Obviously if i were to change my character to a guy, i wouldn't want to keep the name Valarice.

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^Truth. However, knowing the herpaderp nature of the backend that we've seen so far, I wouldn't be surprised if blisting really was keyed on player name. Lol.

[Skivvy]

What if all previous aliases were listed on a character's lodestone page? I think that could alleviate some of the concern.

[Arkista]

They should at least let us pay for it hell I would pay $9.99 so my wife could fix her last name. In P3 she was unable to make a character on my server, When EA weekend came she was able to make one at 2am and rushed before they closed the server again she put and extra "T" lol. Didn't notice it until a week later.

[Arkista]

Also I don't know why people are trippin about not letting other change their name. If someone wants a name change so bad they will get one. In FFXI if you wanted a name change you made a character with your current name on another server world transfer make a new name wait and then transfer back. So I'm pretty sure it will be the same for XIV except for Legacy servers have to wait 6 months. SE might as well make some cash off of name changes.

[Gyrus]

I for one say NO to name changes. You should be stuck with the name you picked.

Greifers shouldn't be allowed to hide behind new aliases, Showing the last name on lodestone? yeah that'll help! /sarcasm.

Foul players who taint their name should be stuck with it! Plain and simple. I understand some people want their named changed because they picked something silly ( just looking at some in this thread is proof enough)

I've seen countless names that, well, aren't really names at all but words... I guess you should think harder and more long term the next time you pick one.

it's not SE's fault you couldn't come up with a better avatar name!

[DerpyCubone]

I for one say NO to name changes. You should be stuck with the name you picked.

Greifers shouldn't be allowed to hide behind new aliases, Showing the last name on lodestone? yeah that'll help! /sarcasm.

Foul players who taint their name should be stuck with it! Plain and simple. I understand some people want their named changed because they picked something silly ( just looking at some in this thread is proof enough)

I've seen countless names that, well, aren't really names at all but words... I guess you should think harder and more long term the next time you pick one.

So you would punish people who would like to use the Fantasia potion they were giving?
Also since Rogadyn names are just words, can't really say that's not people thinking of names. Not all of them are of course but don't assume just because you see a Hyur with a noun name that he doesn't have an RP/backstory reason behind it.

[GilbertLapine]

I for one say NO to name changes. You should be stuck with the name you picked.

Greifers shouldn't be allowed to hide behind new aliases, Showing the last name on lodestone? yeah that'll help! /sarcasm.

Foul players who taint their name should be stuck with it! Plain and simple. I understand some people want their named changed because they picked something silly ( just looking at some in this thread is proof enough)

I've seen countless names that, well, aren't really names at all but words... I guess you should think harder and more long term the next time you pick one.

it's not SE's fault you couldn't come up with a better avatar name!

So long as SE doesn't screw it up, and blacklists, etc. are associated with the player ID and not the name, this shouldn't be a problem.

[Dirtyfinger]

I unfortunately would really like to be able to change my name without forcing it when transfer is available. My name abbreviation is DF.. same as Duty Finder.

I get confused when people say they hate DF or DF is useless etc.


It's hurting my feelings.

[IzumiRaito]

There is one situation when name change could be highly valueable, that is

If gender is changed with phantasia potion.

But because of this:

I hope they never add a name change service, and for more than 1 reason.

First: because those people that AFK in DF or grief groups in DF for whatever reason should not be allowed to change their name to escape what they have done.

Second: because I see alot of really stupid names, I feel people who think that it is funny to name themselves something ridiculous like Dick Flapper should have to stick with that pos name or roll another character when their judgment is better.

Third: because if they allow it then it will enable RMTs to sell powerleveling services more easily, powerlevel with a bot and who cares if everyone knows that you are running a bot because once the person buys it they just change the name and nobody is the wiser.

there has to be some countermeasure. Like player previous name able to be seen for month after change, and name change available ONLY if gender is changed when remaking character.

[Reiterpallasch]

I hope they never add a name change service, and for more than 1 reason.

First: because those people that AFK in DF or grief groups in DF for whatever reason should not be allowed to change their name to escape what they have done.

Second: because I see alot of really stupid names, I feel people who think that it is funny to name themselves something ridiculous like Dick Flapper should have to stick with that pos name or roll another character when their judgment is better.

Third: because if they allow it then it will enable RMTs to sell powerleveling services more easily, powerlevel with a bot and who cares if everyone knows that you are running a bot because once the person buys it they just change the name and nobody is the wiser.

Except those are all terrible reasons to not provide a name change, especially number 1. Peoples actions have always caught up to them. Back in FFXI people could server change AND name change, and the community would always find out about it. Stop trying to act like this would cause more harm than good, because it's wrong.