They used to have name changes but removed it from the game
Legal Name Change
- Thread starter Obtuse
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No , just NO , if someone has earnt a 'reputation' in game with other players...they shouldn't be able to escape that by paying to change their name in-game.
I'm looking at you specifically Mr "kill explorer at SagA" , you know who you are and lots of others now do too...*scratches itchy trigger finger*
I'm looking at you specifically Mr "kill explorer at SagA" , you know who you are and lots of others now do too...*scratches itchy trigger finger*
Nonya
Banned
Sorry, but CMDR "Deez Nutz" is already taken.
Can't speak for him, but I realize that and am fine with it. Wiping save or getting a new account would put a player back to 100cr and a starter ship. That's cost so high that most players wouldn't consider using it to escape a bad reputation.
Unfortunately it's also way to high for players like you, that just want a name they think sounds better. If only there was a way to name change while keeping (real) reputation.
Missing something like Players using it to hide from the Players they ganked or smacktalked the night before you mean.
Your Cmdr name is your in-game identity.
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Agreed, I would not want to have to restart, though as people are suggesting there are definite work arounds for keeping players up to date on who changed to who, maybe make it part of a 1x week commander name change news article on galnet? should be a fairly simple copy/paste from the name change command line.
If we could, i'd change my name to "Agony'); DROP TABLE Players;"
I don't know that tracking name changes would be that hard.
Early on I decided I didn't like the original name I had taken. I told my frien that I was going to wipe my save and start again, so I'd tell him what my new commander name was once I was back ingame. Turns out I didn't have to. My name automatically updated in his friends list to my current name.
If they can do that with a friends list, surely the same thing happens with whatever they want to call the 'ignore' list of players you don't want to see again?
Early on I decided I didn't like the original name I had taken. I told my frien that I was going to wipe my save and start again, so I'd tell him what my new commander name was once I was back ingame. Turns out I didn't have to. My name automatically updated in his friends list to my current name.
If they can do that with a friends list, surely the same thing happens with whatever they want to call the 'ignore' list of players you don't want to see again?
Thanks for the explanation and the examples. Never thought about such things as names are usually very unimportant for me in games, but I understand that they are important for others.
Yes, exactly that's the thing I missed. It didn't come to my mind that players would want to seek those who killed them for revenge and that players would change their name to hide from that revenge. It's simply not something I think about (revenge, getting in/famous …). Thank you for your answer.
It really was a serious and honest question about something I wasn't aware of.
Eve doesn't allow name changes for the same reason ED doesn't and shouldn't.
It's not about bounties (they could be carried across), it's about your in-game actions and not being able to hide from them by changing your name.
If you simply chose the wrong name (like Cmdr Commander xxxxx). Tough.
It's not about bounties (they could be carried across), it's about your in-game actions and not being able to hide from them by changing your name.
If you simply chose the wrong name (like Cmdr Commander xxxxx). Tough.
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Every account should have a one-time use name change... The first time you login you are greeted by having to peck around and find a name that isn't already taken. Finally you give up and just go for something stupid... and it works! So you take that name. Three months later you are seriously into the game and hate running around as "CMDR CuddlyEwok" or something and want to be taken more seriously.
Escalating tariff.
1st time £5 (everyone can make mistakes)
2nd time £20 (think a lot harder about your cmdr name this time)
3rd time £100 (there is a pattern here, you deserve to pay)
4th time £1000 and a pint of your blood for medical research (you are A. A total fool or B. Far too wealthy)
I'm serious
Edit: too not to
1st time £5 (everyone can make mistakes)
2nd time £20 (think a lot harder about your cmdr name this time)
3rd time £100 (there is a pattern here, you deserve to pay)
4th time £1000 and a pint of your blood for medical research (you are A. A total fool or B. Far too wealthy)
I'm serious
Edit: too not to
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You can already change your name in Elite though... you just have to reset your account.
The clause "WHERE" reserve sometimes many surprises ....
Hopefully not, i'd be very surprised if they coded the db on the name rather that an id
It's a minor use case, could cause continuity issues so wouldn't be simple I suspect.
I'd rather have more content or even better, more than one save per account (is still on FD's road map I hope).
As it stands if you change your name from making a ticket or clearing your save then friends will see your updated name.
I haven't seen it mentioned officially in months, and now that people are actively buying second and even third accounts at £40 a pop to facilitate different play styles or allow family members to have their own character, why would FD even entertain it? I'm proceeding under the assumption that this feature is dead and buried, along with Ironman mode. I'll be happy to be proven wrong on either, but as with many of FD's DDF-era plans I'm not holding my breath.
No more than real life. Its odd. Ive had three friends legal change their name.
Make about £30 and I doubt it will get abused.