Changing commander name on xbox

Deep Thought 42

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Im not a Xbox player but i Agree you Should have a different CMDRs name from your XBOX TAG if you want

tobe honest i dont understand microsofts need to control these things there tracking you by your xbox account anyway whats a ingame name to them
 

Thetele

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There was discussion about this sometime ago. People who pledged in kickstarter (on high enough level) were promised unique CMDR name and way to reserve their CMDR name so no one else could take it. Then xbox version happened and people found out that their promised unique name wasn't unique anymore because xbox gamer tags meant xbox players could take your name. Many were really angry about this broken promises.

But in this discussion, frontier said they have no choice and have to use gamer tag on xbox as CMDR name because microsoft want and doesn't allow other approach. It isn't Frontiers choice.
 
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Deep Thought 42

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Thetele said:
There was discussion about this sometime ago. People who pledged in kickstarter (on high enough level) were promised unique CMDR name and way to reserve their CMDR name so no one else could take it. Then xbox version happened and people found out that their promised unique name wasn't unique anymore because xbox gamer tags meant xbox players could take your name. Many were really angry about this broken promises.

But in this discussion, frontier said they have no choice and have to use gamer tag on xbox as CMDR name because microsoft want and doesn't allow other approach. It isn't Frontiers choice.
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Thats a shame
hope Sony arn't the same
 

stormyuk

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stormyuk
Deep Thought 42 said:
Thats a shame
hope Sony arn't the same
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Sony will be the same. I am pretty certain your commander name will be your PSN id for online presence. So if you need a specific name on PS4 that is not already taken. Reserve that PSN id today.
 
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oscarolim

oscarolim
Thetele said:
But in this discussion, frontier said they have no choice and have to use gamer tag on xbox as CMDR name because microsoft want and doesn't allow other approach. It isn't Frontiers choice.
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That is a big lie. Other games allow you a custom name different than your GT. Mass Effect for example is one of them. Is down to the developer how they want to approach it.
 

Tezcatlipoca

Tezcatlipoca
oscarolim said:
That is a big lie. Other games allow you a custom name different than your GT. Mass Effect for example is one of them. Is down to the developer how they want to approach it.
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Your Shep name in Mass Effect isn't tied to the online multiplayer, though, nor to any kind of persistent online universe, and has no restrictions requiring that it be unique.
 

Sneake Llama

Sneake Llama
oscarolim said:
That is a big lie. Other games allow you a custom name different than your GT. Mass Effect for example is one of them. Is down to the developer how they want to approach it.
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No, it's true. This is what plagues Xbox users in any mass multiplayer game. From any mass multiplayers games i've played, you will always see your gamertag. Games such as Division and Elder Scrolls Online where you are your own character and are role-playing you only see other people's gamertags. Microsoft always gives some lame excuse for why they can't implement some kind of naming convention. I also believe this is the case with Destiny.
 
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oscarolim

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The tag is linked to multiplayer, true, but you still can have a custom name is some games. The two are not mutually exclusive.
Star Trek Online and Neverwinter is another. Online only games, my different chars have their own name, which is showed to the players, not my GT.
 
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Wolfe3

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Depends, Id rather not have to see some immature names floating around. Especially in a party chat, have to talk with a guy named (insert body part description).
 

Ezren

Ezren
oscarolim said:
That is a big lie. Other games allow you a custom name different than your GT. Mass Effect for example is one of them. Is down to the developer how they want to approach it.
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Yeah, no. Your name was your gamertag in Mass Effect.

Unless you're talking about single player, in which case I don't know why you're talking about single player.
 

Tezcatlipoca

Tezcatlipoca
Blight Born said:
No, it's true. This is what plagues Xbox users in any mass multiplayer game. From any mass multiplayers games i've played, you will always see your gamertag. Games such as Division and Elder Scrolls Online where you are your own character and are role-playing you only see other people's gamertags. Microsoft always gives some lame excuse for why they can't implement some kind of naming convention. I also believe this is the case with Destiny.
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Is that not also the case for PSN with those same games?
 
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