I would like to change mine but I don't want to make another account because I have stats saved to this account. Like on hunger games servers how many kills you have, wins, etc. I don't want to make another account just for a stupid user change and lose all my stuff. So hopefully this feature would come out soon and be free but limited.
I believe it would be hard to implement because just remembering peoples name is a hard job and with a name change it would be too hard, i think if you want another name get another account
I could see both pros and cons on this. Having the ability to change your username would be awesome. But at the same time annoying for community owners. Say for example you have a guy who you think is using X-Ray but you have no proof, you get a staff member to follow them in vanish then he catches on to you, changes his name and then you have no idea who that person was.
I've Read all of these comments i agree with most of them here is what propose you can change your name every 3 months for 11$ half the price of minecraft now and after you do that you have to wait 3 months to change it again and friends list i think would be good but if your friend changes there name there would be a problem so account id's would be nessecary
Don't think it would be a very good idea because i think they should stick with the name you choose. And if the service was to happen then I think you should have to pay.
Username changes will sure bring a lot of trouble with them;
- Bans, as said before, could only be worked around through unique player ID's and this shouldn't be more than a simple database column addition (if it's not already there).
- Friendlists, if ever imported, should be based on these ID's as well to prevent having a random friend at once.
- And last; famous people that would change their username could have a groupie steal their previous one and so pretend to be him/her. It sounds rather stupid, but I'm can see that would give trouble by giving the famous a bad reputation or such.
Anyway, if they insert username changes they should consider a lot of things before randomly messing with names.
Yes but couldn't bans and such be linked to a persons player, not their name? That would evade the ban problem.
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I am amazed at how none of you have figured out that a full name change of the type all of you keep thinking would not need any changes in minecraft as its all account based
if it does happen it will simply be something akin to /nick on servers
just a name change for that world is all
Do you get to choose your minecraft name when you buy a minecraft premium account, or is it already chosen when you make your minecraft.net account? I'm asking this because I never saw a space to fill in for username when making my minecraft.net account, only a email and then first and last name. Someone answer please !
If someone's a regular member of one particular server and they become known under one name, it might be rather annoying to have them changing their name on multiple occasions so you don't know who they really are. I think that once or twice is fine.
Whenever this is implemented, I imagine it will be like that (only one or two changes per account).
I wouldn't actually like having this feature, because then lots of server stats would get screwed up, and all the items you had would vanish. Also if i had some friends on a server and then later on quit the server but joined a couple months later and they changed there name i would have no clue its them. Also people could get banned and change there name and then they are unbanned unless mojang hooked up a whole new system for being banned like it being held online with some kind of tracker. But it would be good for some people with numbers in there name to get rid of them without spending $30.
I Heard A Lot Of People Saying That If U Get Banned, You Can Change Your Name So You Can Get Back In, But Maybe If It Is Possible For Minecraft To Check The Name You Changed And Change Your Old Name From The Ban List To The New One, Everything Will Be Fine. Hopefully This Helps.
I wouldn't actually like having this feature, because then lots of server stats would get screwed up, and all the items you had would vanish. Also if i had some friends on a server and then later on quit the server but joined a couple months later and they changed there name i would have no clue its them. Also people could get banned and change there name and then they are unbanned unless mojang hooked up a whole new system for being banned like it being held online with some kind of tracker. But it would be good for some people with numbers in there name to get rid of them without spending $30.
I Heard A Lot Of People Saying That If U Get Banned, You Can Change Your Name So You Can Get Back In, But Maybe If It Is Possible For Minecraft To Check The Name You Changed And Change Your Old Name From The Ban List To The New One, Everything Will Be Fine. Hopefully This Helps.
Servers are using UUIDs instead of names from 1.7.2
Paying a small sum to change your username would be a good idea. If it were free then people would always be changing their usernames, and that might cause the Minecraft site to lag or crash. minecraft.net crashed once from so many people trying to buy accounts at once. Imagine what would happen if you could change your username at anytime you wished.
I totally agree with you. Just think of all the noobs that would be changing their names all the time just for the hell of it! Although I think that for special cases (like people that accidentally put in their real name) should be able to change once.
I think this is a great idea. I mean, I get the point that some people can't get banned from servers for inappropriate behaviour, but really, there could be a system that connects your bans, ranks, and other things behind your username or IGN.
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Retired StaffYes but couldn't bans and such be linked to a persons player, not their name? That would evade the ban problem.
We will need special ID's for bans etc.
if it does happen it will simply be something akin to /nick on servers
just a name change for that world is all
To be honest, I don't see why this is an issue.
If it is a private server, then the person that got a name change wouldn't have access anymore because the access was given to the other name.
If it is a public server, then you generally don't know who you are playing with anyway.
Not to mention, I AM CURRENTLY NOT PLAYING THE GAME BECAUSE I DISLIKE MY NAME! And, I refuse to purchase it again over something so easy to put in.
I've owned the game from back when it was only $10. I'm not paying twice that amount, or any other amount of money for a name change.
Whenever this is implemented, I imagine it will be like that (only one or two changes per account).
Servers are using UUIDs instead of names from 1.7.2
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I think this is a great idea. I mean, I get the point that some people can't get banned from servers for inappropriate behaviour, but really, there could be a system that connects your bans, ranks, and other things behind your username or IGN.
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