As long as the original name can still be traced (display name vs character name) I'd reckon that paying a PLEX would be quite lucrative to CCP. Hopefully some of that money could be pumped into developing EVE. All for it.

Same with resculpting your avatar, pay a PLEX, get some plastic surgery.

.. as forest gump says.....

stupid is as stupid does

stop the useless posting, this will never be allowed, nor happen, as in virtually every other online game your name is your rep.

if you make a stupid name, guess that reflects who you are.

if you buy a developed char with a stupid name, guess that also reflects who you are.

and if you are a crook, so be it... as forest gump says.....

stupid is as stupid does

Nope.

1. It starts with a trial account to try out the game and just making somethng up really quick to test the game out.

2. 3 weeks later you decide to subscribe... your kindof ok with the name, but its not one you would have chosen if you knew you were going to subscribe long term, but you just got Caldari Frigate V, can finally fly that Manticore, and don't want to have to repeat the last month of training...

3. ... 6 months later that name is still bothering you... more than you realized it would...now kindof nagging on you, and you wish that you could change it, but the thought of having to reskill now the last 6 months over again, going back to noob ships, and loosing 6 months of time would kill your game enjoyment as it would feel like you just wasted the last 6 months ('no cap skills again, can't fit anything again, no decent damage again), so its a nagging detraction from game enjoyment.

Thus your stuck... there's a nagging/persistent detraction from you game enjoyment that you just can't fix... sucks. A one time correction and walla, nagging destraction from 100% enjoyment gone.

The reason this keeps coming up is that a lot of players want it and would pay for it. Like said before, Eve is a sandbox and this is something that is done in RL (where your name is REALLY your bond) even more easily and often.

Back on topic; I'm ambivalent about this - sometimes I think it'd be handy if you were allowed a once in a lifetime change, it's not that unheard of after all, you can do it in WOW for a fee if you race change.

That said, I think for the players that count we'd lose the entire bottom and top ends of the alphabet.

Because we're a single shard and as people have said, your name is your bond - I can think of more reasons to not have this, then to have this.

And trust me, I've wanted to change this name more than once - put it down to me being drunk in 2004 and thinking I'd like to check out this game that PC Gamer keeps harping on about.

stop the useless posting, this will never be allowed, nor happen, as in virtually every other online game your name is your rep.

if you make a stupid name, guess that reflects who you are.

if you buy a developed char with a stupid name, guess that also reflects who you are.

and if you are a crook, so be it... as forest gump says.....

stupid is as stupid does

Old name is still linked to the new name. If I change my name to Peabody Widdleshums, I should be able to type in "James Amril-Kesh", autolink it to character and it will pull up Peabody Widdleshums when I click on it, with a note somewhere on the character sheet stating formerly known as James Amril-Kesh.

And again, only allow one character name change per character.

The name as your bond thing has been dead in Eve the day that people could run simultaneous accounts, make alts (many of them griefer alts), and completely transfer characters from one account to another. Half of the names that I knew from 2003-2005 now belong to completely different people.

The whole concept of alts and spys alone make the "name is your bond" claim inaccurate and hyperbolic.

I would probably take advantage of the offer myself if it presents itself.

yk

One character name change per account

I like this idea

How much would to pay for a name change?

Hope it never happens.

Not empty quoting a Chribba post.

How much would you pay?

have a look for natural sounding names, "google" them for problematic pasts or similar, and ask yourself "Do i want to be called that way 'for eternity'?"

TL;DR:

It is your responsibility to pick a proper name in the beginning. Choose carefully.

have a look for natural sounding names, "google" them for problematic pasts or similar, and ask yourself "Do i want to be called that way 'for eternity'?"

And after that: Consider every action you plan to do - concerning your reputation.

I once made an alt with the name "Noah Ward". Thought it sounded cool an also was kinda punny, (No Award). Then one day when I googled his name to get to his KB stats I learned that "Noah Ward" was actually the name of guy that used to work on EVE for CCP. After the mindplosion, I sucked it up and deleted him - it just didn't feel right...

When I started playing this game I was what, 15? I wasn't sure if I'd keep playing or not. I just scrobbled together a few words and called it a day. I've since wisened up, but apparently need to be punished forever?

And no, name is not your reputation. You already can wash your sins away with buying a new character or simply using an alt to do your dirty deeds from the beginning. See my post above.

All the player whining won't make a difference- once CCP realizes that they can successfully charge ($$?) in real currency for a name change with enough "controls" so appearances are maintained, you can be they will.