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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.01.06 20:56:00 -
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Originally by: Swish3r Why not make it like remaps, you can only do it once per year (at most) Your user ID is kept, so if you are in any address books you remain there, as well as any notes.
Any improvement is better than the current status of 'so you made a mistake '
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Ramon Wilco
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Posted - 2010.01.06 21:33:00 -
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MOUHAHAHA
I have the coolest name here !!
I dont know about that idea, i think this is a good idea, but...
When you play eve, you can see something happen lot of time, like some peoples telling : Spying, Stealing, Robbering... Piracy... Vendetta..
What if i cant follow my nemesis by his name around the universe? If he change he's name...
The last objection i have is : If your name suck, at the moment you decided to suscribe to eve, you probably wanted to play for a long time, eve is a mature game, so if you realise your name s... u had to made another account... what is 2 weeks of training skills in eve? nothing, i just made 3 characters before the one i keep...
By the way, you can create 3 character by account...
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.01.07 13:18:00 -
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Originally by: Ramon Wilco MOUHAHAHA
I have the coolest name here !!
I dont know about that idea, i think this is a good idea, but...
When you play eve, you can see something happen lot of time, like some peoples telling : Spying, Stealing, Robbering... Piracy... Vendetta..
What if i cant follow my nemesis by his name around the universe? If he change he's name...
The last objection i have is : If your name suck, at the moment you decided to suscribe to eve, you probably wanted to play for a long time, eve is a mature game, so if you realise your name s... u had to made another account... what is 2 weeks of training skills in eve? nothing, i just made 3 characters before the one i keep...
By the way, you can create 3 character by account...
It's been stated again and again and again and again on this very thread that there would be an alias history much like corporate and alliance history to track people with.
People get tired of their names, people change, I've been here coming up on 7 years, much can happen in that timespan.
Many people I've been talking to didn't think much of their subpar names when they started out but has since wanted to develop their characters but can't seem to get around that first hurdle of a crap name and doesn't want all their hard work go to waste restarting just for the added RP flavor.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Ramon Wilco
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Posted - 2010.01.07 13:22:00 -
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Ok, the last response is more acceptable.
But if name change is allow, there MUST be a notification to see the original name.
That way, you can change name, but if i make a show info, i have your or yours ancient names.
So i can know if u were the little bast... who stole my corps and my stuffs, or the guy who disband all corps of the alliance and made the stars explode...
You know what i mean?
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.01.12 12:08:00 -
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Originally by: Ramon Wilco Ok, the last response is more acceptable.
But if name change is allow, there MUST be a notification to see the original name.
That way, you can change name, but if i make a show info, i have your or yours ancient names.
So i can know if u were the little bast... who stole my corps and my stuffs, or the guy who disband all corps of the alliance and made the stars explode...
You know what i mean?
Yes and I think it's been covered.
A possible addition would be to add an application for coveted names of long since retired characters to become available again. This with the retiree getting a Gallente Citizen 104454 label slapped on them and the paying customer getting the new name or alias.
The benefit would be twofold, taken names that many want may still become available and getting a unique name that stands out from those very same often wanted names becomes that much more sensible if trying to build a legacy.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Mr Epeen
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Posted - 2010.01.12 22:11:00 -
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I haven't read the whole thread but here is what I think.
Having a name change for RP reasons is a good idea. I wouldn't have a corp with Xspock, xspockx, Sp0ck and Spock1 in it.
But here's the thing. Let's face it, this is wide open for abuse if the players have control of it.
So what I would suggest is you get one shot at it. One. And you don't pick the name. CCP does through a name generator. You can repeatedly hit the change name until you get one you like, but it will be based upon your race and be randomly generated. And like with the portrait change it will cost you RL money. Call it an idiot tax. A way to make it clear to the me gen-me's that there is no free lunch. You must be responsible for your own decisions, else you pay for someone else to make them for you.
I have made many character names over the years and managed to do it without bracketing an already taken name or adding numbers for letters. Or being just plain silly ('cept my forum alt, of course). If you can't come up with a decent name to start, odds are you never will be able to. So you pay CCP to do it for you.
Mr Epeen
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crimson fire
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Posted - 2010.01.13 16:27:00 -
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Great idea, provided your previous names can be found in a change log
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Seraphim000
Gallente Goudou Kaisha Hibari
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Posted - 2010.01.13 22:09:00 -
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With a few conditions, this would work well.
1. Like remaps, allow a name change ONLY once per year.
2. Make name changes prohibitively expensive, either in ISK or USD.
3. Keep an Aliases tab in a player's Show Info with their past names.
4. For up to one month after renaming, display the character's old name next to their new name wherever it is referenced, perhaps in parenthesis. Also during this time, make the Aliases tab the default view in the character's Show Info window.
5. Searches for the old name should return the new name as well.
These measures should ensure that people take the service seriously, and prevent abuse.
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Drykor
Minmatar Tribal Liberation Force
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Posted - 2010.01.14 22:43:00 -
[249]
I'd like this too, I need a surname ^^
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Lekegolo Khanid
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Posted - 2010.01.15 02:25:00 -
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Originally by: Seraphim000
3. Keep an Aliases tab in a player's Show Info with their past names.
You don`t need another tab just change the employment history tab to just history. Then have a entry just like the "left" or "joined" corp ones for name changes stating the pre-change/post-change name as well as the date of the change. This allows you to see what corps knew "name changer", as what and when all in one place.
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Alfwen
Caldari
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Posted - 2010.01.15 06:52:00 -
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Having coveted a function like this myself for comming on 4 years now and been reading threads about it here on the forums just as long I find utterly baffling that ccp hasn't yet implemented a feature such as this.
On topic of the potential for abuse, all arguments concerning avoidance of consequence for certain actions are all null and void with alts being far easier to create(not to mention cheaper) than paying a rl fee to get a namechange especially if as suggested all previous aliases are shown in a history tab and any searches on the old name(s) redirecting you to the new.
my 2 cents, supporting the cause.
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Alias Eldritch
Gallente ZiTek
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Posted - 2010.01.15 13:47:00 -
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As am i having a character this old from scratch means i don't wanna just reroll and start again but equally it would be nice to make it past the first rounds of target calling in any engagement i end up in This was the first MMO game i played and didn't realise what a far reaching effect something as small as namechoice would have!
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Ramon Wilco
Caldari Psycho Corp
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Posted - 2010.01.17 17:28:00 -
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I propose to send the subject for a proposal in "assebly hall",
The objectives :
- Allow players to change name, but with ablility to find the old name, and at a cost (isk? usd? Once a year?), to prevent abusive use of this purpose.
By the way, using alts to change name not apply there, cause for exemple, if you wanna infiltrate a corporation/alliance for exemple, the rob them and change name... it cost time. With the ability to find old names, you prevent this personn to rob another time the original peoples, but not new he can find, hell, its the game... some people are evil
But use an alt, for a long time is part of the game too, but a pirate with 3 years of skills wont use an alt with 10M sp points to do the same lvl of piracy, so alts are not a problem, the only proble is : Can we change of name if we are really tired of seeing IAMTHEKING3345 each time we connect?
I think the answer is yes... Fear your incomprehension, but love the differences. Ramon Wilco |
Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.01.18 23:21:00 -
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Someone took it to that bastard forum already. I deem it a divide and conquer move by CCP, to split playerbase input to make it easier to ignore.
This is the only idea forum we really need, let the CSM jockeys ride their donkeys in here.
It's the only option that makes sense in the long run, if CCP wants to keep their veterans around in an open-ended skillsystem, to allow for players to grow with their characters.
CCP you may concede defeat gradually by implementing a name generator upon character creation. Then ultimately bow before arch mystic Marcellus and present your surrender in a newspiece called the Alias Project, where I'm to be mentioned 5 times and be sent a crate of Quafe at my billing address.
Egos aside, this isn't really about me, though the thread may reek of grandstanding and confrontationalism, is that even a word? It's about added revenue, added immersion and added account longevity. Run it by your marketing department and see if it doesn't make business sense.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.01.22 22:54:00 -
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This might even become an agent deal, where you visit your agents to bribe them for various periods of time to be allowed to go by the new alias in their respective jurisdiction.
RP reason and moneysink only, as always the papertrail will never go away, allowing old enemies to track you regardless.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Lusulpher
Blackwater Syndicate Ushra'Khan
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Posted - 2010.01.29 03:37:00 -
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Where's the little vote button?
This is a P2 feature.
They can put links to our other names under the Decorations tab thing. 7 |
Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.02.13 04:02:00 -
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Originally by: Lusulpher Where's the little vote button?
This is a P2 feature.
They can put links to our other names under the Decorations tab thing.
The vote button is on that other bastard forum, Assembly something. This is the actual idea all about input and damage control, no 'first', 'second' or 'supported' but by all means constructive input on the matter, which I dare say grow ever more pressing as EVE gets older.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Randomina Randomona
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Posted - 2010.02.13 12:30:00 -
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NO. I am completely against this idea. It will just make it easier for scammers and the like (even with the name history). You chose the name so you keep it. If you dont like the name then sell the char and get another.
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Avalon Ranger
Caldari Exitus Acta Probat
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Posted - 2010.02.13 14:47:00 -
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As long as previous names would show in search then I am all for this idea. E.g. If I changed my name (Because I want to, a lot) then if someone searched Avalon they'd get "[NEW NAME] (A.k.a Avalon Ranger)" in the Search Window.
If this was done I think most of EVE would change their name in a heart beat. Better yet, add a 12 month restriction to it like remapping. A small fee (100M for the first time seems fair) and a 12 month wait to redo it, of course add validation to check they are sure and the name isn't typed incorrectly.
I am all for this. Signed.
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Imiarr Timshae
Caldari Funny Men In Funny Hats
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Posted - 2010.02.13 17:38:00 -
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ITT : Idiots with ****tyly named characters -----
Originally by: GM Horse
Remember kids, both meth and macro use are Really Quite Bad Things.
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La Banque
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Posted - 2010.02.14 21:39:00 -
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Joking : Wanna RP? Did you ask your parents for your IRL name? So, logic would be that there won't be any character name choice anytime :) When you first create a character, you are given a random name (that you maybe can regenerate during the morphing process). This would one and for all avoid the "I hate my name" syndrom. And like the names of solar systems, the sound and look of the name you are given changes depending on your race (more Asian-like for Caldari, French-like for Gallenteans, ...). The renamming process we are speaking about in this thread would then be unuseful/illegitimate.
Though, having the ability to add a "Nickname" tab/field like the "Bio" would be fun. Adding a nickname history and populating the databases with them for searching purposes would then be enough.
Not so joking actually...
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.02.23 11:55:00 -
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Originally by: Randomina Randomona NO. I am completely against this idea. It will just make it easier for scammers and the like (even with the name history). You chose the name so you keep it. If you dont like the name then sell the char and get another.
Idiots is what makes things easy for scammers, not added features for greater immersion.
You cannot safeguard against idiocy and why would you want to, let the idiot near you get scammed, find out and shed him from your group, as idiots tend to get you killed...
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Aaron MDJones
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Posted - 2010.03.04 22:00:00 -
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Originally by: Seraphim000 With a few conditions, this would work well.
1. Like remaps, allow a name change ONLY once per year.
2. Make name changes prohibitively expensive, either in ISK or USD.
3. Keep an Aliases tab in a player's Show Info with their past names.
4. For up to one month after renaming, display the character's old name next to their new name wherever it is referenced, perhaps in parenthesis. Also during this time, make the Aliases tab the default view in the character's Show Info window.
5. Searches for the old name should return the new name as well.
These measures should ensure that people take the service seriously, and prevent abuse.
/signed
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.03.11 13:53:00 -
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On an added note I'm all for adding special characters to the names and removing numbers, I don't know what CCP was thinking allowing numbers in names. I'm pretty sure leet was dead back in 2003 already...
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.03.22 14:00:00 -
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Edited by: Danton Marcellus on 22/03/2010 14:00:41 How will there be added depth in the game with ambulation, dust or what have you, when you cannot even develop the character you've started out with beyond the very basic level of name. You do realize you can change your name in the real world, right?!?
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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Kalamator
Minmatar Nebula Rasa Holdings Nebula Rasa
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Posted - 2010.03.28 02:25:00 -
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I've been gone from eve for a year and a half and this thread is still running
seriously, we now have a skills qeue and a remap for attributes to add to the face-change feature, but we still cannot change our name
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Gamer4liff
Caldari Metalworks Majesta Empire
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Posted - 2010.03.28 04:53:00 -
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As the owner of the Worst Name in EveĢ, I support this measure. -----------
Originally by: CCP Whisper Deal with it.
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Danton Marcellus
Nebula Rasa Holdings
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Posted - 2010.04.05 00:49:00 -
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Originally by: Gamer4liff As the owner of the Worst Name in EveĢ, I support this measure.
WTH were you thinking? Thanks for supporting the cause, with any luck and a smidge of evolution in the online gaming industry we might see progress in this area in the coming decade.
Should/would/could have, HAVE you chav!
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elnukeo
Minmatar The Blue Suns
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Posted - 2010.04.05 01:55:00 -
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+1 I think this would be great
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K1RTH G3RS3N
Reverse Psychology.
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Posted - 2010.04.05 07:07:00 -
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+1
i had no idea what eve was when i created K1RTH G3RS3N. Would much rather just be Kirth Gersen.
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