Atikali Havendoorr
Mannar Focused Warfare
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Posted - 2013.07.28 12:49:00 -
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Canari Elphus wrote:Simple Solutions
1 - (already in place) - We can see the PSN name of the person no matter their DUST name so its easy enough to go by that.
2 - Show the name change in the person's history along with corps.
If you can change your name in real life, why not in New Eden? Just make sure that there is a paper trail for people to be able to follow. Every corp should be doing a background check on a new applicant anyway so having this show up in a merc's records should be fine.
I agree that $10 is a fair sum to pay for the change and would probably net CCP a good influx of money.
Canari Elphus wrote:Iron Wolf Saber wrote:Bottom Line CCP doesn't want name changing ability to turn into witness protection program.
You are massively more likely to get respec for aurum (or untrainer booster) verses getting a name change. This has been asked for 10 years and so far CCP has yet to budge on this.
You will get far more traction with avatar changing though. I agree that it shouldnt turn into witness protection but I think there should be a way to combat this. - EVE players should be able to see PSN/Account Names of DUST players - DUST players should be able to see histories (corp and name change) of other players Its CCPs decision but it would be a good way for the company to make money. There are a ton of people who would pay for a change for legitimate reasons. Heck, if a corp gets fooled by a guy this way with the information available I listed above then they deserve it.
TheAmazing FlyingPig wrote:I came across this thread in CCP Frame's post in the weekly updates sticky. I can see how this could be used as a "witness protection" scheme, and I think I might have a solution. Feel free to poke holes in it (seriously, point out all flaws).
If this were to be implemented, keep track of all previous names used in a "Previous Alias" list, much like the employment history window.
Example - I rename from "TheAmazing FlyingPig" to "Sammy Whiskers" (we miss you Sammy <3). My name would be Sammy Whiskers, the name TheAmazing FlyingPig would be open for someone else to take, and TheAmazing FlyingPig is now listed as a previous alias. Only one copy of the name can be active at any given time, however it can be on anyone's alias list if at any time it was their name.
Not sure how hard this kind of system would be to implement code-wise, but there's a possible solution.
I support this. I would like to add that there should be a time restriction if one can change name several times, like max once a month, once every third month or perhaps even once a year. Or, as The Interfector stated, maybe just once at all. And then I would add that you can do this once in a lifetime change only after 6 months or maybe a year of playing. Thus folks who created a lolname at first and later got serious with things can get a more appealing or better describing impression.
Also, previous aliases should be searchable, other than show up in corp appliances. PerhapsGǪ not sure what I think of this myself, but I wanted to throw out the thought. I think this depends on what is decided on the other restrictions.
This should be a viable solution for the legitimate ones, as well as keeping awoxers interest low. Better for them to create new characters then. And legits who wants a new name right away can simply make a new character. The loss of SP should be reasonable the first weeks, or even months.
I see how this can work out well in DUST but not EVEO; we have something they don't: PSN ID names.
And I also came here from the weekly updates thread. |