Please give us an option to change our names CCP. Whether it be through something purchased with ISK or AUR, let us change our merc names if we so choose.

I say this because:

1. Some people might just not like the name they have

2. Alliance or corp members can really build a community together by having the same moniker a la DJINN or such thing.

3. Another revenue source for CCP?

I would much rather be able to change my avatar. I hate looking like a Caldari. I need that smexy Gallente look :3

Please give us an option to change our names CCP. Whether it be through something purchased with ISK or AUR, let us change our merc names if we so choose.

I say this because:

1. Some people might just not like the name they have

2. Alliance or corp members can really build a community together by having the same moniker a la DJINN or such thing.

3. Another revenue source for CCP?

Boo CCP! I want name changes now!!!

Also, you can try to get a handful of people to report you for an offensive name.

I too requested a name change and CCP gave a little BS reason on why they couldn't do it

"Hello,

Thank you very much for contacting DUST 514 Customer Support.

We are sorry to inform you that we cannot change your character name since our naming policy is very strict on this subject. We may only change names if the change is cosmetic only (changing the case of a letter for example) or in specific situations (such as an offensive name) or if the change is requested very soon after a character has been created.

We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused to you. Do not hesitate to contact us again should you require further assistance in the future.

Best regards,
GM Murasaki
CCP Customer Support | EVE Online | DUST 514"

Now I know other games do this and it is potential way for CCP to make money, I can't believe they don't have the time energy or resources to explore this.

Reputation, Earn it.

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.

You can't see this in EVE. Also, DUST players have to have the same name change restrictions as EVE players, so this isn't a viable solution.

This has been debated to death for years on the EVE forums, since they are subject to the same restriction. What it comes down to is that it violates one of the tenants of the New Eden universe, that consequences matter, and to overcome this would require a bit of dev time.

I give you a scenario. AWOXER Bob joins a corp, spends some time with them and gets a position of power with access to the corp wallet. Bob springs his trap, and takes them for everything they have and leaves / is kicked from the corp.

Because our names are permanent, Bob cannot escape from his actions, so when he applies to a new corp, they know what he is and deny him. If Bob could change his name, it would remove one of the largest consequences for his actions. This is undesirable.

Now thats not the only reason, there are more, but thats just one example of the dangers name changes can do without the devs setting up a system for us to dig deep into a character's background.

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.

Please give us an option to change our names CCP. Whether it be through something purchased with ISK or AUR, let us change our merc names if we so choose.

I say this because:

1. Some people might just not like the name they have

2. Alliance or corp members can really build a community together by having the same moniker a la DJINN or such thing.

3. Another revenue source for CCP?

This has been debated to death for years on the EVE forums, since they are subject to the same restriction. What it comes down to is that it violates one of the tenants of the New Eden universe, that consequences matter, and to overcome this would require a bit of dev time.

I give you a scenario. AWOXER Bob joins a corp, spends some time with them and gets a position of power with access to the corp wallet. Bob springs his trap, and takes them for everything they have and leaves / is kicked from the corp.

Because our names are permanent, Bob cannot escape from his actions, so when he applies to a new corp, they know what he is and deny him. If Bob could change his name, it would remove one of the largest consequences for his actions. This is undesirable.

Now thats not the only reason, there are more, but thats just one example of the dangers name changes can do without the devs setting up a system for us to dig deep into a character's background.

I would like to think that in DUST your reputation is sort of the same as it is in EVE so I rather not see name change being introduced, after all it's the same universe...

Just set your favorite suit to the appropriate race you want.

Please give us an option to change our names CCP. Whether it be through something purchased with ISK or AUR, let us change our merc names if we so choose.

I say this because:

1. Some people might just not like the name they have

2. Alliance or corp members can really build a community together by having the same moniker a la DJINN or such thing.

3. Another revenue source for CCP?

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.

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.

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 hope you ready to accept the consequence that comes with this.

Spies.

Imagine being able to change your name at will in order to sneak into a corp and ruin everything from within, leave, and then change your name without fear of being discovered.

We can change our day in the present but not in the future? Yes it's a game but I would still like the option. We should get a name tracker so that players can not change their names to try and run away from others. A name history list of all the previous names this player took up. A 24 hour count down between each name change and a small fee.

If you add name history as part of the solution very nervous corps will auto-reject you similar to those with high employment and short duration rosters.

How about instead of a name change we could use callsigns.

We keep whatever name we started with at character creation. Thats the name that shows up
under employment history and all that but the callsign is what shows up in chat channels and
kill feeds. You could still "show info" and get the mercs real name and psn ID but what is
publicly shown is the callsign. The callsign could be changed when xxx (whatever people want).
Corps could get their monikers on old players/new hires without the need to create a new
character thereby actually getting the character they hired.

Just a thought.

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