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[Suggestion]: Character rename for PLEX
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Hopelesshobo
Hoboland
#41 - 2013-12-02 03:29:37 UTC
The only way I could get behind this would be if there was a character name history like there is one for employment, and current standings follows you even if someone has you marked -10.0 as your old name.

Lowering the average to make you look better since 2012.
Kontrapshun
Doomheim
#42 - 2013-12-02 05:33:47 UTC
Chribba wrote:
I keep voting no on such features, has to be some downside to trying to buy your way ahead...


Agree 100%... I would go one farther and remove Character sales completely. Don't skill/name what you can't afford to use.... so many exploits in the game already, with the buy the win vibe.
Zvaarian the Red
Evil Leprechaun Brigade
#43 - 2013-12-02 10:03:06 UTC
Simply add a 'formerly known as' element to character info. That's all you have to do to make this work.
Swiftstrike1
Swiftstrike Incorporated
#44 - 2013-12-02 10:20:22 UTC
This service should only ever be made available to people who buy a character from the bazar and even then I'm pretty sceptical... There's too much scope for people to escape their reputations.

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Jint Hikaru
OffWorld Exploration Inc
#45 - 2013-12-02 10:21:23 UTC
Please NO!

Not everyone has the time to check a bio of an unknown before performing an action.

Also, if you are that concerned about the name of a character, then make that part of your decision in the character bazaar.

Jint Hikaru - Miner / Salvager / Explorer / SpaceBum In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
Daisai
Daisai Investments.
#46 - 2013-12-02 11:34:21 UTC
Tora Hamaji wrote:
As the title says.

Currently it's possible to trade characters legally, remap attributes for plex, and sometimes change name if deemed insulting in some languages.

One of the most annoying things about Character trade is that you can't truly make a character you buy to be yours, since the name was chosen by someone else. often a character has a perfect skill profile to suit your need, but a ridiculous name that just doesn't fit you.

it's already possible if flagged for name change when reported for some insulting names. So why not simply allow renaming for plex?


Edit: this feature should not be a way to purge identity and history. the previous names MUST be listed under character info somewhere.
The character should also be found when someone searches for the old name.
scammers and spies souldn't be able to escape the consequences with just a simple name change.



Give it time, this feature is probably in the list of features they will add when the profit on eve is going down and they ran out of idea's.
But it will not happen for now since they can add get more profit in different ways.
Claud Tiberius
#47 - 2013-12-02 11:59:58 UTC  |  Edited by: Claud Tiberius
I agree there should be a way to rename characters.

I do not think there should be any Plex fee ($16/600 mill isk, to just rename your character would be ridiculous). Instead perhaps something like: you may only change your name once every 6 months.

Wild guess: I assume every character has a unique ID so the name doesn't matter if it is changed. Previously saved contacts, standings, bounties, etc, should all work as normal i.e.: based on the ID of the character, not the names.


Something to add to the to-do list but imo, there are better things to improve in the game.

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Anomaly One
Doomheim
#48 - 2013-12-02 12:09:57 UTC
EvE has consequences!

Unless you..
Change your name
have alts
buy your character
buy plex

Face it, you know that if this was implemented most people will get deceived by the new name because that is what they see first so you pretty much negate all your bad reputation for a while until they figure it out and then you do it again.


And there's another thing you haven't though of let's say a person with good reputation changes his name, is his old name now available to everyone else? so pretty much ultimate scams with this on first sight, cheating people via the UI.
And yea people are gonna have time to check names in local while they're fighting for specific name changes.. (hint: they won't)
yea we really need more of this ****

/sigh

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Zvaarian the Red
Evil Leprechaun Brigade
#49 - 2013-12-02 12:13:51 UTC
Anomaly One wrote:
EvE has consequences!

Unless you..
Change your name
have alts
buy your character
buy plex

Face it, you know that if this was implemented most people will get deceived by the new name because that is what they see first so you pretty much negate all your bad reputation for a while until they figure it out and then you do it again.


And there's another thing you haven't though of let's say a person with good reputation changes his name, is his old name now available to everyone else? so pretty much ultimate scams with this on first sight, cheating people via the UI.
And yea people are gonna have time to check names in local while they're fighting for specific name changes.. (hint: they won't)
yea we really need more of this ****

/sigh


As long as changing your name doesn't change your standing with people I don't see a huge issue, but maybe I'm just naive.
Jint Hikaru
OffWorld Exploration Inc
#50 - 2013-12-02 13:01:14 UTC
Zvaarian the Red wrote:


As long as changing your name doesn't change your standing with people I don't see a huge issue, but maybe I'm just naive.


Its fairly simple. Say I have you set to RED, because I know you like to come to my system and blow-up miners.

So, you enter my system, I see a new RED and I see your name. You are KNOWN to me, I then take appropriate action.

You change your name. [you are still red to me, and somewhere in your character profile it says AKA: Zvaarian the Red]

This time you enter my system. Despite the fact that I 'KNOW' you, you are an 'UNKNOWN' because I no longer recognize your name.
I can either take action without knowing the full facts.
Or waste time checking your BIO to see if you have ever been a name I 'KNOW'.


For every name I don't recognize, I have to check the BIO to see if they used to go under an name I do recognize.

Jint Hikaru - Miner / Salvager / Explorer / SpaceBum In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.
Tora Hamaji
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#51 - 2013-12-06 19:35:30 UTC
Jint Hikaru wrote:
Zvaarian the Red wrote:


As long as changing your name doesn't change your standing with people I don't see a huge issue, but maybe I'm just naive.


Its fairly simple. Say I have you set to RED, because I know you like to come to my system and blow-up miners.

So, you enter my system, I see a new RED and I see your name. You are KNOWN to me, I then take appropriate action.

You change your name. [you are still red to me, and somewhere in your character profile it says AKA: Zvaarian the Red]

This time you enter my system. Despite the fact that I 'KNOW' you, you are an 'UNKNOWN' because I no longer recognize your name.
I can either take action without knowing the full facts.
Or waste time checking your BIO to see if you have ever been a name I 'KNOW'.


For every name I don't recognize, I have to check the BIO to see if they used to go under an name I do recognize.



1) if you ignore a red just because it's a name you don't recognize then you're an idiot.

2) eve is run mostly on basis of alliance/corp, not individual names. yes there are individuals that matter, but nothing that will be affected by this idea.

3) read the freaking OP. you'll be able to show info on him and check past names, and recognize him there!
Izumi Moto
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#52 - 2014-01-10 03:16:18 UTC
Actually... I don't understand why we don't have this feature. it was already implemented in CEVE since july 2, 2013...

http://www.reddit.com/r/Eve/comments/1k9yp5/
Sable Moran
Moran Light Industries
#53 - 2014-01-10 11:09:50 UTC
For the record; This gets a big fat minus one (-1) from me.

OP should also have done his/her due diligence by doing a search on the forums, this silly idea pops up frequently enough so that an open topic should always be available for continuing the discussion on it.

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Izumi Moto
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#54 - 2014-01-10 19:32:20 UTC  |  Edited by: Izumi Moto
Sable Moran wrote:
For the record; This gets a big fat minus one (-1) from me.

OP should also have done his/her due diligence by doing a search on the forums, this silly idea pops up frequently enough so that an open topic should always be available for continuing the discussion on it.


I understand some people don't like the idea. but just cause you and I don't like or want the idea, doesn't mean it shouldn't happen. (a lot of people was against the PLEX system. they thought it would break the game. needless to say the system is in game.) I also seen on the old forums where devs said it wouldn't happen. but yet it did on CEVE. I personally could care less. but I think if you offer a service to some, that service should be offered to all. if some people want to waste their ISK/PLEX/currency on this then let them. I see it this way... the more money CCP can make the more content we get. revenue greatly helps. and this would be a cash cow for them.
Callic Veratar
#55 - 2014-01-10 21:21:52 UTC
I like the idea of adding a name history with a change being the price of a PLEX. Everything should be maintained due to the change including contacts and standing and all that.

However, I don't think it should be in isolation. Add in a call sign system that lets us label contact however we want.
Izumi Moto
Garoun Investment Bank
Gallente Federation
#56 - 2014-01-17 10:19:46 UTC
Callic Veratar wrote:
I like the idea of adding a name history with a change being the price of a PLEX. Everything should be maintained due to the change including contacts and standing and all that.

However, I don't think it should be in isolation. Add in a call sign system that lets us label contact however we want.


I'm sure it would use the same model CEVE does.
Saint Vaiti
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#57 - 2014-03-19 20:14:35 UTC
I'm with Izumi Moto. I don't get why this isn't a feature is available on the Chinese server and not here. Is there some sort of technical issue that exists that was solved with that server so that it couldn't be copied here?
Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#58 - 2014-03-19 20:24:02 UTC
in before CEVE players demand a stop to letting ppl change their names.

just because an idea is implemented, doesnt mean its good.

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Petrified
Old and Petrified Syndication
#59 - 2014-03-19 20:33:41 UTC
Tora Hamaji wrote:
And most importantly, its not only for those who buy characters. a lot of people end up hating the name they chose once when they were drunk, and now they're stuck with it forever just because?


Which goes to show that you should not drink and engage in creative activities. Blink
At least, don't get drunk. Lol

But on topic - overly I am against the idea. Though it would be somewhat acceptable if, and only if the prior name were retained.
Character Name: Blah Blah
AKA: Blah Bl4h Blah, AKA: Blip Blah

etc...

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Daichi Yamato
Jabbersnarks and Wonderglass
#60 - 2014-03-19 20:46:11 UTC
Petrified wrote:
Tora Hamaji wrote:
And most importantly, its not only for those who buy characters. a lot of people end up hating the name they chose once when they were drunk, and now they're stuck with it forever just because?


Which goes to show that you should not drink and engage in creative activities. Blink
At least, don't get drunk. Lol

But on topic - overly I am against the idea. Though it would be somewhat acceptable if, and only if the prior name were retained.
Character Name: Blah Blah
AKA: Blah Bl4h Blah, AKA: Blip Blah

etc...


it would have to be the new names that are the AKA's. when everyone shows info, it needs to be his original name, on my overview it needs to be his original name, on guest list in station it needs to be his original name and in local it needs to be his original name. And everyone must see the same original name.

if one person is talking about name A, to his friend who is talking about name B, and these two players dont realise they are talking about the same person, then hunting players and target calling, and everything that is to do with a name becomes ridiculously confusing and broken.

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