Player Features and Ideas Discussion

well.... I have to contend that slightly:


https://oldforums.eveonline.com/?a=topic&threadID=1501016



Here is my argument. ^

We place value on the name because the name is what we identify with. We don't identify with your serial string. That is the value of names, and the effect of consequence.

I think a name change should be possible.
No more than once every two years and it should cost 2 plex.
I also think they should allow a Sex change too, no more than once and it should cost 4 plex.
I think they should also allow you to buy bonus neural remaps, perhaps 2,000 aur for that item.

Here is the thing.
Even if you change your name, your character ID will remain the same. Some characters who have managed to get name changes in the past found they were easily tracked. Much like some scammers and resellers got caught by having the exact same itemid on hand.

Yes.
Panta rhei.

I wanna change my name to Lan's Wang so +1 for me

Already he rolled an alt.

Gerti...


See. Easy. :)

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I've been a very big proponent of paid naming changes in EvE for ages, as long as a few limitations were met.

• Any name change (and any old aliases) needs to be documented and easily available in game and in an API report.
• Changing a name is purely cosmetic... it doesn't reset any standings, rankings, positions, notes, etc.
• The change isn't free.... there should be a minor but memorable consequence for a minor yet memorable thing: Plex or Arum are the best vehicles for this change IMO.

Other limitations I'm not too fond of.
Personally, I believe that if someone wants to waste the cash in trying to hide behind a list of name changes, then more power to them. It might work once. If it does, then that character will be verbed for all of EvE's history (like Awoxing or Ironbanking), but later on people will be more suspect and suspicious. Good! That's EvE!


Some have said that a name change option wouldn't affect gameplay. I think that this is more in the eye of the beholder. This change would enhance game play for the sizable population that is of a more artistic mindset. Yes, this option might rankle those that only follow rigid procedures, but it wouldn't actually hinder mechanical game play. For those of us that dip into the yellow spectrum, the hard mechanics aren't the only aspect of 'gameplay'.

Consequences! I've seen this bandied about for far too long as a reason to set a character's name in stone. Six years ago, maybe it carried some water. Now, not so much. The character name is the last item that cannot be changed and still retain the same character. Clothing, character looks, ship looks, and now even that sacred cow - Skills - can be edited post-creation. That cow was sacrificed last year, along with the 'Consequence' argument for avoiding an option for change.

Still, I believe that there should be some sort of consequence for changing names, and I see two right out of the gate - Financial and Social. The change shouldn't be free, as stated above. Socially, if someone notices that you've changed your character's name, they're going to start wondering why and inventing scenarios why 'that guy' changed his name... almost always assuming a negative reason.

It's been mentioned by some that there would be an extra step in checking someone's history. Yes, there would be, so what?
Assuming that no other changes were made other than just to the name, then a player should first notice the standing (and any notes that they left, right?). Act upon the standing that you (or your corp/alliance) set, and when a pause is available, then check the name and history. This is the concept of shoot first and ask questions later -- even if shooting means relocating really, really fast.

Once again, yes this is an extra step, and it might add a tiny amount of time should the pilot be determined to wait for confirmation of facts rather than act quickly. I say, "Good!", because, that's meaningful gameplay.

Also, if it causes one pilot to add a few precious seconds to a check (arguably a bad thing), then it gives the other pilot those few seconds in which to act (arguably a good thing). Once again, decisions are made at the tactical player level that could impact the each player's experience (definitely the best thing). Again, an example of meaningful gameplay.

+1 for paid name changes

--Gadget

“What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet.”

William Shakespeare.

What in a name? History? Personality trait clues of the player behind that name?

What is a name? The reputation that a person gain from the time they play as that character?

Or maybe a name is what left behind when that character is no longer around?


Currently our names in game is the only real thing that we have left that creates a true legacy for our characters.

People use the excuse that the player will just roll an alt instead, I can't allow that excuse to continue. Just because a player doesn't want to live with the legacy of the character's name, doesn't mean that we should erase the consequence of the name you pick, and the actions tied to that name.

The great thing about this game was the fact that you could create a long lasting impact on not just the game but the people through your character, and your actions through that character.

Plus corps already have enough trust issues as it is, lets not add to the problem.

I don't get the heat. What are you all up in arms about?
You can change your face, you can undo months of skill training and remap your character, you can buy your way out of low sec status, you can buy your way into whatever ship you like, you can buy and sell characters to and from other players, and you can strip all of your sp out and start a new character with no corp/kill history already.

In EvE, the choices you make are not permanent, and you can in most cases undo the consequences of your actions. That's the way EvE is now.

Just add name changing and get it over with.

1. your Name
2. your Gender
3. your Race

Have always and forever been permanent decisions.

Because it is your identity.

I agree with removal of the character bazaar now with injectors extractors availability.

To prevent identity swaps.

Note to the self haters : the tools are available

1. transfer your items
2. tear out your skills
3. biomass
4. rebuild yourself a new
5. make good choices

better yet just love yourself and your name.

Being reborn with new identity for no effort is screaming entitlement.

The easy road and the trashing of tradition and history.