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If I petition for a name change?
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Amber Packer
Subsidy H.R.S.
Xagenic Freymvork
#1 - 2016-12-15 09:49:55 UTC
Hello all!

I have a bit of a situation that I am not sure how the EVE GM's will react to.

I have played EVE off and on through out my life since I was 16 (almost 29 now). Unfortunately there are times in my life where I step away from video games because I just don't have time. When I was 16 I thought it was a great idea to take on my boyfriends last name in game, so in game we where Mr. and Ms. Packer... go figure years latter we got married so no problem! Well... years later we got divorced! LoL.... Now I have been divorced from him for over 5 years now and before coming back to playing these characters I didn't mind because it was just a name w/e right? But now I have been with my current boyfriend for 2 years now and we will be getting married after I finish school, I was going to reactivate my accounts, but hesitate because their is no pay for character rename... I have 3 accounts with the name packer every where and it feels awkward to play and than have him look over my shoulder and see my first name and than my x's last name... Would a GM say no to this?? Even if I supplied was willing to attach the divorce papers??
Shae Tadaruwa
Science and Trade Institute
Caldari State
#2 - 2016-12-15 09:58:05 UTC
Just be thankful you didn't get his name tattooed. That would be a real bummer now.

Don't know what the GMs will do tbh, but you will never get a yes if you don't ask.

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Amber Packer
Subsidy H.R.S.
Xagenic Freymvork
#3 - 2016-12-15 10:05:52 UTC
I am very thankful that we never went through with matching tattoos lol.... and thanks for responding <3
Demonspawn 666
State War Academy
Caldari State
#4 - 2016-12-15 10:17:19 UTC
I'm stuck with my ex-wifes surname - 666 :(

Could be worse Mrs Packer!


Your first name could be fudge.....


Hope the GMs see sense and get something sorted for you.

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Salvos Rhoska
#5 - 2016-12-15 10:22:59 UTC  |  Edited by: Salvos Rhoska
Try a ticket.

Id think you have to have them activated, though I suppose as Alphas they are technically activated to some extent.

And Id recommend you dont make the same mistake twice by choosing married name again, just in case.
Not an efficient use of time to have to change peoples names every time they get divorced.

Unfortunately your previous names may be eternalized on the EVE monument.

Also, you might want to re-incoroporate your corp under a different name, since its still Packer.

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Vigirr
#6 - 2016-12-15 10:40:50 UTC
EVE is about dealing with the consequences of your (in)actions. Your name will not be changed.
Sentient Blade
Crisis Atmosphere
Coalition of the Unfortunate
#7 - 2016-12-15 11:18:37 UTC
Just submit a support ticket and maybe hit up CCP Falcon.

You might get a positive response, you might not. CCP generally won't undo consequences of your in-game actions but they've been known to be quite decent about situations where real-life gets in the way.
Xylem Viliana
homeless bum
#8 - 2016-12-15 11:29:25 UTC
I can understand where you are coming from on this. I once had a character with my Ex-wifes name too, after a messy divorce I just biomassed it, 60m sp char ( i think ). some may say it was stupid thing to do, could have sold it or tried for a name change but I biomassed for closure.

If that isnt the route you want to take (these days extract, biomass then make new char) then a petition for a name change may be the way to go, even if they just rename to minny amarr gallente caldari cit ########### it may be enough to remove the constant reminder for you.
Nat Silverguard
Aideron Robotics
Aideron Robotics.
#9 - 2016-12-15 11:32:14 UTC
the best sol'n is to buy extractors, extract your SP, make another character, and biomass Mrs. Packer.

good luck o7

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Bjorn Tyrson
Brutor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2016-12-15 11:54:32 UTC
I was in a similar situation, they don't do name changes. I ended up having to extract and biomass like others have suggested. its been a little bit painful since I had to sell a lot of the extracted SP just to afford the extractors to keep pulling stuff out. went from 50m sp down to just under 17m by the time the process was done. (I did use some of the sp to get a couple of alts set up though, probably would have been closer to 25m if I had put them all into this character)

its a pain in the ass, and the sp loss does hurt a bit. but its the best option available.
Henry Plantgenet
Center for Advanced Studies
Gallente Federation
#11 - 2016-12-15 12:44:02 UTC
I'm just thinking of the ironic situation where she gets a successful name change, changes the last name to her current boyfriend, marries and divorces again. "CCP I'm not good with this can you help again -_-?" Roll

in all serousness,
You won't know what CCP'll do until you've tried it so good luck with the petition!
Bargain Benny
Doomheim
#12 - 2016-12-15 13:03:21 UTC
Nat Silverguard wrote:
the best sol'n is to buy extractors, extract your SP, make another character, and biomass Mrs. Packer.

good luck o7

This right here.
Gadget Helmsdottir
Gadget's Workshop
#13 - 2016-12-15 19:12:17 UTC
Something something meaningful consequences.... Roll

Seriously though, try a ticket, and good luck.

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Princess Adhara
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2016-12-15 20:53:18 UTC
This could be exploited. Twisted

Safer, more expensive solution, would be to extract sp, biomass, create new char, as others have suggested.
Railyn Quisqueya
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#15 - 2016-12-15 21:11:43 UTC
I'm sorry OP, but this was a funny read Lol. With that said, I hope you get it sorted. Not my call to make obviously, but this may qualify as a special case warranting a change. At least if it were up to me, I'd do it. Good luck with your request and hope it works out for you. But wow, I'm still laughing...
Kolinthia Lincoln
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#16 - 2016-12-15 21:14:07 UTC
Demonspawn 666 wrote:
I'm stuck with my ex-wifes surname - 666 :(

Could be worse Mrs Packer!


Your first name could be fudge.....


Hope the GMs see sense and get something sorted for you.


Hahahahahahaha *gasps for air* ahahahaha
Clandestiny
Doomheim
#17 - 2016-12-15 21:26:04 UTC
Vigirr wrote:
EVE is about dealing with the consequences of your (in)actions. Your name will not be changed.

🐴👌's like make people avoid this game.

I know, you want people to avoid this game.

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Railyn Quisqueya
Imperial Academy
Amarr Empire
#18 - 2016-12-15 21:34:39 UTC  |  Edited by: Railyn Quisqueya
Vigirr wrote:
EVE is about dealing with the consequences of your (in)actions. Your name will not be changed.

If it were in-game consequences only, I'd agree with you. But in this case, a decision that was made over 10 years ago can and will have negative real life consequences. Idealistically it shouldn't matter and no one should care. But realistically, c'mon let's be honest; it's an uncomfortable and awkward situation.
nezroy
Federal Defense Union
Gallente Federation
#19 - 2016-12-15 22:13:13 UTC  |  Edited by: nezroy
Make new characters with names you like. Extract skills from Packers, inject skills into new characters. Sell Packers to skill farmers (last I saw people were still paying transfer + a bit for 5M SP chars that can be turned into injector farms).
Salvos Rhoska
#20 - 2016-12-15 22:17:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Salvos Rhoska
Up to CCP.

But Im against it. There are any number of people that created characters with names they regret, and there is no accounting how many players might be aggrieved by OP on those characters over the years.

If you are going to marry this man, should he not accept you as you are, including your history?
If he is substantially upset by looking over your shoulder and seeing your exes name on your characters, Id advise you to reconsider your choice to commit to him in marriage.

Its up to you what you do with your Packer named accounts and Corps. Not up to CCP.
As others have said, theyve gone so far as to biomass them, or extract SP at a loss and expense.

Would be kind of unfair for you to change your ingame character names compared to them.

Our characters in EVE exist in a virtual space and environment separate from us as IRL individuals.
You may have gotten divorced, but your ingame characters had nothing to do with it.

The characters have a name with which they where created, and are identified by in EVE.
If your name changes, it doesn't mean theirs does.

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