Upon registering, I wasn't aware that the username would be used in game. Unfortunately, I put my actual name. I really don't want this to be made public in multiplayer and would much rather a pseudonym. Is there anyway we can change our minecraft names?
I did the same thing and used my name when signing up not realizing the significance of it. As for getting a refund and then getting the game again, seriously? It should be as simple as updating a database field. Notch only has to look at our handles to see that they do in fact contain our name and isn't just a case of wanting it changed for no real reason. It's a valid concern, and there should be a warning or something up on the site at the very least that tells you when you register you will be stuck with that name and it will be publicly viewable.
Did this already and still been waiting. I've actually emailed every available email that I could find, tweet, and private message. I don't consider this a fault on my end or incompetence on where to find the proper support - it's just a lack thereof (which is claimed on the site, I know). However, I think there ought to at least be a disclaimer explaining the usage of the name in addition to support for those already in this position considering I now know I am not the only one, by any length, with this very same issue. It's a simple name change - not anything drastic by any means.
Im going to bump this as well. I was under the same impression and used my regular forum user name , not my regular IGN i usually use. Now everytime I log into the game, I have this annoyance that wont go away =(
Wouldn't mind a name change either. Having the lowercases in my name wasn't intended and now I'm pretty much one of the only people in MP that has an all lowercase name.
Same here. I would really like people to stop telling me that APB is dead.
I know not many sites let you change your username in the first place, I would just like to be able to change it on Minecraft.
Session Start: Sat Oct 09 06:45:29 2010
Session Ident: Notch
[06] <GreyVulpine> Notch - Are you able to change people's nicknames? I've been helping out in #MineCraftHelp, and have had that issue come up a few times. I just pointed them to [email protected].
[06] <Notch> unfortunately not right now.. We lose track of the purchase information when we do, and that's gotten us into trouble a few times
[06] <GreyVulpine> Ah, thank you. I'll pass that along if it comes up again.
[06] <Notch> thank you
Session Close: Sat Oct 09 06:47:55 2010
What I feel the response implies, is that the process isn't viable right now, but perhaps in the future he'll implement it when he has the time. We all know that it's a popular request. I'm not going to hound him over something like a name change.
I too wasn't aware the ingame name would be the account name. I've sent several emails with no response still.
I understand that it may not be viable, but as a customer I should have been informed somewhere on the website that the account name would be the ingame name, and I wasn't. This seems to be a recurring issue due to lack of information of the website, and for that reason I think it should be looked at and fixed.
Upon registering, I wasn't aware that the username would be used in game. Unfortunately, I put my actual name. I really don't want this to be made public in multiplayer and would much rather a pseudonym. Is there anyway we can change our minecraft names?
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Then just buy it again on a different account.
That's a silly idea. Plus, response time on refunds is also significantly slow if at all. This shouldn't be a big isse at all.
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Did this already and still been waiting. I've actually emailed every available email that I could find, tweet, and private message. I don't consider this a fault on my end or incompetence on where to find the proper support - it's just a lack thereof (which is claimed on the site, I know). However, I think there ought to at least be a disclaimer explaining the usage of the name in addition to support for those already in this position considering I now know I am not the only one, by any length, with this very same issue. It's a simple name change - not anything drastic by any means.
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I know not many sites let you change your username in the first place, I would just like to be able to change it on Minecraft.
Session Ident: Notch
[06] <GreyVulpine> Notch - Are you able to change people's nicknames? I've been helping out in #MineCraftHelp, and have had that issue come up a few times. I just pointed them to [email protected].
[06] <Notch> unfortunately not right now.. We lose track of the purchase information when we do, and that's gotten us into trouble a few times
[06] <GreyVulpine> Ah, thank you. I'll pass that along if it comes up again.
[06] <Notch> thank you
Session Close: Sat Oct 09 06:47:55 2010
Agree + 1