Every one of us picked our Minecraft user name when we signed up on minecraft.net for the first time (and every time thereafter). For most of us, knowing that whatever name was chosen is stuck with us forever is just a part of the game. Still, what if you gave yourself a silly or inappropriate name? What if you're just tired of the one you have? Currently, this means getting another copy of the game - but maybe not for long.
Jeb hinted that username changes might be a feature in the near future, something that Mollstam is looking into currently. While there is no set date - or even a hinted one - for the feature's arrival, it would seem that it's more a matter of "when" than "if" now.
Maybe I can use this opportunity to change my name to "MrFluffykins".
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You bring up a valid point, but also a rather poor one in ways. You see no two people will be able to share the same username, therefore you can't honestly impersonate a famous Minecrafter any more then before now can you!
As for the ban issue I would say there could maybe be a unique user token that would be blocked when you executed the /ban command. This way it wouldn't matter what IP or Username they have!
Thats what it says in the 1.7.2 Changelog under the MP section.
The ability to change your name should be on your minecraft account page for a small price (1.00 or so)
I think the player ID system would work fine, if anyone changes their name as a famous youtuber, you could run a command, like /id <player> or something, and it could show their id and their previous usernames. I would change mine. To like Yosheh or something.
thanksi also like the idea mojang should do it
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As for the skin change, I'm new so ... *awkward shrug*