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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Like I said, why can't you just /nick? What is the difference.
What is /nick?
Some people don't realize that their username is their display name. It is, actually, a lot more secure to make your username not your display name.
I don't like the steam system because of the nicknames. You should be able to change your display name for a fee of ~$5 IMO.
Yaaaay, More money for Mojang. I say it should be free, but you can only do it once.
I'm fine because my username is what I always go by.
You aren't serious, right?
Now the Pros and Cons if it cost $5, the Pro:Not too many people will change there name so it's easy to keep track. The Con:Is that it's $5.
I love my MineCraft name so there's no need for me to change it, now if I did want to change it, $5 is not too much.
The /id command would run giving the following information, or something like it:
With some ability to look further into the past of the players previous aliases, possibly.
There could easily be two variations, one for normal players and one for OPs, with the normal player variation only providing the IGN and ID, so you can identify your friends. The OP would provide recent IDs and/or other useful information.
Bans (and other such things, that are player specific) done on a players in-game name should redirect to the player's Player ID, instead.
Of course there should be a list of unusuable content within in-game names, such as Player IDs, Login Names, In-game names in use, specified curse words, mojang staff, etc.
This would provide a way for people to keep their permissions and servers, protect their original name and IGN (and keep them seperate), make sure that people don't bypass bans to greif, etc.
I for one support this (which you should be able to tell from the wall of text), since it allows people who didn't know their login name would be their IGN, to switch it to something they would prefer, and people who are simply tired of their username or made minor errors in it to fix them (I.E. Me, who used "darkparadox", instead of "DarkParadox" and at minimum would like to fix that...)
I agree with this guy. Have the username / unique ID system similar to Steam's. Also, we should pay nothing and there should be something to balance it out... Maybe like EA / Origin how its a week cooldown?