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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On one hand, because that's what Steam does and I feel it works pretty well.
And on the other, because it's funny to see how few people read past page 1 and think they're the first to think of it. <3
All jokes aside, though, this works really well for Steam games. The VAC can handle it, I don't think banning would be an issue for Minecraft, either. I can change my name to a miliion different variations (even from out of game, since you don't need to be playing on Steam to change your nickname) and still be banned. In theory, anyway; I've never actually been banned for anything.
I also really like Steam's "view past aliases" feature. I feel like it'd be vital if Minecraft ever received a friends list to go with the name changing.
It is possible to ban people by IP address, not just by username. This tends to solve some of the problem unless the person goes to another computer or changes their IP. If this happens, I don't think anything could stop them since they could also go to the lengths of buying another Minecraft account and playing at a friend's house. I do agree that it would be annoying to keep track of who is who though and I think that the system could overload from the constant changes. Inappropriateness existed before though, and this makes it possible to make your username more appropriate if you were being stupid when you first signed up.
-Beatsolos [Hopefully a better name someday.. like JDG or DJamHam]
THIS ROCKS! To teh h8r5: What if you make a typo in your username? Should you be stuck with "ThAesomeDde" instead of "TheAwesomeDude"?
Except for the fact that you can easily get around an IP ban, not to mention someone already on a proxy might block future users. Think of it this way, with the id-banning, you ban 6000 players. With IP banning, you ban 6000 ranges of different players.
Of course, an ID system would have to have a central database in which people were able to ban players to. Perhaps on execution of a ban command, it sends a packet saying that player was banned, and fetches the player's unique ID on mojang's end? It would mean mojang hosting everyone's bans, or alternatively letting the server owners have access to seeing a player's unique playerid.
Bro, you need a reality check. I know I'm quoting a post from ten pages ago, but seriously. Dumb=kid, automatically? Really? Dude, just save yourself the time and dig straight down.
That is true. One chance to change your name, and if you find out that you didn't like it, well it's your problem because you got a chance, and at least you wont have to pay for another minecraft. I say it should be $3.00 It's not expensive at all. And to any one else who says about the banning people and stuff, Make sure you ban their IP's because I belive it would be the same
anyone else think of that?!