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Quote from Reec3ty

I'm sorry, but I despise this idea of changing names. Sure, I regret my name, and more so down the track because I chose it from what bullies used to call me, but honestly let's look at the pros and cons of this.

Pros:

1. You can have a cool new username.

Cons:

1. Server Owners can't ban you if you change your name.
2. It is morally confusing for people to distinguish you.
3. It's going to cause many problems down the track, whether system overloads at Mojang, or debates of innapropriateness.

This is why I don't condone this new idea Jeb brought to mind, it's just plain horrible and will lead to a new level of griefing.

Quote from Sacheverell

Change Your Minecraft Name?

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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Quote from sycoinc

I dont like the idea of name changes BUT seeing as they most likley will offer this I hope it is just a visual thing and not a total change.

Like for instance the main issue is BANS on servers. I hope mojang make it servers know the account name and you can choose the name displayed on servers different from your Account Name.. sort of how mmo character creation works

Make a character (with a valid non used username) and sign in a server with it BUT have the tracking from your account.

This way bans would still stick...

sure hope when its put in they dont mess up in whatever way they are doing it