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 Shiva.Ethereal
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By Shiva.Ethereal 2009-03-27 01:41:12
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To my knowledge, when one jumps servers and encounters their original name being already taken on the server they wish to transfer to they are allowed to change their name. However, I want to know under what circumstances if any would one be alowed to stay in their server but change their name. Other than deleting it and starting over of course >.>

If anyone has had experience in this and wishes to share something please tell ^^
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By Lakshmi.Galvaya 2009-03-27 01:49:26
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If your name is offensive in any way, you can play dumb(I didn't know this was a porn stars name!) and a GM can change it, or if someone lodges a valid complaint. However, Ethereal is just lol
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By Shiva.Ethereal 2009-03-27 01:58:52
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If I can't work something out with a GM I'll have to bug my friend into putting on a performance complaining to a GM that I have a name that depicts a pornographic actress >_>
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By Bahamut.Zacknafein 2009-03-27 06:03:38
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I lost my name jumping to Valefor long ago, long story short I didnt like it their, so I returned to Bahamut. However as no one on Bahamut was called Zacknafein, my new name, I didnt get the option the change back to my old name.

However a year or so earlier, a friend of mine had been forced to change his name from Crotchcritter, due to a number of complaints.

Believing that the GMs could change my name, I contacted one, explained my situation and was told it wasnt possible, and out of his power.

So as has been stated, unless you have a name people take offense at they really wont do anything.

P.S: Galvaya your avatar is awesome XD
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By Odin.Blazza 2009-03-27 06:23:53
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Well you could have created a mule on Bahamut with the name of Zacknafein before you transferred, that would have given you the option, but aside from that, there's no way to change it I think (unless perhaps you get a couple people to report you and somehow convince the GM that your name is offensive)
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By Bahamut.Evilswine 2009-03-27 06:28:28
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There is a kinda dangerous way:

Delete your character then have someone on another account make a mule on your server that is named like you. its possible your name does officially not exist anymore. when that is done call SE to get your character back. this is possible only ONE time! and you need to have all informations about the char (reg codes, CC information, your address, the race, jobs, server etc etc). When you did that they will restore the character but your old name will already be taken (remember the mule someone made on another account). you will now be forced to change your name and BINGO!

Zacky!!! keep in touch with us on forums. /wink
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By Odin.Blazza 2009-03-27 06:40:57
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Damn... I'd rather keep a name like Iamgod or princessfluffy than attempt that
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By Siren.Enternius 2009-03-27 06:41:17
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I don't see you'd want to change your name, Eth. You were always one of the good ones. At least you don't have a name like Xsquallx or Sepirothhh or any combination of a FF character and the letter "x" or Zacknafein or something REDICULOUSLY overused and lame like that.

Edit: Lmao, sorry Zack. I had only read the OP before saying that. It wasn't directed at you.
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By Bahamut.Evilswine 2009-03-27 06:43:33
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i am king, i did not see "Evilswine" anywhere else yet and i love it!
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By Siren.Enternius 2009-03-27 06:46:31
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Maybe that's because Tomba was stupid. c.c
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By Gilgamesh.Alyria 2009-03-27 07:11:53
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Zacknafein said:
I lost my name jumping to Valefor long ago, long story short I didnt like it their, so I returned to Bahamut. However as no one on Bahamut was called Zacknafein, my new name, I didnt get the option the change back to my old name.

However a year or so earlier, a friend of mine had been forced to change his name from Crotchcritter, due to a number of complaints.

Believing that the GMs could change my name, I contacted one, explained my situation and was told it wasnt possible, and out of his power.

So as has been stated, unless you have a name people take offense at they really wont do anything.

P.S: Galvaya your avatar is awesome XD


***! where the hell you been!! I been looking for you on bahamut! /slap no more galka sausage for you!!!
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By Bahamut.Evilswine 2009-03-27 08:40:41
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Enternius said:
Maybe that's because Tomba was stupid. c.c


nuuuuuu wuz teh best game evaaah
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By Fairy.Bruser 2009-03-27 09:20:23
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A linkshell member of mine called a [GM] up because he found a characters name offensive. His name was Stfunoob. the[GM] told him, "even though we both know what it means, becuase its not spelled out, I can not do anything about it."
I belive that is bs. They had a friend of mine change his name (after years on ffxi), his name was Mrpoopypants.
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By Siren.Enternius 2009-03-27 09:22:18
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Evilswine said:
Enternius said:
Maybe that's because Tomba was stupid. c.c


nuuuuuu wuz teh best game evaaah

It was a fun game, but the concept was stupid as hell. Lol.
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By Pandemonium.Kield 2009-03-27 09:35:28
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Talking about names... I thought this would be a funny little story for you all to read.

I was thinking about getting an xbox and xbl and calling myself Kield a few years back, I never got round to it. Well I started playing ffxi and called my character Kield, at this point no xbl "Kield"... Then, from that time til a few months ago my attention was brought to a character on Fable 2 called Kield with the XBL gammer tag Kield.

I was furious >:(... Well the other day I was on one of london's iconic red buses looking out the window when a Jaguar passes by. Not the animal, this is london... With the license plate of and I no lie! K1 ELD. I feel like I've been mugged. I bet its the same guy.
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By Bahamut.Zacknafein 2009-03-27 10:07:17
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Lol heya Evilswine, small world XD!

Blazza said:
Well you could have created a mule on Bahamut with the name of Zacknafein before you transferred, that would have given you the option, but aside from that, there's no way to change it I think (unless perhaps you get a couple people to report you and somehow convince the GM that your name is offensive)


Lol yeah I know, but it was somthing that slipped my mind before transfering, and by that time it was too late.
 
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By Bahamut.Farias 2009-03-27 11:04:54
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Probably will never happen but maybe SE can add an NPC called Namingway in an update and put him in Jeuno or something.
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By Bahamut.Evilswine 2009-03-27 11:09:36
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Mabrook said:

Dude... holy ***!

All you have to do is make a mule on another server with the same name as yours then transfer there and your name will then become yellow thus allowing you to change your name. Plus, you can't log on to your toon until your name is changed when it becomes yellow.

OR

Do the GM thing.


well this is the way to go if you are willing to change servers AND youre able to come back (as we all know you cant go back to baha f.e.)
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By Shiva.Ethereal 2009-03-27 12:24:28
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I contacted a GM last night and asked about it and a long story short, I'm pretty SOL. Only two circumstances exist that would allow me to change my name. First being if my name were inappropriate by nature and after being complained about and reviewed by a Senior GM would prompt me to change my name. The last being the whole server jump where my name was taken and the name I want was free. None of these conditions are looking good for me, so I'm stuck with what I got. Oh well~ Thanks for the input guys and gals.
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By Gilgamesh.Alyria 2009-03-27 12:38:22
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Hypnotized you forgot to tell him the sales pitch!!

"For all that you pay just only $25 each way!!! For a total of $50!!"
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By Fenrir.Omnitank 2009-03-27 12:40:06
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Enternius said:
Evilswine said:
Enternius said:
Maybe that's because Tomba was stupid. c.c


nuuuuuu wuz teh best game evaaah

It was a fun game, but the concept was stupid as hell. Lol.


"Tomba" in Swahili means "***".

I LOL when I tell my Swahili roommate about the game Tomba!
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By Shiva.Ethereal 2009-03-27 12:41:33
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I cleared out and deleted my mule to see if I could start fresh with the name I want but keep Ethe around for farming or whatever. Turns out the name I wanted was taken on my server /le sigh

Thanks for all your advice from before guys. I wish there was an easier way to check if your name was taken on whatever server.
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By Garuda.Hypnotizd 2009-03-27 12:42:22
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Alyria said:
Hypnotized you forgot to tell him the sales pitch!!

"For all that you pay just only $25 each way!!! For a total of $50!!"

lol, I deleted my post after I saw someone had already posted that. It would be a good sales pitch for SE. For only $49.95 change your in game name and save the hassle of transferring servers and being away for 3 months! =)
 
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By Shiva.Ethereal 2009-03-27 12:50:12
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Doesn't matter anymore. The name I wanted is taken on my main server so I'm SOL. The only way to do this is if I server jumped somewhere where Ethereal is taken but the name I want isn't. The odds of that are looking slim to none.
 
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By Fenrir.Omnitank 2009-03-27 13:23:42
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I suggest Shitdicknipples.

When I first joined I had a string of mules deleted by GMs >.> Guess I am bad at naming things. My Cat is named Dog in RL so yea...
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By Fairy.Xxnumbertwoxx 2009-03-27 13:27:16
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Omnitank said:
I suggest Shitdicknipples.


L O L
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By Shiva.Ethereal 2009-03-27 14:00:13
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Looks like the name I wanted is only available on two servers lol.
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