Bingchudie Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 Long story about why I have a long hyphenated name at the moment but now that I have met up with my Guildmates & such I would like to drop the later portion of my characters name. Is it possible to rename your character after creation and if so, how? Any insight would be greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ldogg Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 I am almost positive that you can not. Some one plz correct me if I'm wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XViper Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 (edited) I am bumping this old thread, as it seemed more appropriate than creating a new one. I've used the name XViper on many games over many years. It has always been my primary alias. When I named my character during creation, everything displayed appropriately. However when I got into the game, it had dropped the second capital; now displaying 'Xviper' (This looks stupid!). At this time, I was just running the weekend trial. I've since purchased the game and a subscription. I had thought from the start that I could simply put in a request to have my name changed to XViper. This seems like an extremely trivial and simple change. However I was knocked back, saying only 1 capital letter is allowed. (I understand this, but an exception to allow 2, surely wont cause problems?!) So I decided to request something else. Thinking that maybe x'Viper or xViper would work. Still not what I wanted, but better than the current name. I was given the excuse that I can't change my name because it doesn't break any of the naming policies. So because I've done the right thing, I don't get to option to fix it. I am so incredibly disappointed in SWTOR. I understand there need to monitor ingame names, and keep the game sensible, but why am I being punished? There are people running around with 'lolswtorsux' and 'wowisstillbetter', but they won't let me have the name I've used in games for over a decade. Edited March 25, 2012 by XViper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrisG Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) good questoins. Edited March 26, 2012 by CrisG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veluthurk Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Character naming convention in this game is the first letter is always capitalized so xViper wouldn't be possible. Same as that "other" game, too. It's unfortunate that they didn't update it with this game. We also can't use ascii characters. but at least we can use the " ' " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XViper Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) Character naming convention in this game is the first letter is always capitalized so xViper wouldn't be possible. Same as that "other" game, too. It's unfortunate that they didn't update it with this game. We also can't use ascii characters. but at least we can use the " ' " Thanks for clarifying that the first letter is always capitalised. I'm not sure why Bioware/EA couldn't tell me that? I certainly understand their need to have restrictions on naming, so people don't make stupid ALL CAPS names, or OmGiAmSo1337 crap. However I sincerely hope a representative will see this thread and address my questions. Why can perfectly mature, responsible and suitable names not be allowed? I was hoping they would show the courtesy of assisting a paying customer with a very polite and well written request, but instead got shot down by what seemed like a copy and paste response. Edited March 26, 2012 by XViper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthiaskotor Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 (edited) We also can't use ascii characters. This is on purpose, I'm sure. I've seen way too many WoW characters with names you can't type on a US keyboard because they're full of accented characters. Why can perfectly mature, responsible and suitable names not be allowed? Because it's against the current naming policy/conventions (names start with a capital letter, only one capital letter allowed). I think the idea is that it's supposed to be an actual 'name', not your personal handle, and in the SW universe apparently All Names Start With Capital Letters. I've never seen a direct developer response to suggestions, but I do know they read the forums, and if there are a lot of complaints they may change the naming policy. You might try over in the Customer Service forum as well. Edited March 26, 2012 by matthiaskotor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilTsar Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 its possible, but you need a good reason ie unintentionally 'offensive' name is what i used to get rid of 'crackshot', which was just a dumb, middle of the night week 1 ah man my dude is stuck in place really bad, ill go try a smuggler name pick. then i fell in love with scoundrels and stuck with it, and needed a name that didnt make me flinch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedikillar Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 yeah i really want to cus i had a name (avner if you must know) and when the server transfers came my name was taken. so i changed the first "a" to "å" figuring that just like in...the other game...it would automatically capitalize the first letter even tho its accented. now i look like a 1st grader running around without a capitalized 1st letter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veluthurk Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Since this got necro'd I will add a tip if you haven't yet x-fered and don't like your name. Go to the destination server and create a new character with the same name. When you x-fer your original the name will conflict and you will have to change it. Ta-duh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jedikillar Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 unless thats how the problem happened in the first place was by xfering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veluthurk Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 unless thats how the problem happened in the first place was by xfering You misunderstand my comment. I was just adding a note how to get a free name change for anyone checking this thread, not how to fix misspellings. I'm sorry you had the misfortune of not using a capital letter. I'm fairly certain paid name changes will become available when paid server transfers are offered. As an idea for you get someone to report your name. It could get flagged for changing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unborn-King Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 What about if you are on a "Destination" server? They won't let me transfer out of it and I would really like to change my name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skodan Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 What about if you are on a "Destination" server? They won't let me transfer out of it and I would really like to change my name. no way then, unless they add a rename possiblity with F2P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolaf Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) Of course you can rename your character, and for the low price of 1000 Catel Coins. Edited August 3, 2012 by tolaf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artemys Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Can always delete your character, create a new one with the exact name. Then have your character restored. You can only do it once per character though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlixMV Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 I had a friend of mine get his characters renamed after transferring off an Origin server. He submitted a customer service request online and had it implemented a few days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iZach Posted August 10, 2012 Share Posted August 10, 2012 I'd like to add to this so that future players can see the naming policy in action. I too was caught out by the automatic capitalisation of the first word during character creation. I've gone by the moniker "iZach" for the past few years, and during character creation there seemed to be no problem with the capitalisation of the second letter instead of the first. However, it wasn't until I hit about Level 10 that I realised my name appeared to others as "Izach". This was reeeallllly annoying, because it just looks like I can't use my shift key properly. I asked if I could change the name (to something completely different, as I understood capitals couldn't be inserted later on) but was denied. Very frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bahdasz Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 omg when i tried to name my character rTard it capitalized it and made it Rtard, and that just looks stupid. I can't figure out to delete my character and start over or just man up and live with it. Someone help before I lose my mind... oh wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberbee Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Why do we have to have unique names, no spaces, limited sets of letters, no special characters, only one Capital letter? Look back to Ultima Online for the answer to these and other naming questions! Many of the naming conventions we see in modern MMOs are a direct result of developer fear, due to what they saw occuring in Ultima Online. A game in which you had near unlimited options when naming your character. One of the common types of griefing, called Noto Pking, was to name your character... a Chicken Just that. "a" space "Chicken". That was the most popular. How it worked was that you'd name your character, level it up, become a "mage", then use a spell to turn it into a chicken (which would turn your character grey), you would then wander around town and wait for a newbie to attack you, at which point the newbie would become grey to the mage meaning that the mage could then attack the newbie right under the noses of the guards. There were many other Griefing schemes involving naming conventions, but this is the one I've remembered over the years. I actually miss the naming conventions of UO, after all, in real life I don't have a unique name, why should I be the only "Ted" "Bill" or, "Ikeelunow" on the server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vespassian Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I'd like to rename a character... More importantly my Legacy name. It's Verda'Mand'alor (Brothers of Mandalore in Mando'a ), but turned out like Verda'mand'lor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aluvard Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 Only solution for this is transfer. But on the other server you must have a toon with that name. You transfer and game will force you to change your name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattYouse Posted August 11, 2012 Share Posted August 11, 2012 I don't think so. You can't change anything else from your character (hair, face, skin, weight, ect.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coltonprovence Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 You can now rename your character using Hut Cartel items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essence_of_Light Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 You can now rename your character using Hut Cartel items. You could for a long time now. No need to resurrect a thread from way back in 2012. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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