EPTExtra Name Change - Page 2
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Csong
Canada396 Posts
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PXEnTei
United States209 Posts
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Cokefreak
Finland8096 Posts
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dynwar7
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Malpractice.248
United States734 Posts
On February 15 2013 10:38 Arghmyliver wrote: Hmm - maybe they should say when they are giving one out and then if you want to change you can have a buffer to do so. Or announce theyd have another? Ukwim? | ||
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xHadoken
United States171 Posts
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Rantech
Chile527 Posts
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Randomaccount#77123
United States5003 Posts
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Rokevo
Finland1033 Posts
So after months of planning I finally got it! I'm pretty sure I will be the only person with this name + Show Spoiler + lIIllIIllIIllI | ||
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Scootaloo SC2
United States122 Posts
While a good gesture from Blizzard, it's a gesture that shouldn't have to exist in the first place. It's simply yet another way for them to squeeze money out of people, and it irks me whenever this subject comes up. Take a look at Steam, which allows one to freely update one's profile name on a whim. Since, as with Blizzard, your account is tied to your e-mail, not your name, there's no worry about name collisions or whatnot. That is, profile/usernames need not need be unique. At least Blizzard doesn't pull what Microsoft does for Xbox Live, where your profile name does indeed have to be unique. The only not-for-profit reason I can think of for having this microtransaction in place is to prevent flooding Blizzard servers, etc. with name changes. However, this is easily mitigated through several other means, and shouldn't require a monetary investment to pursue. ~ End rant ~ Sorry, little nickel and diming techniques like this just make me cringe. | ||
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Greenei
Germany1754 Posts
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Epamynondas
387 Posts
On February 16 2013 22:59 Rokevo wrote: I've been thinking long and hard about a new name, I want something creative So after months of planning I finally got it! I'm pretty sure I will be the only person with this name + Show Spoiler + lIIllIIllIIllI Good name, nice distribution of I and l, but a tad to symmetric for my tastes. 9/10 | ||
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Zerg.Zilla
Hungary5029 Posts
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a_flayer
Netherlands2826 Posts
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Twinkle Toes
United States3605 Posts
On February 15 2013 09:26 JosephAM wrote: I still wish they stacked.  Very much this... | ||
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Targe
United Kingdom14103 Posts
On February 16 2013 22:59 Scootaloo SC2 wrote: ~ Rant warning ~ While a good gesture from Blizzard, it's a gesture that shouldn't have to exist in the first place. It's simply yet another way for them to squeeze money out of people, and it irks me whenever this subject comes up. Take a look at Steam, which allows one to freely update one's profile name on a whim. Since, as with Blizzard, your account is tied to your e-mail, not your name, there's no worry about name collisions or whatnot. That is, profile/usernames need not need be unique. At least Blizzard doesn't pull what Microsoft does for Xbox Live, where your profile name does indeed have to be unique. The only not-for-profit reason I can think of for having this microtransaction in place is to prevent flooding Blizzard servers, etc. with name changes. However, this is easily mitigated through several other means, and shouldn't require a monetary investment to pursue. ~ End rant ~ Sorry, little nickel and diming techniques like this just make me cringe. It's just so you can remove clan tags from your name. They aren't nickel and diming anything. If you care so much that it is hard for you to change your name with Blizzard then why don't you complain you cannot change your name after 500 posts on TL? | ||
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JustPassingBy
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opisska
Poland8852 Posts
On February 17 2013 00:44 JustPassingBy wrote: Why are people so agitated about name changes? Don't tell me all of you married in the past few months and changed your last name... :o I for on am agitated about the idea of having to possible pay for a thing that does not actually cost antyhing. It would be completely fine if this was a free2play game and the monetizes on there little extra things. But I don't know about you, but I have payed fucking 50 Euro for SC2, so I would expect not to pay for nonsensical reason. I don't actually want to change my nickname, I have one that I use universally and I like it but still, it makes me go nuts everytime I hear about the idea of paying for it. It is just so monumentaly idiotic that it overflows even my very high level of idiocy-resistance that has been nurtiured by many years on the internet. | ||
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llIH
Norway2147 Posts
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MasterOfPuppets
Romania6942 Posts
On February 15 2013 10:18 Aunvilgod wrote: I just renamed myself "ilovegroov´" Nice one lol. I miss oov. ;; On February 17 2013 00:44 JustPassingBy wrote: Why are people so agitated about name changes? Don't tell me all of you married in the past few months and changed your last name... :o Lol. Yeah it's because in the past we didn't have to pay a dime or otherwise spend any considerable amount of effort in order to be able to play StarCraft under a different name. Plus the fact that we could do so whenever we goddamn pleased. That's why. | ||
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