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imareaver3
Profile Joined June 2010
United States906 Posts
July 09 2013 22:58 GMT
#1
Source: Battle.net

On July 10, all accounts will be provided with a free character name change. As with previous free name changes, this name change will not stack and will replace any unused name changes that were previously available for your account. Accordingly, if you're interested in changing your name and have not used your previous name change, you may want to consider changing your name immediately.

If you'd like to change your character name, log in to Account Management and select your StarCraft II game license from your list of game accounts. Use the dropdown list in the "Character Name Change" section at the bottom of your game license screen to select a region in which you'd like to use an available name change. Once you've selected a region, click the "Use Name Change" button to initiate the request. After confirming that you'd like to change your character name, simply log in to StarCraft II and you'll be prompted to select a new one.


Basically, if you've already used your name change, or if you use it today (July 9), you get another one tomorrow. Cool!
shinyA
Profile Joined November 2008
United States473 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-09 23:08:11
July 09 2013 23:05 GMT
#2
Still funny, it says "paid name change available soon" since like 2010
twitch.tv/ggshinya
Sephiren
Profile Joined September 2012
United States85 Posts
July 09 2013 23:15 GMT
#3
Sweet, i was just thinking I'd like to change it
Zenbrez
Profile Joined June 2012
Canada5973 Posts
July 09 2013 23:28 GMT
#4
Just used my name change. I'm not a barcode. I went from being a nobody to being a disguised nobody!
Refer to my post.
skylarr
Profile Joined May 2013
Canada209 Posts
July 09 2013 23:32 GMT
#5
On July 10 2013 08:05 shinyA wrote:
Still funny, it says "paid name change available soon" since like 2010

You can have 2 paid name changes for 60$
LiLSighKoh
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United States588 Posts
July 09 2013 23:39 GMT
#6
On July 10 2013 08:32 skylarr wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 10 2013 08:05 shinyA wrote:
Still funny, it says "paid name change available soon" since like 2010

You can have 2 paid name changes for 60$

Totally worth it IMO
"Want some? Go get some!"
phipsL
Profile Joined November 2012
Germany189 Posts
July 09 2013 23:52 GMT
#7
would've liked to know that on july 9th
I'm a f*cking walking paradox.
ReachTheSky
Profile Joined April 2010
United States3294 Posts
July 09 2013 23:56 GMT
#8
Is this only for Hots or does this apply to wol as well?
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LTY
Profile Joined November 2012
United States223 Posts
July 10 2013 00:07 GMT
#9
finally, now i can have my real identity by having a real name....
Known as Miso or LTY
MrRicewife
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada515 Posts
July 10 2013 00:11 GMT
#10
It would have been really great if Blizzard maybe banned barcode names....

If you want to hide your identity, I'm sure you can be a little more creative. Uhg.
So? My dad can beat up your dad. - Jesus
shin_toss
Profile Joined May 2010
Philippines2589 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-07-10 00:18:24
July 10 2013 00:15 GMT
#11
This is awesome haha was thinking last night when they will give a new name change, I woke up and saw this
Gotta get rid of may barcode ID since I kinda overcome ladder anxiety already and reached at least Masters.


On July 10 2013 08:56 ReachTheSky wrote:
Is this only for Hots or does this apply to wol as well?


It grants every sc2 account you have so I think it does not matter if you have WoL only or Hots



It would have been really great if Blizzard maybe banned barcode names....

If you want to hide your identity, I'm sure you can be a little more creative. Uhg.


How can you hide it if its unique? You know.. people will know eventually its you.unless you don't add friends or tell anybody else.
AKMU / IU
jinorazi
Profile Joined October 2004
Korea (South)4948 Posts
July 10 2013 00:21 GMT
#12
On July 10 2013 09:11 MrRicewife wrote:
It would have been really great if Blizzard maybe banned barcode names....

If you want to hide your identity, I'm sure you can be a little more creative. Uhg.


yes, ban barcode names, that will stop them! Excelsior!
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Darthsanta13
Profile Joined July 2011
United States564 Posts
July 10 2013 00:26 GMT
#13
On July 10 2013 09:11 MrRicewife wrote:
It would have been really great if Blizzard maybe banned barcode names....

If you want to hide your identity, I'm sure you can be a little more creative. Uhg.

Banning barcodes wouldn't do anything. It's just a symptom of the so-called problem. If players suddenly decided that say, DavidKim was the new barcode ID, instead of tons of barcodes, you would jus see tons of DavidKims on the ladder. I'm not sure how that's better. I don't think the need for anonymity can be ignored, either. Smurfs are an important part of training on the ladder, because it allows you to hide your builds from people who would otherwise want to research you.
shin_toss
Profile Joined May 2010
Philippines2589 Posts
July 10 2013 00:33 GMT
#14
Hmm..It's still not available. as of this moment.

also I don't get people complaining against barcodes .. lol
AKMU / IU
Rainling
Profile Joined June 2011
United States456 Posts
July 10 2013 01:12 GMT
#15
On July 10 2013 09:33 shin_toss wrote:
Hmm..It's still not available. as of this moment.

also I don't get people complaining against barcodes .. lol

Yeah, who cares if people want to hide their identity? Nothing wrong with it imo.
synd
Profile Joined July 2011
Bulgaria586 Posts
July 10 2013 01:20 GMT
#16
What about EU?
smOOthMayDie
Profile Blog Joined June 2012
United States997 Posts
July 10 2013 01:23 GMT
#17
Sweet. Time to change my name to sAviOr
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dUTtrOACh
Profile Joined December 2010
Canada2339 Posts
July 10 2013 01:25 GMT
#18
On July 10 2013 09:33 shin_toss wrote:
Hmm..It's still not available. as of this moment.

also I don't get people complaining against barcodes .. lol


lawl. I've recently decided on a new policy. If my opponent won't identify himself (or herself), in other words, if the name is a bar-code, they get no regard. No gl hf, no gg.

My reason?
Dealing with these people makes it really annoying keeping track of my replays... Just a bunch of nobodies who hide their names in exactly the same way as the pro-gamers like it somehow matters that they might run into someone a second, or third time on the ladder.

Essentially, they don't exist, because they have no identity.
twitch.tv/duttroach
Extenz
Profile Joined October 2011
Italy822 Posts
July 10 2013 01:29 GMT
#19
On July 10 2013 10:25 dUTtrOACh wrote:
Show nested quote +
On July 10 2013 09:33 shin_toss wrote:
Hmm..It's still not available. as of this moment.

also I don't get people complaining against barcodes .. lol


lawl. I've recently decided on a new policy. If my opponent won't identify himself (or herself), in other words, if the name is a bar-code, they get no regard. No gl hf, no gg.

My reason?
Dealing with these people makes it really annoying keeping track of my replays... Just a bunch of nobodies who hide their names in exactly the same way as the pro-gamers like it somehow matters that they might run into someone a second, or third time on the ladder.

Essentially, they don't exist, because they have no identity.


you're so mean.... I'm sure all those barcodes who didn't get your gl hf are having troubles sleeping at night.
dogmode
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Philippines491 Posts
July 10 2013 01:36 GMT
#20
thank you for the news! ^_^
"Back then teams that won were credited, now it's called throw. I think it's sad." - KuroKy
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