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Changing Username in 1.6

sam867 7/1/13 8:06 am
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7/20/2013 4:36 pm
On the Minecraft Wiki it says that in 1.6 you have the ability to change your username.
How?
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sam867
Level 7 : Apprentice Mage
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TheSchiffelman
07/20/2013 4:36 pm
Level 37 : Artisan Pixel Puncher
Like countless sites like Steam, you should be able to change your display name freely while maintaining a set username for server and save purposes.
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Lpswheat
07/13/2013 10:07 am
Level 31 : Artisan Modder
If they do change the username they need to have a list that's updated every second that's on minecraft.net and it would hold all player usernames like this
Prev user=New user
This would be implemented into servers some how?
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Minecraft_Joe
07/13/2013 10:05 am
Level 14 : Journeyman Skinner
I Would Love That Ability Since I Made My Account Have My Real Name So I Would Love That Option.
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Airwick_
07/13/2013 9:52 am
Level 1 : New Miner
I think it would be great if you could change your minecraft username. One thing that people would be worried about is servers and whitlists. What they could do is for server ops allow them to see what there actual minecraft name is and it would be displayed nect to there name in brackets when you press tab (Pressing tab is already a feature). So the player is banned forever even if they change there name in game. Thats my opinion anyway.
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jnada1
07/09/2013 6:05 am
Level 46 : Master Sweetheart
I think that this has the potential to occur, although it should just change the displayed name, not the physical one itself.
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LongHappy
07/08/2013 8:53 pm
Level 5 : Apprentice Blacksmith
Its a little bad idea of changing your username cause like if YouTuber changes username then a person gets to change the username to that YouTuber it will be bad. I think that servers will take a little longer to change new version. You should pay like 2 Dollars for new username.
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ASF
07/08/2013 8:50 pm
Level 71 : Legendary Pixel Painter
If people don't really use IP bans anymore, well I guess they're gonna have to start.
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Jeanine
07/08/2013 8:47 pm
Level 23 : Expert Explorer
If they make the name changer in minecraft. What will happen to the simple bans? They can just change their name and bam they're not banned forever anymore.
Plus no one really does ip bans anymore.

Its a stupid idea I say.
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MrMamacita
07/02/2013 5:25 pm
Level 14 : Journeyman Artist
How do you change it though??
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Kizzle1760
07/02/2013 8:50 am
Level 9 : Apprentice Warrior
This 'code' would work with banned players. I like the idea of changing usernames. But would it be free or would you have to pay a little bit of money to change it?
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awj001
07/02/2013 8:54 am
Level 8 : Apprentice Network
I think what the idea was would be to ban not the username, but the actual person through the launcher or something. And there's always ./banip!
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DominoFirey
07/02/2013 8:48 am
Level 28 : Expert Musician
Imma change my name! NAW.
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Gnocciman97
07/02/2013 8:42 am
Level 1 : New Farmer
Like everyone said, I'd like to change my username as well.
Although, the idea of changing your username has been up in the air for a while.
A lot of people, just like me, have made the mistake of making a username they resent and in the desire of hoping to change their username, they've thought of a better one or several possibilities they might like and couldn't wait for the feature to be available.
For reassurance, this is where IP Banning comes in handy (I guess?) because I wonder what'll happen if someone can re-visit a server they were previously banned on with a previous username.
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progamingkilz
07/02/2013 7:38 am
Level 13 : Journeyman Explorer
I think that everyone should have a code and when someone gets banned they no longer can join that server even when they change the name because of the code
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TheOnlyRealTGS
07/02/2013 7:48 am
Level 32 : Artisan System
Would be nice with some kind of id yea, but it would be hard to make
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sam867
07/02/2013 7:27 am
Level 7 : Apprentice Mage
Thanks for all your help and feedback guys.
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TheOnlyRealTGS
07/02/2013 7:09 am
Level 32 : Artisan System
That is the most horrible idea they ever have gotten. What about all the people you have banned? Nobody really uses ip bans, so that would be a living hell for server owners
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Jeanine
07/02/2013 7:13 am
Level 23 : Expert Explorer
Well if they put the changing usernames thingy in 1.6, they'll just have to ip ban them.
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quintoom
07/02/2013 7:57 am
Level 21 : Expert Mage
No guys. The system will work with an automatic bannishment of a secret code combined to the account itsself. Banning won't be a problem.
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TheOnlyRealTGS
07/02/2013 7:25 am
Level 32 : Artisan System
Yes, but what about your already 300 banned players, that you don't have the ip of?
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Robotisch
07/02/2013 6:58 am
Level 14 : Journeyman Explorer
im going to change mine.
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RiotShielder
07/01/2013 12:54 pm
Level 25 : Expert Network
It's not happening any time soon
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-Rusty
07/02/2013 6:56 am
Level 48 : Master Answer
Actually Riot, it's been a while since they've been thinking about it, so it could possibly be in the next sub-update.
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PwningZombie
07/01/2013 11:47 am
Level 16 : Journeyman Pirate
I want too because my name was picked by my cousin. He was 5 and I said that I woudl choose my own name so he bawled his eyes out. So I chose PwningZombie....


On the other hand I don't want to change it because everybody would think I went missing,
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samkee00
07/01/2013 11:46 am
Level 52 : Grandmaster Dragon
I'm definitely not changing mine, as people on my two servers wait, shaking in their seats for that message: samkee00 joined the game.
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cookieboy27
07/01/2013 11:15 am
Level 13 : Journeyman Architect
I think a lot of people (like me) want to alter it a little, just because we probably didn't think about it much. I know I will change mine a little.
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Boomer_24
07/01/2013 11:14 am
Level 2 : Apprentice Warrior
I don't see where you can change it. Anybody have a link to where I can change my name?
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CongoCarl
07/01/2013 11:43 am
Level 27 : Expert Cowboy
Yeah I want a link too. Can someone PLEASE post a link?!
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Paril
07/01/2013 11:14 am
He/Him • Level 89 : Elite Scapegoat Programmer
Changing names was only planned. They don't know what version it was intended for - it's been in the "upcoming features" list since like 1.2.

-P
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UndeadGaming606
07/01/2013 11:10 am
Level 36 : Artisan Zombie
I am definately going to change my username.
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SG_Unicron
07/01/2013 11:06 am
Level 27 : Expert System
I almost want to. On one hand, I want to change it because everyone calls me a unicorn (Cause they can't tell the difference between a mythical horse, and a planet eating transformer). On the other, I want to keep it cause I like it.
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awj001
07/02/2013 8:52 am
Level 8 : Apprentice Network
I use to have a server called UniCraft, short for UniverseCraft. People always called it UnicornCraft so I changed it.
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Zakichi
07/01/2013 8:49 am
Level 17 : Journeyman Artist
oh this is gonna be awesome i wanna change it right now :p
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Daisy Rose
07/01/2013 8:43 am
Level 21 : Expert Artist
I would love to change my username!
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quintoom
07/01/2013 8:33 am
Level 21 : Expert Mage
Could you post a link? I cant find it and I'd like to read it.
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Superpooch22
07/01/2013 8:39 am
Level 12 : Journeyman Archer
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quintoom
07/01/2013 4:23 pm
Level 21 : Expert Mage
Thank you
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TheSettler
07/01/2013 8:31 am
Level 25 : Expert Unicorn
really? lol
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MasterofBananaz
07/01/2013 8:26 am
Level 59 : Grandmaster Scapegoat
im chaning mine no question
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samkee00
07/01/2013 11:45 am
Level 52 : Grandmaster Dragon
Why? What is it?
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sam867
07/01/2013 8:20 am
Level 7 : Apprentice Mage
Okay, thanks.
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Superpooch22
07/01/2013 8:11 am
Level 12 : Journeyman Archer
It's a WIP it says so right by it.
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