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Name changing coming soon?
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I know there was a thread about this before, but i think its time to restart it since we now have "maybe" a confirmation?
In the patch notes:
* Preparations have been made to offer name change in the future
What do yall think about this?
In the patch notes:
* Preparations have been made to offer name change in the future
What do yall think about this?
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well, I chose yes because my name is poop.
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OMFG people just don't realize that they would make it so if the name you choose is taken they won't allow you to have it like when you make your account!
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Indeed! Otherwise you have a ton load of Notches and Herobrines.
And everyday on your server you find Sky, CaptainSparklez etc.
And everyday on your server you find Sky, CaptainSparklez etc.
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For 1.7 Mojang completely rewrote how multiplayer works, to prepare for name changes.
From what I have seen from the code (I decompiled the latest version of MC), all it will do is basically you can set a nickname for your player, but it will still use your base name for banning, kicking, opping, ranking, etc.
Mojang is smart, they know what they are doing.
From what I have seen from the code (I decompiled the latest version of MC), all it will do is basically you can set a nickname for your player, but it will still use your base name for banning, kicking, opping, ranking, etc.
Mojang is smart, they know what they are doing.
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If they don't want everything to break, they have to slowly implement this idea. They would first have to give everyone a static ID linked to their email, with a dynamic username. Then, they would have to write some code to make all of the servers update all of their users to IDs. Then, every single plugin that saves usernames would now have to change to IDs, and then, they have to give it some time so that all servers (even ones that weren't used for a while could update to the new system and get their ban, ops, whitelist, and other lists changed.
Depending on how secure they want it for people who already have servers, this could take anywhere from a week to half a year. I'm guessing they have some implementation of this in the 1.7 update, and that people will be able to update their names sometime after it has been released.
Depending on how secure they want it for people who already have servers, this could take anywhere from a week to half a year. I'm guessing they have some implementation of this in the 1.7 update, and that people will be able to update their names sometime after it has been released.
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Everyone who has a minecraft account already has a UUID. The username will be changed in the DAT file for the player in a server and the UUID in there will be targeted for information. Part is actually in 1.7
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I feel name changing should be available but for a price, not the price of the game, but like maybe $10 to change your name kinda thing, so people could change their name without buying the game and having to start all over on servers.
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It will operate on the UUID from the actual account, not changing something radical. So no, there will be no charge and the servers will target a different part of the DAT file containing a person's information, which is where the UUID is stored. The only issue is converting it over without an issue which will be considerably easy.
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Converting it will be easy, but unless everyone starts up their servers right then and there when they update, it will take time. Everyone has to start their server and let their server connect to the database to get the updates.
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The UUID is already stored by the server in the player.DAT file and all legit players already have one. Nothing would need to be updated, it would be included with the minecraft update itself.
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Then like no one would change it...
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Lol I dont see why anyone should even question it. There is NO way Mojang will be updating minecraft with something that will ruin it ex/ players on server changing there names to others. But they also will probably charge you for it. Profit is the main thought of them, and most people on Earth.
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1. It will not ruin it
2. You can not change your name to a name being used
3. They will not charge, it's only changing something displayed. The UUID is the major thing, displayed name is not.
2. You can not change your name to a name being used
3. They will not charge, it's only changing something displayed. The UUID is the major thing, displayed name is not.
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Sorry if I wrote it in a way that was hard to understand. I meant that if they updated minecraft with a version of name change that ruined the game, then no one will continue to play minecraft. They would NOT do that. For your second one, as previously stated, possibly something similar to a used name. And 3rd of all, I just suggested that they should charge because it benefits them as a company. I'm only saying this because one of the questions on the poll was that it will not work.
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Ohhhh, yes, I misunderstood. And I still highly doubt they'll charge. It's basically the same as setting a nickname on a bukkit server
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People don't seem to realize there could be an ID system.
Let's say my first minecraft name was username1999
I changed it to josh9139304
If players need to be banned, they could simply type /ban josh9139304, and it would simply do a lookup and ban the ID. Steam does this as well.
Let's say my first minecraft name was username1999
I changed it to josh9139304
If players need to be banned, they could simply type /ban josh9139304, and it would simply do a lookup and ban the ID. Steam does this as well.
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Everyone who has minecraft legitly has a UUID, basically the same thing steam goes by
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I think its a bad idea people will just change their names to server mods or close to their names at will. Gonna make for a lot of confusion
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Names can not be exactly the same. And I hope server owners would know what their own mods are like.
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Yes but they can be very similar. And I would hope so too but other people playing on their servers might not.
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The way the rename would work is using the UUID of your mojang account. This effectively stops people getting minecraft cracked since cracked users use a name and not their email from their Mojang account. Also, 1.7.x servers do now recognise the UUID of players when they log in. I'm sure they'll find a way to have servers switch completely over to running on UUID without any issues. This should be out by the next major release, as well as maybe the plugin system for mods . Also, you would not be able to steal a name currently in use ie: ChimneySwift11, AntVenom, SethBling, Notch, CaptainSparklez and other let's players.
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You also did a very good/detailed comment.
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Thank you
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Personally I think that it is a great opportunity for people who messed up their name and want to update it to something better and not to impersonate Notch, DInnerbone, Captain Sparkles, etc
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Trust me, I would LOVE to change my name, but unfortunately name changing would only result in hectic servers and confusion.
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attcely they will belive its the owner
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Good idea, and i agree the only servers that will get hurt by this are those with no brain staff. And payment is reasonable to avoid people changing their name constantly. Plus its probably quite a load on mojangs database servers if everyone changes their name for freee every few minutes they want to change it. So ye 1 free change and the rest you pay for.
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I would be ok with one free name change per account. They could just keep the name system as it is, since I don't think they would let you change your name to Notch or some other name that is already taken.
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Class system with customizable classes and skills
Customizable GUI Windows
more slabs and stairs
Ability to attach a lead to 2 fence posts(Decorative use)
more bosses
more redstone stuff
blocks that can be pushed/pulled by a player
a potion effect that inverts gravity
Customizable GUI Windows
more slabs and stairs
Ability to attach a lead to 2 fence posts(Decorative use)
more bosses
more redstone stuff
blocks that can be pushed/pulled by a player
a potion effect that inverts gravity
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What about bans? What about if a server owner changes their name, and a hacker changes their name to the server owner's old name? What then?
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No worries, minecraft will have everyone use a Random generated id,(similar to the steam system), the servers can retrieve that and ban that ID.
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Maybe they should ban the ip such as
/ban Notch = /banip 0.0.0.0:0
/ban Notch = /banip 0.0.0.0:0
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To explain this to all the haters and "imposter" screamers
- Each account will get a UUID (Unique ID)
- Opping or Banning will ban/op the ID,and not the name
- The ID will never change.
- Each account will get a UUID (Unique ID)
- Opping or Banning will ban/op the ID,and not the name
- The ID will never change.
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it should be free. come on people! paying for a name change?! COME ON. its a stinking name change. every website that has name changes are for FREE. zip zero nada. come on we need to make mojang make changing your name for FREE.
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agreed, i payed account for it, all player who payed account gets free name change! nuff said.
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yeah they should make a system where non premium and cracked minecraft accounts have to pay while premium accounts dont, and if someones caught being a inposter they get a number name and are banned from the name changing system that cant be hacked to get unbanned.
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i voted yes, because i wanna change my name, so that noone will notice who i am!
"dat hacker wanna take my ign cause i cant login...sigh"
"dat hacker wanna take my ign cause i cant login...sigh"
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They are working on name changing. Yes.
And I also know what kind of system it will become.
At the moment all Minecraft accounts already have a specific number.
This number is only viewed by Mojangs login servers and is a code like this: MOJANG89786755646.
Now how it works. When you change your name, Mojang's system will change the files with your name in it to the preferred name.
Now, when you go online, your account notifies the server that the name has changed. And this makes the server change your old name in every file to the new one. This will make sure that no plugin will be messed up because of it. This happens really quick, so the ban list is also updated before you actually joined the server.
The payments aren't fully thought of. However Mojang said they wanted to give everyone the opportunity to change their name once for free. When needed a second time, it will cost a "symbolic price" of about 5 euros (about 4 pound/6 dollar I think).
So yeah, I am actually looking forward to this.
Wear the robe with pride,
~Light
And I also know what kind of system it will become.
At the moment all Minecraft accounts already have a specific number.
This number is only viewed by Mojangs login servers and is a code like this: MOJANG89786755646.
Now how it works. When you change your name, Mojang's system will change the files with your name in it to the preferred name.
Now, when you go online, your account notifies the server that the name has changed. And this makes the server change your old name in every file to the new one. This will make sure that no plugin will be messed up because of it. This happens really quick, so the ban list is also updated before you actually joined the server.
The payments aren't fully thought of. However Mojang said they wanted to give everyone the opportunity to change their name once for free. When needed a second time, it will cost a "symbolic price" of about 5 euros (about 4 pound/6 dollar I think).
So yeah, I am actually looking forward to this.
Wear the robe with pride,
~Light
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Well said. This is a good comment you did.
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Thank you
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i think it would be nice if you have something about your name you wanted to change like mine is XBlack_LeopardX I want to remove the X at the front and back but i think they should at least use the id idea where each account has a id and when you get banned its the id so that even a name change wont work
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so, i guess you dont care if one morning you came online and curse craft was greifed because of the name changing system????
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but they would still ruin servers and get people op!
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You would have to be an idiot to OP someone because of their name. It will only ruin the servers of people who don't have a brain.
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The name changing system will probably work like steam or something...
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inposters.soon servers will give op to this fake notch thinking its the 'real" notch and boom all the servers will probley be destroyed the first day the name changing system comes out
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Actually. When notch joins a server even if it's his first time, he always has a yellow name. Like so: Notch. So yea. I wouldn't be fooled anyways. If I had a server and someone with a hack made their name say Notch. Well I have the yellow name clue, and even if it was the real notch, I wouldn't OP him. He is no more special than any of my other players. Hes still a human being, and deserves to be treated like one.
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Have you seen Docm's latest mindcrack video? Notch was on the server and his name wasn't gold, Urban Myth
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just because you see someone named notch doesn't mean it is ~_~
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