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Display Names

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Excuse me for asking what is probably a foolish question, heh.

 

Anyway, I changed my name in January, if I remember correctly, but I've noticed that the "last-known-as" icon beside my name still appears on other players' friend-lists. :unsure: I was under the impression that it would disappear after 28 days, but apparently this is not the case...? Does anyone know why this isn't happening? I'm not at all fond of my original RSN, so I hope it's understandable why I'm concerned.

 

If anyone can shed some light on this issue, I would be most grateful. 'Thanks in advance. :)

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I think I remember some suggestions that maybe it's because not all of your people on your friends list have logged on, so it remains so they'll be able to see it? Not 100% sure, just giving some information I remember hearing when there was a previous topic of this a while back.

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OT: Yeah I have friends who still have the "also known as" who play just as much as a normal player does and they changed it the first week it was out and havent changed it since so idk what is up

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It might have something to do with the amount of time you had the previous name for I think, if not maybe what Vulxai said.

It does. The longer you've had a name, the longer you own it.

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Damn, is there a known formula to determine how long it'll take? I've been playing for about 7 years now. :mellow:

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I don't think there is a formula.

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I have played for about 8 or 9 years and someone has all ready taken my name; I changed it the day name changing came out. I also still have the "knows as" icon next to my name.

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I remember that icon went away from my name after a while...I do not remember how long it took. Mabey a month and a half? Not sure at all though.

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My brother and I changed our names on the first day of the update. Mine went away within a month, and my brother still has his.

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What if you changed it again? Would it then say that you were last known as your current display name? Don't know if this would make you happier or not, just a thought...

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What if you changed it again? Would it then say that you were last known as your current display name? Don't know if this would make you happier or not, just a thought...

It will just show your last display name in that case

I changed mine....then changed back to my original and it was gone after a month or so

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Yeah, if you want the icon to go away after you changed it the first time from your original username, then you probably want to change it a few times until you get whatever name you want.

If you have the name you want now, change it when you can. Since your previous name is always saved for up to 35 days (regardless of how long you've had it) and you can change after 28, just change back to your previous name in those 7 days before anyone else can grab it. Then wait 35 days or so and the icon should go away then (because you technically haven't had the name longer than 35 days).

 

...I hope that made sense lol.

if you go to the name changing thing, and you change your name to your current name then you will be last known as *current name*

the problem wasn't the icon but your name right?

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