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[Forum] Can't change name

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edited September 2016 in Tech Support
So I wanted to change my name from what my login ID was so i tried a few character igns and it all said the name cannot be changed at the time. I got frustrated and typed in a bunch of random letters and it worked. However, again, I can't change from this name. While I don't mind being stuck with this dank name I would really like to understand how the name change system works. Let me know and if anyone else has experienced this or has tips leave it below as well.

Cheers :)
Glaziel

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  • OneLetterOneLetter
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    Member
    edited September 2016
    2 main things for help in the future:

    1. You can only change your display name to something that isn't already taken. You'll get an error message if you try to change and it's taken. .
    2. You can only change your display name once every 6 months. This is mainly to prevent abuse of the system.

    We can give you a one-time only adjustment, since I assume you want to fix the gibberish, so just PM me your first 3 choices of name change.

    Hope that helps
    FawnGlaziel
  • AKradianAKradian
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    edited September 2016
    @OneLetter:
    The error message is very unclear. It doesn't say "This name is taken", it says something like "name cannot be changed at this time." Please fix that.