Is it possible to change your @name?

Aliyavana · September 2016

I ask because I might want to change its name in the future and have some names I might like

Loralai_907 · September 2016

A friend of mine was able to, but had to be re-invited to her guilds and friends list had to be redone after the name change.

MaxBat · September 2016

Someone if my forums was told just this weekend by Zenimax CS that it can't be done unless the name violates the ToS.

They had picked their name a long time ago and now wanted to change it. Thing is, other people said they had done it. Maybe the policy has changed?

Loralai_907 · September 2016

My friends was a loooong time ago, and she spelled it wrong - typing to fast and switched two letters around. She had to bug them a lot but they finally did fix it for her.

Oreyn_Bearclaw · September 2016

It can be done, but I think you kind of need a good reason. I know someone that actually got a character name changed (before it was available for purchase), by RP'ing with costumer service.

Marque · September 2016

I was able to have my in game @ name changed just before dark brotherhood, reason being that it previously too closely resembled my actual surname, and I didn't want the broader public to see it, and it was no hassle to change it and was done in a day or two. If you go through support I believe there are steps listed to get it changed currently.

KhajiitiLizard · September 2016

@name can be changed without violating ToS... it was character name that couldn't be changed, mostly. I have changed a character's name without violating anything, but that was back when ZOS actually had decent CS.

Runs · September 2016

They changed the policy on it.

You used to be able to submit a ticket and get it changed, but no longer. Even the FAQ was changed, last month, to reflect the policy change. https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6894/kw/userid%20change%20name

KhajiitiLizard · September 2016

Wow...

ZOS just gets worse and worse...

Abeille · September 2016

I got my @name changed, but this was a while ago. Last February, maybe March.

It was the name of my main, and it started to bother me that people on guild chat would call me by my main character's name when I was playing other characters. Support solved it in just a few hours, and all the time they kept apologizing for it not being something that I could do on my own. I really can't complain.

Wow · September 2016

They used to allow it, now seems they dont

they added a new policy of UserID. They don't allow it anymore per 11th August 2016 https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6894/kw/userid

They still do able to change it if your Userid violates TOS. Or if your userid has your real name on it, then you could ask for a change to protect your privacy.

Aliyavana · September 2016

ok thanks for the info guys, I guess it looks like a huge hassel

MaxBat · September 2016

Runs wrote: »

They changed the policy on it.

You used to be able to submit a ticket and get it changed, but no longer. Even the FAQ was changed, last month, to reflect the policy change. https://help.elderscrollsonline.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6894/kw/userid%20change%20name

Thanks for that. I'll pass that information on.

I'm curious now, though. What if the name a character from a novel or a movie? Say, David Copperfield or Ramsay Bolton. Does that violate the ToS?

barney2525 · May 2020

gotta go into witness protection first

ZOS_Lunar · May 2020

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