02-23-2012, 03:46 PM
Your account name should match your character's given name. A given name can incorporate other aliases, though.
E.g., if Jaden went by Fishmonger frequently, introduced himself as such, and considered it another name to the point he officially added it as his middle name, you could have Jaden's account renamed Jaden Fishmonger Ohanzee.
For just aliases, fake names, etc., though -- nope. If a character is just "incognito" and goes by a different name without actually incorporating it as their real, believed and earnest name, the account should stay the same.
An example of the above is Orin Takekuro -- she went by the alias "Desdemona Moonsong" for a while to avoid some people, but she did so knowing her real name. Nuki's solution was unique, though -- she bought a custom title that said, "AKA Desdemona Moonsong." That'd be acceptable -- of course, the title would need to be purchased. ^^
It's not at all difficult for us to change a username in the ACP -- but the convention is that your account name matches your character name, so we disallow username changes unless they're a change in the character's actual name.
Separate profiles are a no-no, also -- there wouldn't be any way to combine your post counts for the two accounts, and it'd probably be a pain in the arse to update two profiles. ^^;
FWIW, too, if your character refuses to introduce himself and other characters have no IC reason to know his name, any player simply reading your account name and using it ICly is metagaming, which is against the rules. It's absolutely possible to go incognito in-game, just not with your actual account name. :3
E.g., if Jaden went by Fishmonger frequently, introduced himself as such, and considered it another name to the point he officially added it as his middle name, you could have Jaden's account renamed Jaden Fishmonger Ohanzee.
For just aliases, fake names, etc., though -- nope. If a character is just "incognito" and goes by a different name without actually incorporating it as their real, believed and earnest name, the account should stay the same.
An example of the above is Orin Takekuro -- she went by the alias "Desdemona Moonsong" for a while to avoid some people, but she did so knowing her real name. Nuki's solution was unique, though -- she bought a custom title that said, "AKA Desdemona Moonsong." That'd be acceptable -- of course, the title would need to be purchased. ^^
It's not at all difficult for us to change a username in the ACP -- but the convention is that your account name matches your character name, so we disallow username changes unless they're a change in the character's actual name.
Separate profiles are a no-no, also -- there wouldn't be any way to combine your post counts for the two accounts, and it'd probably be a pain in the arse to update two profiles. ^^;
FWIW, too, if your character refuses to introduce himself and other characters have no IC reason to know his name, any player simply reading your account name and using it ICly is metagaming, which is against the rules. It's absolutely possible to go incognito in-game, just not with your actual account name. :3