New accounts

Crow · #1 07-14-2007, 09:01 PM

Heard a rumor, tried something out...excuse me, but why did you disable the option to choose your own account name? Not sure if you can maybe choose it when buying a subscription, I just made a trial account. But thats not though out too well.
I mean, if it stays like that even if you buy a subscription, what about the damn forums?o.O

JkWhoSaysNi · #2 07-14-2007, 09:09 PM

Well I wanted to change my account name last time I had to upgrade but all the good account names are gone anyway.

They should delete any account names which haven't been used in a year and don't have any subscription or lifetime classic.

Seems kinda stupid if you can't even choose an account name now.

edit: Actually it looks like email addresses are account names now.

Crow · #3 07-14-2007, 09:24 PM

Log on, you will get Graal<pcid> as an account if I didnt misunderstand that.

Seeya · #4 08-16-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Crow

Log on, you will get Graal<pcid> as an account if I didnt misunderstand that.

Yes, but you can email unixmad and get it changed.

kia345 · #5 07-14-2007, 09:45 PM

That has to be the stupidest update yet. Good job

Elizabeth · #6 05-28-2008, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by kia345

That has to be the stupidest update yet. Good job

agreed

PrinceOfKenshin · #7 07-14-2007, 09:56 PM

The only thing about accounts i want changed is being able to have more than one account for a e-mail. Because i have two accounts and i don't like logging on different e-mails to check stuff for it. Sounds lazy but you know it stinks having to create a new e-mail if you want a new account. Just saying !

bradigger · #8 07-16-2007, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by PrinceOfKenshin

The only thing about accounts i want changed is being able to have more than one account for a e-mail. Because i have two accounts and i don't like logging on different e-mails to check stuff for it. Sounds lazy but you know it stinks having to create a new e-mail if you want a new account. Just saying !

i used to think all lazy like that but then i made a greenshard acc email my bros editeed version of gmail and i have greenshard forward to gmail because i only check gmail

Switch · #9 07-16-2007, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by bradigger

i used to think all lazy like that but then i made a greenshard acc email my bros editeed version of gmail and i have greenshard forward to gmail because i only check gmail

English please

ChrizP2P · #10 07-31-2007, 12:56 PM

This is wrong. Setting your personal community name on the website changed the forum name and thats the only change I see so far. I can't check myself on the playerlist either.

Also when you right click to view your profile you still get Graal123456. The only difference the community name makes is it changes your name on the forum.

k_killar · #11 08-14-2007, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bradigger

i used to think all lazy like that but then i made a greenshard acc email my bros editeed version of gmail and i have greenshard forward to gmail because i only check gmail

????

coreys · #12 07-14-2007, 10:39 PM

Yeah, Zero found this on his server before v5 was even announced

And needless to say we were confused.

But yeah, it seems a very bad idea to remove the ability to chose your own account name and to replace it with your email...

bahamutstevetff · #13 07-16-2007, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by coreys

Yeah, Zero found this on his server before v5 was even announced

And needless to say we were confused.

But yeah, it seems a very bad idea to remove the ability to chose your own account name and to replace it with your email...

i was killing that guy on zone. ive been seeing loads of people called "graal963958" etc...whats the deal?

jetboom · #14 07-16-2007, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by coreys

Yeah, Zero found this on his server before v5 was even announced

And needless to say we were confused.

But yeah, it seems a very bad idea to remove the ability to chose your own account name and to replace it with your email...

I think the point of it is to centralize the database and user name system. Maybe right now it doesn't mean anything but in the future we will see why everything ties to our email instead of account.

The only issue is if you run a playerworld and account off the same email, How will you login?

Twinny · #15 07-16-2007, 12:31 PM

People who login as 'Guest' on the client need some form of identification. Thus it uses pcid.

Rice2k · #16 05-28-2008, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by coreys

Yeah, Zero found this on his server before v5 was even announced

And needless to say we were confused.

But yeah, it seems a very bad idea to remove the ability to chose your own account name and to replace it with your email...

I agree. i like how you can pick your account name not have graal6475634564 or whatever....

Admins · #17 07-16-2007, 12:58 PM

You can choose your community name in the profile on the website. That community name is displayed on the playerlist and is used for the forums and wiki.

Crow · #18 07-16-2007, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

You can choose your community name in the profile on the website. That community name is displayed on the playerlist and is used for the forums and wiki.

I know, I know...but I think the overall idea is not good, because you have no damn idea who the hell is who if you are checking accounts. Like you hover over one of the 14 'unknown's in your friendlist to check who you actually wanna meet and 6 of them actually say something like Graal123456 or pc:123456...thats just not cool o.O

Rice2k · #19 11-23-2007, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Crow

I know, I know...but I think the overall idea is not good, because you have no damn idea who the hell is who if you are checking accounts. Like you hover over one of the 14 'unknown's in your friendlist to check who you actually wanna meet and 6 of them actually say something like Graal123456 or pc:123456...thats just not cool o.O

I agree. I look at my player list with account name. Not names.

Twinny · #20 11-23-2007, 03:25 AM

It is a tad bit annoying having a graalxxxxxx pm me and saying, "Hey u rember me, yes!!?!".

To that end, it would be cool if we could put our own nicknames on players so we could switch between Account, nickname and personal nickname. Could also show all three when hovering over the player list entry.

Example:
Account: Gerami
Nickname: Crono (Pluffy Gang)
Personal Nickname: Crownoh

Crow · #21 11-23-2007, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Twinny

Personal Nickname: Crownoh

!!

ReBorn_Spirit · #22 08-14-2007, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

You can choose your community name in the profile on the website. That community name is displayed on the playerlist and is used for the forums and wiki.

How in gods name am I supposed to keep track of who is who on GK now?? The Kingdom leaders go by account names to remember others you know.. Not some bloody number.

Ugh... ###### Really lame account names.. seriously..

It doesnt show their creativity.. atleast let them choose a real account name as a bonus for when they upgrade...

JkWhoSaysNi · #23 07-16-2007, 02:34 PM

The community name is the account name. From what I understand, the community name is what will appear in the playerlist and such when it's been set.

Crow · #24 07-16-2007, 02:54 PM

That would be good, but its said you can change it at any time (?), so that sounds a bit impossible.

Admins · #25 08-14-2007, 10:41 PM

The community name is a bonus kind of...
Will try to fix that problem with the kingdoms system on Kingdoms, it should use the community name not the account name.

Crow · #26 08-14-2007, 11:37 PM

If you fix the kingdom stuff, you could also completely replace the community names with the account names, or bring normal account names back...

ChrizP2P · #27 08-15-2007, 01:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

The community name is a bonus kind of...
Will try to fix that problem with the kingdoms system on Kingdoms, it should use the community name not the account name.

yeah just let people be able to choose their own account names again.. this is stupid unless we find out soon that your doing it for a reason.

ReBorn_Spirit · #28 08-15-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

The community name is a bonus kind of...
Will try to fix that problem with the kingdoms system on Kingdoms, it should use the community name not the account name.

And so every one of hte 500 + members currently ranked in the kingdoms would then have to be redone. The account names USED to be the most stable way to track and ID anyone on GK. Now I have no idea who is who with these damned numbers. Makes it even harder to keep an eye on who is running around and being active, because thats how we're supposed to give rank promotions. By knowing the people, not a bloody number...

Do a favour, IF you change the way we keep track of people on GK, make it so they can't change it. It destroys their join date which means something to my own self..

Admins · #29 08-15-2007, 11:35 PM

For the old accounts community name is equal to the account name

ReBorn_Spirit · #30 08-16-2007, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

For the old accounts community name is equal to the account name

Just as long as they can't change it and cause problems I won't care. I would like a stable name to remember though, not some ID that can be renamed

ChrizP2P · #31 08-16-2007, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

For the old accounts community name is equal to the account name

What about new accounts? Can you change the account name on your profile? Or are we stuck with Graal######?

Admins · #32 08-16-2007, 11:50 AM

You can choose a community name

ChrizP2P · #33 08-16-2007, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

You can choose a community name

Lol.. I know. I changed my community name on the website and as you can see my forum name is what I changed it to. I mean how you appear when you right click in-game. It's still Graal674779.

Admins · #34 08-16-2007, 06:47 PM

The account name cannot be changed. The account name should normally not appear in the game, only the community name.

Crow · #35 08-16-2007, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

The account name cannot be changed. The account name should normally not appear in the game, only the community name.

Thats:

1st, not the case (profiles etc. hooray -_-)

2nd, useless. If it doesnt appear anywhere, why would you need it?

**MysticalDragon** · #36 08-17-2007, 06:23 PM

yeah i honestly dont get graals tactics anymore, and i've been playing since bravo!

ChrizP2P · #37 08-17-2007, 07:16 PM

So to clarify you can't change the account name in game? (Profile etc) It stays as Graal###### then?

Admins · #38 08-17-2007, 09:40 PM

It will use the community name

Tracker180 · #39 08-18-2007, 07:27 AM

this will prolly be erased because of "spam" but I'm just going to voice my opinion and say

"It Sucks."

KyleNicholson · #40 08-18-2007, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracker180

this will prolly be erased because of "spam" but I'm just going to voice my opinion and say

"It Sucks."

I was going to say the same thing