I changed my main's name to a sort of joke/pet name so I could name my alt (now main) my main's name (still with me?).

I forgot to read the fine print about when you change your name, your former name is locked for 90 days.

Lame.

I'm sure there's a reason behind it, maybe a system replication or load balancing issue.

But still.

Lame

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Some dumb shit in my guild renamed his warrior from Haylie to Angrybarbie.

/sigh

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@1
The two main reasons I see a 90 day lock-out on the names.
a) Stop people stealing your old name and assuming you identity
b) Corruption/conflict issues with data-recovery and backups that are held for said 90 days.

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and I forgot...
c) Stop people changing thier names backwards and forwards repeatadly

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I changed my priest becuase it had the weird a and just picked something else. It took about 15 min or so.

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I changed my name on an alt that I was letting my friend play on my second account (he changed it when he transfered it). The change was super fast (like 2 minutes) and pretty painless.

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thunderbaron to tehsuck, I said id change my name to whatever anywanted for 5 dollars, and success, I was 5 dollars richer

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and I mean 15$, so I made 5 :)

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As soon as I heard of this feature, I considered naming my alts in a similar manner as one of my RL friends, where each one has a common component in the name (i.e. he had "Healzya" (Priest), "Stabzya" (Rogue), "Shockzya" (Shaman), "Fearzya" (Warlock), "Critzya" (Mage), etc.) Then I decided I didn't want to spend 50 bucks changing names... besides that, I think mine are pretty clever (ex. Delaeh for my resto druid, Hailee for my frost mage, Bullett for my Tauren hunter...)

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I changed my Tauren Druid from 'Autumnbear' to 'Spiritkeeper'.
Even though nobody else wants my user name, I'm a little nervous and scared that after the 90 day waiting period that somebody will 'ninja' it.
Once I get it back though, I'll be happy. I'll keep it for my Human, whenever Blizzard gives Humans either a Hunter/Shaman/or Druid class.

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@7 -

doesn't the name change cost ten bucks?

so if the change costs ten dollars...

(-10) + 5 = (-5)

you're still five dollars poorer.

Way to go, mathman!

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@11

I actually got $15, - 10=5, I dominate math.

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actually im pulling a prank on my GL who i told everyone to tell him i gquit so when he logs on hes gonna flip out on vent and call me an A-Hole lol, then im gonna pull a chris hanson on him and come out of no where and tell him its a prank, BEST PRANK EVR!!

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@13 Good luck and dont get booted forever.

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I changed my name from Kungen to Dekion, I think it's pretty obvious why I changed it :P

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rofl @ 15

Well, I won't probably change mine, since I actually took a good name to start with.
My friend most probably will, though.

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I had no idea how much I'd get into the game and how much I'd regret naming my main this, but my first name was Mike + Theresa = Mikeresa. (Me + my then girlfriend.)

We broke up some time after I hit 60, and I just didn't have the patience to level up the exact same character to 60 just because of the name. Then when I got to 70, I really started hating the name.

Needless to say I've been looking forward to this feature for a looong time.

The experience was flawless as could be, btw.

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i used to have a toon named zelino but then i changed his name to one of my favorite bands, pedrothelion. his class, a feral spec'd tauren druid.

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paid character appearance coming soon prolly

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I had wanted to change my character to Django from Ikasuhade, as that is the name I wanted from the start, however some Troll Rogue who hasn't signed on for 2 years has that name currently... What a jerk.

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