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Good evening sc2sea, I come forth today as a victim of broken promises.

I am sure most of you remember this blue post approximately a year ago,

+ [Did i say "near future"] +

In addition, beyond this initial free name change, we’ll be launching a service similar to the one we offer for World of Warcraft which will allow additional character name changes for a fee. We'll announce more details on how the free name change and additional paid character name changes will be implemented in the near future.

+ [Original link] +

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/blog/572264

I want to bring your attention to the following thread on battle.net

+ [BLIZZARD NOT ADDING NAMECHANGE SUPPORT?] +

Foreword: My name is Jake "Sev" Ganz, the leader and manager of the growing team DeadMachine, working on sending some of my players to events like MLG Orlando, MLG Providence and other future competitive events. I, like many managers, want my players to be able to wear the clan's tag in order to represent the team, but like many other cases, many of my players do not have their free name change.

Being aware of World of Warcraft paid account name changes and the clantag support of, for example, Warcraft 3, one may wonder why Starcraft II does not support either one of these features. There's been a "COMING SOON" line for a second name change for over nine months now. With all of this in mind, I decided to inquire and call Blizzard's customer service myself.

After asking a few questions, I was informed that no support for paid name changes or clantag support is currently in the works. Contrary to the hopeful message in our Battle.net account profiles, it is not coming soon. I was also met with the revelation that this is because there are not enough people expressing a desire to make this happen. Finally, I was told that the World of Warcraft paid name change support came about from the community asking for it and showing a noticeable desire to have it done, and was given the suggestion to make a thread about it specifically in the Multiplayer and ESports forum, and get people to give their opinion on it.

What does this mean? We need to be more vocal about it. If you want Blizzard to add a feature allowing players to change their character name for the same cost as in WoW, post in this thread and tell us what you think! If you really want it, like this post.

Not only would this be far more convenient, but the economical difference it will would have for both the players and Blizzard itself would be a massive improvement over the current drag of having to pay for a new account entirely, which most people are not willing to do.

Voice enough of your opinions on this, and hopefully, we can persuade Blizzard to implement this even as soon as Patch 1.4!

edit: also for the record, the conversation was entirely over the phone. i apologize that i didn't think to record it. sorry!

edit #2: we're #1 on screddit! thanks to everyone who helped make this possible in promoting it, especially Desrow and Thundertoss. http://tinyurl.com/blizznamechange

+ [Original link] +

http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/3123318915

TL;DR: Go to http://us.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/3123318915 log in and type +1.(Tell everyone you know as well) and name-change/clan-tag might be implemented with patch1.4

+ [Original link on Team Liquid with polls for data collection] +

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=265029

+ [Official Definition of soon/near future] +

http://www.wowwiki.com/Soon

Just so this thread isn't some copy paste with links from TL i have attached the response i received from a gamemaster after contacting blizzard support

+ [Response from GM Droserraa""] +

This is the latest response from Customer Support:
Greetings!

Thank you for contacting us! I am Game Master Droserraa and I'm here to assist you today. My sincerest apologies for any wait you may have experienced.

Answer:
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While we fully understand and are empathetic towards your situation, unfortunately the one-time vanity name change really means _one time only_

Picking a Starcraft II profile name is a bit like getting a tattoo. You want a name that represents you, and isn't associated with anyone else. You never know when you'll have a falling out with that person and be stuck with something you have to live with forever.

Paid name changes are still being considered, and may become available in the near future. However, for now the name you picked is the name you must keep.

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I hope that this has resolved any issues you have, or has at least pointed you in the right direction. Should you have any further questions or concerns, feel free to let us know!
Regards,
Game Master Droserraa
Customer Services
Blizzard Entertainment
www.blizzard.com/support

Therefore, my friends, remember your parents telling you never to get a tattoo? Its the same thing, don't get a name.

Quick Comments

	Maynarde:	Agreed. The name change doesn't seem like hard feature to implement. Neither are clan tags.
	PiG:	Great post, we do need to really kick up the hornets nest or blizz will just sit on their asses.
	aLtShortizz:	Definitely +1
	cure:
	Doctor:
	Snx.FigJig:
	syfPhoenix:	:)
	biogenie:	awesome.... it would seem silly that we cant change our nicks.... at the end of the day the admin process... is ours i don know why the big fuss XD cheers mate..
	Rageboredguy:	Thanks for this, i can't believe they don't think people want it...
	NvPinder:	Anti-aLt Rep train
	nirvAnA:	won't call positives from just 3 aLts of a geniuenly good post a train. O hai guys!
	Xenomorph:
	TidaL:	name change, cmon blizz
	VoiD:	Name and Clan changes are needed, great that people are speaking up!
	Zanderax:	I can understand them limiting their 'vanity' name changes but for clan tags there is not excuse