hi i was wondering if you think 800 points is a lot to change a name on xbox live because i need to buy points but i was wondering if its worth it cause i hate my current name TCROOM
It is a lot.. And you know what I am glad it's a lot. It stops the little kids and noobs from changing thier on line identity every five minutes.. It is also a good way to keep track of on line cheaters, like the LITTLE kids who ruined Halo 2.
I think 500 points would be more appropriate. I think it would be better aswell, if you get a message saying "XXX has changed their gamertag to XXX"death1505921
i agree that you should get a message but the price if fine
good point dreamscott never thought of it that way thanksthomass60r
Thanks.. I actually changed my name almost a year ago. I did it just because I wanted to have my name just a little different then I first conceived of it.
[QUOTE="thomass60r"]good point dreamscott never thought of it that way thanksdreamscott
Thanks.. I actually changed my name almost a year ago. I did it just because I wanted to have my name just a little different then I first conceived of it.
[/QUOTE my story is kinda funny my mum put the name up for me without telling me so i have to buy points now lol and you point on kids changing it was the only thing i never thought of i mean kids could just keep changing it all day for a laugh so it would never work right. but thanks anyway and im tracking you just to let you know
Come on guys. Do you really think your 'name' has any meaning in their systems? Our names are attached to a number, and that number never changes. Changing your gamertag is no different than updating your address or adding a friend. It's a field in a database. Charging money to allow you to do it is a complete injustice to the consumer. They found a way to get more money from their customers by putting a price on something that a gamer identifies closely with, namely their gamertag. I haven't verified if it actually costs 800 points to change your gamertag, but if it does, then Microsoft should be ashamed for exploiting their gamers in this manner. 800 to change your gamertag is completely and 100% unnacceptable.
look i like to play on live and meet players and maybe a week later identify them again and say nice to see you again and if you could change your name for free then how could you identify them if the changed their name so 800 points is fair its not cheap but fair
Come on guys. Do you really think your 'name' has any meaning in their systems? Our names are attached to a number, and that number never changes. Changing your gamertag is no different than updating your address or adding a friend. It's a field in a database. Charging money to allow you to do it is a complete injustice to the consumer. They found a way to get more money from their customers by putting a price on something that a gamer identifies closely with, namely their gamertag. I haven't verified if it actually costs 800 points to change your gamertag, but if it does, then Microsoft should be ashamed for exploiting their gamers in this manner. 800 to change your gamertag is completely and 100% unnacceptable.valdarez
Once again dude, you are missing the POINT. Changing your gamer tag is not even close to the same thing as updating your email address, lol.. listen to that.. Being able to change your gamer tag for free would create many, many problems. It would make identifying cheaters a lot more difficult. Besides, a gamer tag is an "on-line identity" It is like in real life. It is so people know who’s who. Imagine having your friends list one day and the next you didn't know who any of your friends were?? That would not work. There are many other reasons but pinning down cheaters is a good one alone.
It is a lot.. And you know what I am glad it's a lot. It stops the little kids and noobs from changing thier on line identity every five minutes.. It is also a good way to keep track of on line cheaters, like the LITTLE kids who ruined Halo 2. dreamscott
its a ripoff, they should let u change it for free, wats it cost them?bolt2448
its not a rip off there are reasons why they charge for that. Why does everyone have to complain and whine so much about how much things cost. They charge you to change your name because then you have to be VERY sure you want to change it. Imgaine tryin to manage you friends list when everyone is changing their name a round every day?? Thats one reason....the other reason is it keeps a stable list of gamertags....I changed my name once and i paid for it and didnt complain, because I UNDERSTAND that concept. Like the guy that started this thread...he hates his name, but he isnt sure if he should change it because he has to pay. THATS the point of the whole thing....
its a ripoff, they should let u change it for free, wats it cost them?bolt2448
the reason why they they make you play $10 (US) in because its only like an emergency, once you regester a gamertag, that name ill be recorded in microsoft's xbox live servers, think if people kept changing there names, it would be hard for microsoft to band people from servers/games (they have to change all the leaderboards into different names and it would be hard for your friends to notice you). $10 is a good price because it makes gamers think its a ripoff and wont change there name, but if gamers do... microsoft just made some money.
[QUOTE="dreamscott"]It is a lot.. And you know what I am glad it's a lot. It stops the little kids and noobs from changing thier on line identity every five minutes.. It is also a good way to keep track of on line cheaters, like the LITTLE kids who ruined Halo 2. Tree06
I acctualy think that makeing a Fee is really good..Why because pepole will be change'ing your name every 5 min and not knowing when your friends had changed there gamertag.Honestly i think a 800 Point price tag is very good.
hi i was wondering if you think 800 points is a lot to change a name on xbox live because i need to buy points but i was wondering if its worth it cause i hate my current name TCROOMthomass60r
[QUOTE="thomass60r"]hi i was wondering if you think 800 points is a lot to change a name on xbox live because i need to buy points but i was wondering if its worth it cause i hate my current name TCROOMTHERSOfi
I like how you said "hi" It made my day.... :) is that sarcastic or geniune
[QUOTE="thomass60r"]hi i was wondering if you think 800 points is a lot to change a name on xbox live because i need to buy points but i was wondering if its worth it cause i hate my current name TCROOMTHERSOfi
I like how you said "hi" It made my day.... :) is that sarcastic or geniune
It is a lot.. And you know what I am glad it's a lot. It stops the little kids and noobs from changing thier on line identity every five minutes.. It is also a good way to keep track of on line cheaters, like the LITTLE kids who ruined Halo 2. dreamscott
[QUOTE="dreamscott"]It is a lot.. And you know what I am glad it's a lot. It stops the little kids and noobs from changing thier on line identity every five minutes.. It is also a good way to keep track of on line cheaters, like the LITTLE kids who ruined Halo 2. SicsStringFreak
Come on guys. Do you really think your 'name' has any meaning in their systems? Our names are attached to a number, and that number never changes. Changing your gamertag is no different than updating your address or adding a friend. It's a field in a database. Charging money to allow you to do it is a complete injustice to the consumer. They found a way to get more money from their customers by putting a price on something that a gamer identifies closely with, namely their gamertag. I haven't verified if it actually costs 800 points to change your gamertag, but if it does, then Microsoft should be ashamed for exploiting their gamers in this manner. 800 to change your gamertag is completely and 100% unnacceptable.valdarez
Do you know how many possible data anomalies could result if a database the size of XBL is constantly changed due to frequent gamertag changes??? 800 points is the price that Microsoft set forth, in my opinion, to reduce the number of users who change gamertags. Although I know that their DBA's have the know-how to handle such occurences, I do believe the price is used as a deterrent to stop frequent name changing.
its ridiculous and its just a way to squeeze a bit of extra money out of us. Almost £5 just to change a bunch of letters. WTF!!??
smurfboi
You are one of those random people who just "chime" in at the drop of a hat.. You didn't even read anyones post or even read the thread. Not really saying much for where you come from dude :|
Even if a cheater was to change his or her name. Wouldn't you have filed a complaint on them right after the match , so why would it matter if they changed their name. The gamertag has no meaning, except to us. So the complaint would go on the persons identification number not their name. My advice is who cares. Change it if you want to. Dont bother people with stupid a post about you being poor and not wanting to spend money on your name. Then don't! Microsoft has only one reason to do this. MONEY!!!! Your buying it. They will keep charging for it.
Even if a cheater was to change his or her name. Wouldn't you have filed a complaint on them right after the match , so why would it matter if they changed their name. The gamertag has no meaning, except to us. So the complaint would go on the persons identification number not their name. My advice is who cares. Change it if you want to. Dont bother people with stupid a post about you being poor and not wanting to spend money on your name. Then don't! Microsoft has only one reason to do this. MONEY!!!! Your buying it. They will keep charging for it.
imafreshman
Wrong again! wrong, wrong.. It is not just about Microsoft making money. They make plenty of mony in other ways.. Such as the on line subscription price to x-box live. The reason it costs money is because they don't want people just changing their "on line Idenity" at the drop of a hat. How would you like to check your friends list right now and not know who any of your friends are?? That is just one good reason alone..
ita amazing deal. ensted of buying a whole new account for 70 $ they let you chang it but keep the same account for 5 bucks( chump change) and it smart that they put a price on it so every one wont change there neme 1000 time in a month
[QUOTE="valdarez"]Come on guys. Do you really think your 'name' has any meaning in their systems? Our names are attached to a number, and that number never changes. Changing your gamertag is no different than updating your address or adding a friend. It's a field in a database. Charging money to allow you to do it is a complete injustice to the consumer. They found a way to get more money from their customers by putting a price on something that a gamer identifies closely with, namely their gamertag. I haven't verified if it actually costs 800 points to change your gamertag, but if it does, then Microsoft should be ashamed for exploiting their gamers in this manner. 800 to change your gamertag is completely and 100% unnacceptable.dreamscott
Once again dude, you are missing the POINT. Changing your gamer tag is not even close to the same thing as updating your email address, lol.. listen to that.. Being able to change your gamer tag for free would create many, many problems. It would make identifying cheaters a lot more difficult. Besides, a gamer tag is an "on-line identity" It is like in real life. It is so people know who’s who. Imagine having your friends list one day and the next you didn't know who any of your friends were?? That would not work. There are many other reasons but pinning down cheaters is a good one alone.
I play several games where folks change their nicks constantly. If these guys are truly your friends, then you're going know when they change their nick. If you don't, odds are you shouldn't have them on your friends list. There is already a mechanism built in that allows you to identify cheats so to speak. You can given someone a bad reputation. However, if the goal is to avoid certain players, then I would prefer they add a feature that allows you to completely avoid a player, ever, in any game. This would be tied to their number, not their gamertag. If Microsoft wanted to charge for updating a gamertag, then make it a one time fee and then only allow the gamer to change it once a month (I still don't see the need for limiting it, but obviously many folks think it's important). The one time fee would be justified at that point as they had to build extra functionality to support the 'once a month change' limitiation (a limitiation which they would sell as a 'feature' heh).
If the database is brought to it's knees due to folks changing their gamertags (which would be the exception, not the norm), then the database itself has issues. Someone mentioned leader boards having to be updated and the like.ray03314506
I seriously doubt the leaderboards have your 'name' recorded. If designed properly the leaderboards have your number, not name, only retrieving your name when displaying the board to an end user. If they had to perform a String query to update the leaderboards for a gamertag, lol, then their DB Archs might want to start updating the ole resume.
i bought a 1600 points for 20 bucks so that means to change ur gamertag is 10 bucks i did it because my name sucked and i was sick of it but if u dont like ur name at all i think i would change it
i bought a 1600 points for 20 bucks so that means to change ur gamertag is 10 bucks i did it because my name sucked and i was sick of it but if u dont like ur name at all i think i would change it
look as dreamscoot pointed out the reason for this is so that you dont have loads changing names all the time its like your known as that name in a certain game and someone will say hey there whoever playing nice to see you mate and if you change your name you could end up playing with someone who changed theres and yous would not have a clue who he was do you get it now and sorry for no full stops i am doing a big sentence lol
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