Posts with tag paid-name-changes

It's been a couple weeks now since the paid name change service was initially offered and I've noticed a few people in my guild that have taken advantage of it. While it's certainly personal preference, a lot of the changed names seem worse to me than the old ones. Some of them were obviously chosen for comic value, since they're reminiscent of the guy in the picture over here.

Regardless of my opinions about the specific names, everyone I've talked to has said that the service was quick and easy. I also haven't heard any horror stories regarding sociopathic players changing their names to wreak more havoc upon unsuspecting victims under a new moniker. From my limited experience, it seems like an overall positive change to the game.

Have you paid to change your name? What was your old one and what's your new one? Was your experience with the service a good one?

October is winding to a close soon, but we have time for one more episode of the WoW Insider Show this month. Live every Saturday on WoW Radio, all you have to do to listen is point your browser to WoW Radio at 3:30 PM EST or 8:30 PM GMT tomorrow. You're also welcome to add your voice to the conversation by joining us in IRC on irc.wowirc.com in channel #wowradio. And if you have something to say -- but can't make the live show, feel free to e-mail your comments or questions to theshow@wow.com!

I'll be hosting tomorrow's show along with Arturis, our in-house artist as well as WoW Radio's Turpster. We'll be discussing this weeks hot topics, including the controversy surrounding paid name changes, the current issues facing Tanks, the lowering of reputation requirements for Heroic keys, and much more. Join us for an hour of lively discussion and quite possibly inappropriate humor.