Popular Post BlindMango Posted October 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2018 (edited) Update (April 10, 2019): As most of you know, PSN ID name changing is in beta testing mode on PSN right now until late November, which allows anyone that's in the beta the ability the fully change their name to a new one. At the moment this site handles PSN name changing in a certain way users should be aware of. How PSNProfiles Handles Name Changing Right Now Just like how name changing is in beta mode on PSN right now, think of PSNProfiles being in beta mode as well. Not everything will work seamlessly here as expected quite yet, as we need to understand how name changing affects profiles on our site and then put that understanding into how this site will handle name changing by early 2019. So the risks you take on changing your name on PSN are similar here at the moment. To stat out, when you change your name on PSN, your old name here will then show 0 trophies. You will need to type the new name you've made in the box on the homepage to access your profile again. Right now (in 2018), name changing essentially means a new profile is created on the site, which means: Your trophies will carry over to the new name fine. Your forum profile will not carry over. Your premium membership will not carry over. Guides you've written will not carry over and still be tied to your previous profile. Profile view count will not be carried over Trophy cabinet will not carry over. Essentially any user content you've made on the site won't be carried over right now. If you decide to change your name right now, keep this in mind! How PSNProfiles Will Handle Name Changing by Early 2019 A process is being worked on right now to make a name change as seamless as possible by the time the feature officially launches on PSN in early 2019. This will make it to where all of your user content on the site should carry over seamlessly with your name. Currently it's an uncertainty that all of the content tied to your profile on the site will be seamlessly transitioned in 2019 if you choose to change your name right now during the beta. Keep this in mind if you're thinking about changing your name right now. Edited April 11, 2019 by BlindMango 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sly Ripper Posted October 26, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 26, 2018 Everything will work eventually. I'm gonna take the opportunity to do a bunch of work on the database at the same time along with moving to a new server. We weren't previously able to get any PSN account identifiers except ones that relate to your PSN name So, premium upgrades, users flagged/removed and forum accounts were linked by PSN name (since it has to persist through profile removals). All of these need to be retroactively changed to the account ID and then the rest of the users need to have their account ID fetched. For the time being, a new profile is created and if the old name is updated all of the trophies are removed. I believe the only damage will be that you need to remake your trophy cabinet. 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnightwards666 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Best of luck. New obstacles... I'm sure you'll find a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Undead Wolf Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thanks for the update! I'm glad to hear it's being worked on. While most people were celebrating at the name change announcement, I have to imagine Sly's reaction was very different given all the work he has to do to get it working. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare_1985 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 You guys have quite a bit of work laid out for you, thank you for your amazing job with the site that has been the rock for many peoples trophy hunting addictions ? I just have one question and I’m sorry to be the one that brings this up but how will the name change affect flagged/banned users? Will it be as simple as a name change to rejoin the leaderboards? (I’m not flagged or a cheater, just curious) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMango Posted October 26, 2018 Author Share Posted October 26, 2018 19 minutes ago, Knightmare_1985 said: You guys have quite a bit of work laid out for you, thank you for your amazing job with the site that has been the rock for many peoples trophy hunting addictions I just have one question and I’m sorry to be the one that brings this up but how will the name change affect flagged/banned users? Will it be as simple as a name change to rejoin the leaderboards? (I’m not flagged or a cheater, just curious) Nope, that will not be a workaround 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knightmare_1985 Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 4 minutes ago, BlindMango said: Nope, that will not be a workaround Awesome! Thank you for clearing that up, and thanks again for the huge effort you guys put into this amazing site ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 Thank you so much for your hard work! People who made a mistake with their names are finally feeling some love! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omar Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I have blind faith in this eventually working out like a seamless charm. I've learnt not to expect any less from this site so take your time and may it all go smoothly 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 I was wondering about this yesterday when I changed my name so thank you for the update! Appreciate all the work you guys do! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackmadrox Posted October 26, 2018 Share Posted October 26, 2018 A few years ago or so, I would have been jumping for joy that PlayStation was finally going to allow name changes. But now? I've grown to like the PSN ID name I chose back in 2011. I'm gonna keep it. But I'm happy for everyone who will be able to change their names, for those who really want to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ondina Posted October 27, 2018 Share Posted October 27, 2018 So if we want to keep our forum stats and premium member we need to not change our usernames until 2019? There is no way to regain my stats and premium later if I change it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMango Posted October 27, 2018 Author Share Posted October 27, 2018 52 minutes ago, Ondina said: So if we want to keep our forum stats and premium member we need to not change our usernames until 2019? There is no way to regain my stats and premium later if I change it now? If you change it now those things will be separate until early 2019, and Sly is betting they will merge back without much trouble for the most part, so that's basically the downside if you do it now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baka_Marimo Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 (edited) I think it would be wise to keep track of every user's previous username. Because otherwise this is quite a handy feature for cheating trophies where you check an online leaderboard to find out if a trophy has been earned legitimately. People are just gonna cheat the trophy and change their ID (hiding the previous one in the process) so there's no way to find out. Anyway, this is obviously only possible with gamers that are already tracked, so there's still the problem with future entries. What can be done about that? edit: To be honest I actually have a game on my profile (Uno) where it would be extremely tempting to do this. So please kill my enticement and prevent me from going astray Edited November 9, 2018 by GTRP_Lancerlover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMango Posted November 9, 2018 Author Share Posted November 9, 2018 10 hours ago, GTRP_Lancerlover said: I think it would be wise to keep track of every user's previous username. Because otherwise this is quite a handy feature for cheating trophies where you check an online leaderboard to find out if a trophy has been earned legitimately. People are just gonna cheat the trophy and change their ID (hiding the previous one in the process) so there's no way to find out. Anyway, this is obviously only possible with gamers that are already tracked, so there's still the problem with future entries. What can be done about that? edit: To be honest I actually have a game on my profile (Uno) where it would be extremely tempting to do this. So please kill my enticement and prevent me from going astray We'll have a way to keep track of that on the backend 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibsonJLMyID Posted November 9, 2018 Share Posted November 9, 2018 Thanks for the Update Mango, you're all doing a fantastic Job Looking after this site ? Keep up the good work. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jose_DKZ Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Hello, I wanted to know if there is any news on this topic Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aXeh0le75 Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 cool deal.. can't wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxie_M0us3 Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Any news on this topic? I don’t want to cut tie to all my guides, forum profile and such when changing ID. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingot_the_Great Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 When will the PSN NAME CHANGE going to fully take effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlindMango Posted March 13, 2019 Author Share Posted March 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Jingot__ said: When will the PSN NAME CHANGE going to fully take effect? As far as I can tell, Sony still hasn’t given an update past “Early 2019” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richtoon Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 Still waiting!! Any news? ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChaosDivider Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I've got a bad feeling that Sony may change there minds on this update because it causes too many problems. They have been very silent about it. I really hope that isn't the case though, been wanting to change mine for like 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Yeah its already April and nothing as of late and we already on Firmware 6.51, as long as they work out all the kinks and really no issues with purchased items im all ok. I dont care about save lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxie_M0us3 Posted April 10, 2019 Share Posted April 10, 2019 Hey staff, the PSN ID change feature finally goes live today in NA, tomorrow in EU. Are you ready to fix the changes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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