Steam account name change - Page 3

SourceSkyBoxer · 03-27-2010, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by TempS

i agree with the op...its amazing a feature so basic hasn't been implemented..

Oh no that is problem with implement? Okay. No problems.

Did you know about saving map on steam account? In Germany have people been still problems wiith Valve Hammer Editor since e-mail?

Jepic Phail · 05-02-2010, 02:34 PM

Much like OP here I created my Steam account way back when CS 1.6 came out. I believe Steam specifically asked for your email address and used it as your Steam user name. Just like OP, my user name is an old hotmail email address. I no longer use my hotmail account and it doesn't even exist anymore.

Some of you on this thread are apathetic toward people like OP and I, but you have to remember that back then Steam wasn't a big game distribution channel that it is now. People used Steam because it was the only way you could play CS 1.6 and get other HL mods like HL: DM, TFC, and DoD... I'm sure none us, the early adopters, knew Steam would be this big thing in the game industry and that we would have our entire game collections on Steam. Anyways, because we didn't realize at the time what Steam would become people like OP and I are stuck with old and poorly thought out user names. If I knew I would have all of my games on Steam, I would have been more careful. And I would have not used my throwaway email account (which I used for pr0n).

Anyways, it would be great if users had a chance to change their user name or at least have an option to use their current email addresses (dynamic user name).

Liu · 05-10-2010, 05:18 PM

I've also asked for this before, I would love to have them just change my account name to something else or at least my current email address.

05-10-2010, 06:51 PM

Jepic Phail is spot on and thus I am also stuck with a login name that is bound to an abandoned email address. Now you are able to register with a without the email address being part of the login name but not in 1.6 days. I want this feature!

Amander · 05-11-2010, 01:53 AM

Question: What exactly is the point of changing your Steam account name? It's not like it's public. In fact, you can go by the community name all the time and the only two places you'll ever need your account name are a) when logging in (which happens only once anyway) and b) when asking the support. So why the heck is it important to change it?

Pilotclan9404 · 05-11-2010, 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Matt

If you want to buy your games again all for the sake of having a new account name, then go for it. Do whatever floats your boat.

THATS NOT WHAT HES ASKING FOR...

alphager · 05-11-2010, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amander

Question: What exactly is the point of changing your Steam account name? It's not like it's public. In fact, you can go by the community name all the time and the only two places you'll ever need your account name are a) when logging in (which happens only once anyway) and b) when asking the support. So why the heck is it important to change it?

I created my Steam-account way back when Steam was first released (A long long time ago in a galaxy far away...). Back then your account-name had to be your email-address. We were forced to use Steam to play Half-Life online, because WOL (Wsomething Sierra Online), the old matchmaking system, was turned off.

Fast-Forward to today, almost seven years later.

Steam is no longer just a way to play Half-Life online, it is a content distribution system. Many email providers went bankrupt in the last seven years. We all matured a bit (some of us married and had kids). Yet we still have to use that old email adress to log in. It's untidy.

Amander · 05-11-2010, 11:15 AM

Still what is the point? Ok, you have a former email address as your account name but what? How does that matter?

L.o.D. · 05-11-2010, 11:18 AM

alphager, even if it is an invalid email address, it's now JUST a username to log into the account.
It has no use elsewhere other than the steam community page.

Rebseh · 05-11-2010, 11:20 AM

Ah, good old cs forcing me to use my old old email as a login.
When people try to find me through my nick, they can never find me and I hate telling them my old email. They are generally thought up by silly young people and not something you want to carry around with you forever!
I support this idea and am boggled by the people who seem to not want it. It can only help.

Stryk · 05-11-2010, 07:25 PM

The only reason I can see why someone would be so insistent on changing the name is that they are now living with someone that can see it.

Like someone started dating a girl gamer and his user name was TinyPeePee or something. Or an old girlfriend / wife's name. That would be worse.

TempS · 05-12-2010, 12:46 AM

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Originally Posted by razvan252

heres an idea: client falls for phisher's scam by giving his info, phisher changes password then pays 10$ to change the name of a 200+$ account, phisher gets himself a nice new account and client gets ♥♥♥♥♥. it would be a lot harder for valve to verify the original owner. i know you could do that with the steam id but i have no idea what my steam id is.

I really like the idea of being able to change account names, but I would agree this idea makes the proposition worrisome. I'm sure Steam could work out a way to avoid this situation...

Amander · 05-12-2010, 02:25 AM

Well, the account name change could only be allowed with a verified email address. This way, the phisher gets your pink hearts because the user can keep track of all changes done to the account and undo them easily.

HoLyCoW · 05-19-2010, 02:40 AM

This really should be implemented by now... I don't understand why Valve does not allow this... even for a small fee. It's as simple a change in a database.

As for me, the reason I don't like my account name is because if I want people to find me, I don't want to have to give them a URL to get to my profile to add me. If I just give them my account name (or post it on my blog/facebook/twitter/etc.), it would be a whole lot shorter to do so.

Although, because of Valve's old restrictions on account names (i.e. email addresses), many people are stuck with account names of email addresses that are no longer valid. In addition to this, it is now a privacy issue as my account name includes part of my real name.

When I signed up for Steam, I was NOT told that people would need this account name in order to find me, thus I never thought the information would be public (which is what lead me to include part of my real name). However, now that it is clear that it would be to my benefit to publicize my account name, however, now this means that 1)I have to give up my right to anonymity on the internet, and 2)that I have to make my personal information public in order to allow me to connect with other players more easily.

Plain and simple, this just sucks.

[edit]
To prevent phishing scams and such, Valve can sell authenticators like Blizzard does for WoW. I would definitely buy one.

Amander · 05-19-2010, 02:42 AM

You don't have to give people the full URL, your community name is enough.

05-19-2010, 02:40 AM	#44
HoLyCoW Join Date: Mar 2008 Reputation: 0 Posts: 24	This really should be implemented by now... I don't understand why Valve does not allow this... even for a small fee. It's as simple a change in a database. As for me, the reason I don't like my account name is because if I want people to find me, I don't want to have to give them a URL to get to my profile to add me. If I just give them my account name (or post it on my blog/facebook/twitter/etc.), it would be a whole lot shorter to do so. Although, because of Valve's old restrictions on account names (i.e. email addresses), many people are stuck with account names of email addresses that are no longer valid. In addition to this, it is now a privacy issue as my account name includes part of my real name. When I signed up for Steam, I was NOT told that people would need this account name in order to find me, thus I never thought the information would be public (which is what lead me to include part of my real name). However, now that it is clear that it would be to my benefit to publicize my account name, however, now this means that 1)I have to give up my right to anonymity on the internet, and 2)that I have to make my personal information public in order to allow me to connect with other players more easily. Plain and simple, this just sucks. [edit] To prevent phishing scams and such, Valve can sell authenticators like Blizzard does for WoW. I would definitely buy one. Last edited by HoLyCoW: 05-19-2010 at 02:43 AM.

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05-02-2010, 02:34 PM	#32
Jepic Phail Join Date: Jan 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 5	Much like OP here I created my Steam account way back when CS 1.6 came out. I believe Steam specifically asked for your email address and used it as your Steam user name. Just like OP, my user name is an old hotmail email address. I no longer use my hotmail account and it doesn't even exist anymore. Some of you on this thread are apathetic toward people like OP and I, but you have to remember that back then Steam wasn't a big game distribution channel that it is now. People used Steam because it was the only way you could play CS 1.6 and get other HL mods like HL: DM, TFC, and DoD... I'm sure none us, the early adopters, knew Steam would be this big thing in the game industry and that we would have our entire game collections on Steam. Anyways, because we didn't realize at the time what Steam would become people like OP and I are stuck with old and poorly thought out user names. If I knew I would have all of my games on Steam, I would have been more careful. And I would have not used my throwaway email account (which I used for pr0n). Anyways, it would be great if users had a chance to change their user name or at least have an option to use their current email addresses (dynamic user name).

05-10-2010, 05:18 PM	#33
Liu Join Date: Mar 2005 Reputation: 0 Posts: 27	I've also asked for this before, I would love to have them just change my account name to something else or at least my current email address.

05-10-2010, 06:51 PM	#34
HitLines Guest Posts: n/a	Jepic Phail is spot on and thus I am also stuck with a login name that is bound to an abandoned email address. Now you are able to register with a without the email address being part of the login name but not in 1.6 days. I want this feature!

05-11-2010, 01:53 AM	#35
Amander Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 561 Posts: 8,143	Question: What exactly is the point of changing your Steam account name? It's not like it's public. In fact, you can go by the community name all the time and the only two places you'll ever need your account name are a) when logging in (which happens only once anyway) and b) when asking the support. So why the heck is it important to change it?

05-11-2010, 11:15 AM	#38
Amander Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 561 Posts: 8,143	Still what is the point? Ok, you have a former email address as your account name but what? How does that matter?

05-11-2010, 11:18 AM	#39
L.o.D. Join Date: Apr 2006 Reputation: 1647 Posts: 22,671	alphager, even if it is an invalid email address, it's now JUST a username to log into the account. It has no use elsewhere other than the steam community page.

05-11-2010, 11:20 AM	#40
Rebseh Join Date: May 2004 Reputation: 8 Posts: 27	Ah, good old cs forcing me to use my old old email as a login. When people try to find me through my nick, they can never find me and I hate telling them my old email. They are generally thought up by silly young people and not something you want to carry around with you forever! I support this idea and am boggled by the people who seem to not want it. It can only help.

05-11-2010, 07:25 PM	#41
Stryk Join Date: Jun 2009 Reputation: 6 Posts: 157	The only reason I can see why someone would be so insistent on changing the name is that they are now living with someone that can see it. Like someone started dating a girl gamer and his user name was TinyPeePee or something. Or an old girlfriend / wife's name. That would be worse.

05-12-2010, 02:25 AM	#43
Amander Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 561 Posts: 8,143	Well, the account name change could only be allowed with a verified email address. This way, the phisher gets your pink hearts because the user can keep track of all changes done to the account and undo them easily.

05-19-2010, 02:42 AM	#45
Amander Join Date: Feb 2010 Reputation: 561 Posts: 8,143	You don't have to give people the full URL, your community name is enough.