Minecraft usernames are changing forever…



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Mojang is removing name history (like Dream’s old name, DeltaNinja) from over 40 million Minecraft accounts. But what does that mean? Let’s talk about it.

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0:00 – Intro
0:16 – Why?
1:42 – RIP Name Lookups
2:51 – Finding friends
3:15 – Accountability
4:42 – Sniping
7:45 – Outro

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48 thoughts on “Minecraft usernames are changing forever…”

  1. so basically: good change for trans people, bad change for name snipers
    someone else suggested a toggle name history option and that would probably be the best middle ground …

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  2. Yo!

    Just wanted to say, NameMC has clarified that they WILL continue to display name history from the info they've saved over the years. They're also going to have a rough estimate of future name history (because they aren't getting the info from the API, they have to check for name changes on their own). HOWEVER, what I mentioned about being able to use the GDPR to get your info removed isn't necessary; they'll be allowing you to hide your name history at will. Some of these problems (e.g accountability and sniping transfer I believe) will still remain, but it's a very good start to improving!

    (also join ManaCube they're cool i like them mcbyt.manacube.com ok love u bye)

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  3. good. name history only enables people to stalk you so you're always recognized after name changes. legitimate uses = slim to none. people can always publicly share their previous names if they wanted that info public. all the name sniping stuff is also just a dumb practice built around greed and meaningless clout, so i'm glad it's made harder.

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  4. Bro your videos are amazing, always excited to see a new vid. Because of you I’m informed of this stuff and I think your gonna get a lot more success on this channel if you keep going!

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  5. this is horrible for namemc and whatnot but weirdly enough, this is kind of a good thing for me because one of my really old igns reveals personal information and i just want that off the internert (blame 8 year old me, not me)

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  6. it’s not like they could have just added an option to hide your name history or remove names from your name history, id even be fine with that if they had it off by default, it would still suck but would suck less

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  7. Honestly I have a mixed opinion, I used to have a very embarrassing username that I have now changed but at the same time some accounts could lose value. (My current ign is sibys, look at my first ign if you are curious).

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  8. I hope that name sniping thing dies a slow painful death, that whole system just sounds really dirty, what if the original owner of the name wanted it back and only lost the name through unfortunate circumstances? How much would they have to pay? A small amount? An exorbitant amount? Who knows. Honestly, besides the trying to find an old friend and account lookups, this unexpected no communication change does more good than bad in my opinion.

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  9. I swear mojang thinks they think they can do whatever the fuck they want and expect us to accept what happened , like nobody liked the 1.9 combat update 6 years later i kinda like 1.9 pvp. beta 1.8 added hunger, now i like the hunger system more than the old one

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  10. Personally i feel Name History like NameMC should stay for server moderation and and don't some try to put viruses on game… and i do love sites that are good for historical stuff and i gladly like seeing my on these and all but i guess that's just me

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  11. they already let you remove names with personal info from the api (you just have to contact mojang support) so i don’t know why they think it’s necessary

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