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Title: Changing handle
Post by: qts on December 17, 2002, 03:25:41 PM

Bonehead question time! I'm currently 'qts' when flying. I'd like to change this to 'quartz'. I've tried the usual dot commands, and get the message that I can only change case,  but I still feel I'm missing something obvious.

How do I do it?

Title: Changing handle
Post by: bloodstain on December 17, 2002, 05:42:19 PM

I would like to be able to change mine as well! When I first started flying we were limited to the amount of characters so I had to use Bldstain, would like to change it to Bloodstain in the game if that is at all possible.:D

Title: Re: Changing handle
Post by: Montezuma on December 17, 2002, 06:06:27 PM

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Originally posted by qts

How do I do it?

You can't.  You need to write HTC.

This is probably a good feature.   I heard in another game that some people would get drunk, change their handle, and then act like obnoxious jerks with their new 'anonymous' persona.  Of course, I only heard about such things second hand.

Title: Changing handle
Post by: senna on December 17, 2002, 08:45:59 PM

I wish people would fly with the same handle they use in arena as on the BBS. I say stupid things sometimes but that cas I say it in the arena as well and so do alot of other stupid people who say these stupid things. Hows about  some honor and using the same name you fly with? Watcha got to worry about?

Hence the mute feature in the arena.

Title: Changing handle
Post by: Sox62 on December 18, 2002, 07:57:59 AM

HTC will change your online username if you e-mail them...but be aware that you will lose all rank and perks if you do so.

Burn em' before asking.

Title: Changing handle
Post by: qts on December 18, 2002, 02:55:49 PM

It's just that quartz is a lot easier to say quickly than qts. But if it will cost me all my perks, well, I'm not a good pilot and do like to occasionally fly a perk plane, so I'll pass.

Title: Changing handle
Post by: sling322 on December 22, 2002, 03:16:50 PM

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Originally posted by bloodstain
I would like to be able to change mine as well! When I first started flying we were limited to the amount of characters so I had to use Bldstain, would like to change it to Bloodstain in the game if that is at all possible.:D

I believe that 8 characters is the max length allowed, so bloodstain would be too long.

Title: Re: Changing handle
Post by: Whitecat6598 on December 23, 2002, 12:43:30 AM

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Originally posted by qts
Bonehead question time! I'm currently 'qts' when flying. I'd like to change this to 'quartz'. I've tried the usual dot commands, and get the message that I can only change case,  but I still feel I'm missing something obvious.

How do I do it?

According to the directions I have, printed from the HTC web page, you can type ".handle YourHandle" and change your name in the arenas.  Your account name cannot be changed.

WC

Title: Changing handle
Post by: Ecliptik on December 23, 2002, 01:04:52 AM

It would be nice if you could change your username perhaps only once every tour without losing all of your stats.  This would mostly eliminate incidents like Montezuma described.

Title: Re: Re: Changing handle
Post by: Flossy on December 23, 2002, 02:01:56 AM

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Originally posted by Whitecat6598
According to the directions I have, printed from the HTC web page, you can type ".handle YourHandle" and change your name in the arenas.  Your account name cannot be changed.

That only allows you to change the case of your handle.  If I felt inclined, I could change mine from Flossy to fLoSsY....  ;)

Title: Changing handle
Post by: Whitecat6598 on December 23, 2002, 02:15:09 AM

Ahhh yes... Guess my printed directions aren't exactly clear on that point.  Thanks Flossy. :)

WC