Changename

[Marcell]

I support this. Very good idea. It would make everything easier.

Someone just failed, LOLOLOLO

[SugarD]

One account won't harm the database in my opinion.

You're missing the point though. Everyone changing their name by making a new account is going to add up. Everyone is one of those "single accounts". Why should I be one of them?

Change starts with one person with an idea. If one person does it, others may follow. That's how you change the world.

[Morphine]

Oh you mean something like:
ZeRoX
WheelZ
Remington
Michael_Montana
= the same person? :p
Nothing personal eh, just an example

[SugarD]

Yes. If every person does that, imagine how large the user database would be for no needed reason. That's a good cause of lag there in itself.

P.S. Thanks to Spiral I was able to get it changed.

[JDC]

Maybe add a command for admins to see all the past names of an account, and make the list of past names linkable to present accounts.

For example, I change my account name from JDC to [FBI]JDC. If the admin looks up the past account name "JDC", then the admin would be told "This account is now named '[FBI]JDC' " or something similar, while if the admin looks at my past account names it will show all of them.

Is that possible?

[SugarD]

It might be, but it may only work for accounts set up in the database after the script was created unless someone manually went through and linked them. TBH it might not be a bad idea to nuke the unused double accounts and add something such as what you are saying, and only issue changenames from now on to prevent filling the database, which is how SA:MP, IV:MP, and partially MTA:VC work. Not sure about MTA:SA, but I'm assuming that if it has been developed, it probably works that way as well.

[stormeus]

When /c changename was implemented, a /c namehistory command was also added, used like so:
/c namehistory <nickname>

It's rarely used, but probably because no one knows about it (until now, anyways).

[SugarD]

When /c changename was implemented, a /c namehistory command was also added, used like so:
/c namehistory <nickname>

It's rarely used, but probably because no one knows about it (until now, anyways).

In that case I would suggest a database cleanup and maximum enforcement of those very useful commands!

[Morphine]

You know, a person that hasn't been on in years might access the server right when stormeus clears the DB. They come by surprise, leave by surprise and then return by surprise. Would be a bit awkward.

"ADMIN PLS WHEY DELETE MY MONIES PLS"

[Marcell]

Oh you mean something like:
ZeRoX
WheelZ
Remington
Michael_Montana
= the same person? :p
Nothing personal eh, just an example

ZeRoX
[EAF]ZeRoX
[IT]ZeRoX
[EAF]WheelZ
[IT]Remington
Remington
Michael_Montana

lolz

[detective_perry]

Spongebob 

[Call_me_Dad]

ZeRoX
[EAF]ZeRoX
[IT]ZeRoX
[EAF]WheelZ
[IT]Remington
Remington
Michael_Montana

lolz

You forgot =RmN=Zerox
and RmN.Zerox

[Morphine]

Scout too ? :P

[Bass]

It's bugged bigtime.

[SugarD]

It's bugged bigtime.

Not really... :P