# Names **URL:** \ **Category:** MtGPQ General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 11, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370 "2018-09-11T19:06:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SinisterOne](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/sinisterone/32/185_2.png) [@SinisterOne](https://forums.505go.com/u/SinisterOne)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/1 "2018-09-11T19:06:28Z")
I thought that the names in game were exclusive but when I was checking the ranks of the NoP event I noticed that #2 and #3 ranked players had the same name. They had different point totals but the same name. I guess my question is are names exclusive (meaning once used they unavailable to anyone) or what is going on? ---
**Author:** ![GrizzoMtGPQ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/grizzomtgpq/32/2810_2.png) [@GrizzoMtGPQ](https://forums.505go.com/u/GrizzoMtGPQ)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/2 "2018-09-11T19:10:08Z")
If you use Unicode characters you can get names that seem similar but are actually different. Software is weird. ---
**Author:** ![fiirst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/fiirst/32/1518_2.png) [@fiirst](https://forums.505go.com/u/fiirst)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/3 "2018-09-11T19:12:45Z")
in game name can be same with other player but coalition name is unique. ---
**Author:** ![Mburn7](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/mburn7/32/8216_2.png) [@Mburn7](https://forums.505go.com/u/Mburn7)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/4 "2018-09-11T19:16:54Z")
I know there are at least 2 people in game whose name is Gideon (the confusion got me in a top coalition very quickly back in the day, since I was not the one who frequently topped the leaderboards. That was @Gideon I believe). I am reasonable certain that there is not any player name exclusivity (unless it was recently implemented). There is also (sadly) no way to change your in game name either. ---
**Author:** ![fiirst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/fiirst/32/1518_2.png) [@fiirst](https://forums.505go.com/u/fiirst)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 7:18pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/5 "2018-09-11T19:18:12Z")
> [@Mburn7](#): > > There is also (sadly) no way to change your in game name either. i did it. ---
**Author:** ![GrizzoMtGPQ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/grizzomtgpq/32/2810_2.png) [@GrizzoMtGPQ](https://forums.505go.com/u/GrizzoMtGPQ)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/6 "2018-09-11T20:12:10Z")
> [@fiirst](#): > > > [@Mburn7](#): > > > > There is also (sadly) no way to change your in game name either. > > i did it. Care to tell us how you do it? Others might want to follow suit. ---
**Author:** ![bk1234](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/bk1234/32/4502_2.png) [@bk1234](https://forums.505go.com/u/bk1234)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 8:14pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/7 "2018-09-11T20:14:30Z")
Names are not exclusive. I have 2 alts with the same name as my main. You can get your name changed by contacting customer support, but you need to have a valid reason. In one player’s case; people kept mistaking him for a “she”. I was able to change an alt my son named on the same grounds. Everyone kept calling me “dude” and referring to me as “he”. So basically if you just don’t like your name they will probably say no, but if you have a case where you feel harassed or mistaken they will do it. ---
**Author:** ![Froggy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/froggy/32/5310_2.png) [@Froggy](https://forums.505go.com/u/Froggy)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/8 "2018-09-11T22:19:31Z")
I complained once as someone copied my in-game name. CS offered to change my name if I wanted to. (I didn’t as my name is amazing… 😝). But the possibility is there. ---
**Author:** ![Matthew](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/matthew/32/3927_2.png) [@Matthew](https://forums.505go.com/u/Matthew)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2018, 10:43pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/9 "2018-09-11T22:43:15Z")
There’s also another Matthew out there, though I’ve no idea what coalition they call home. I just know I’ve run into them multiple times. ---
**Author:** ![fiirst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/fiirst/32/1518_2.png) [@fiirst](https://forums.505go.com/u/fiirst)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/10 "2018-09-12T00:15:06Z")
> [@GrizzoMtGPQ](#): > > > [@fiirst](#): > > > > > [@Mburn7](#): > > > > > > There is also (sadly) no way to change your in game name either. > > > > i did it. > > Care to tell us how you do it? Others might want to follow suit. I submitted a ticket in August 2017 becoz many people in chat understand that i was female. So, i requested to change my IGN, (my previous IGN was Nissra). ---
**Author:** ![Gideon](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/gideon/32/8824_2.png) [@Gideon](https://forums.505go.com/u/Gideon)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/11 "2018-09-12T00:41:52Z")
As stated above my doppelgänger is real. ---
**Author:** ![Kinesia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/50afbb/32.png) [@Kinesia](https://forums.505go.com/u/Kinesia)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/12 "2018-09-12T04:06:37Z")
One of my son’s still has the name “Guest” from the default and you see others about… They should let you edit that one later at the very least, it’s probably a mistake! ---
**Author:** ![fiirst](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/fiirst/32/1518_2.png) [@fiirst](https://forums.505go.com/u/fiirst)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 6:22am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/13 "2018-09-12T06:22:04Z")
> [@Kinesia](#): > > One of my son’s still has the name “Guest” from the default and you see others about… They should let you edit that one later at the very least, it’s probably a mistake! i believe “Guest” is the most duplicated in game name here. ---
**Author:** ![Thesee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/thesee/32/6848_2.png) [@Thesee](https://forums.505go.com/u/Thesee)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 8:00am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/14 "2018-09-12T08:00:30Z")
> [@fiirst](#): > > > [@Kinesia](#): > > > > One of my son’s still has the name “Guest” from the default and you see others about… They should let you edit that one later at the very least, it’s probably a mistake! > > i believe “Guest” is the most duplicated in game name here. “Killer” is quite popular too ! ---
**Author:** ![FindingHeart8](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/findingheart8/32/2793_2.png) [@FindingHeart8](https://forums.505go.com/u/FindingHeart8)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 3:45pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/15 "2018-09-17T15:45:37Z")
> [@Froggy](#): > > I complained once as someone copied my in-game name. CS offered to change my name if I wanted to. (I didn’t as my name is amazing… 😝). But the possibility is there. If I wasn’t so attached to my name I’d totally copy yours 😉 Have a soft spot for amphibians. Used to raise toads as a child, had them for years. Had a super large one, named him Porkchop. Had a trick where if I flipped him on his back and tickled his belly, he’d pee. Was a great squirt-gun to use on my sisters friends. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![HarryMason](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/harrymason/32/7027_2.png) [@HarryMason](https://forums.505go.com/u/HarryMason)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 10:10pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/16 "2018-09-17T22:10:12Z")
I don’t think anyone will ever copy my ign. It’s basically gibberish ---
**Author:** ![Laeuftbeidir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/forums.505go.com/laeuftbeidir/32/3155_2.png) [@Laeuftbeidir](https://forums.505go.com/u/Laeuftbeidir)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/17 "2018-09-17T23:23:35Z")
> [@HarryMason](#): > > I don’t think anyone will ever copy my ign. It’s basically gibberish Well, mine is the same as here, so it’s.. unlikely.. that there are two people using the same full sentence as username in one word. I’d have picked an English one if I knew there was an international community behind it. Now the name has to stay.. ---
**Author:** ![Snappyturtle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3be4f8/32.png) [@Snappyturtle](https://forums.505go.com/u/Snappyturtle)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://forums.505go.com/t/names/46370/18 "2018-09-18T05:43:46Z")
I had my name changed because it was too long for support for some reason. So now I’m simply, FluffNugget. My edgy emo name is gone. Oddly enough, my previous name is how I show up in my coalition.