I have a friend that went by the name “Stealthy Britches” that was asked to change her name in the game.
This is the word britches, as in pants, “too big for one’s britches.”
We were planning on making a set of theme names together in our guild. Should we avoid using that word from now on, or was the name change for another reason?
The word “britches” is not offensive and I’m sorry that this happened. Yes, I suppose someone could use it to circumvent the filter, but it’s also a legitimate word and I just don’t think we need to be so hidebound to the rules in this case.
I believe that this was rectified today — could you update me if we still need to look into the matter? I cannot guarantee that the name won’t be reported again, nor that an agent might misread and flag it, so your friend can choose to rename to something different to take that (probably small) chance.
Gaile,
The name in questions is on my account. Thank you for answering and looking into the situation. The issue may have been rectified on your end, however I haven’t recieved any e-mails confirming it and I haven’t seen any opportunity to change my character’s name back, although it’s possible that I’m just not looking in the right place.I’m sure it seems silly to others, and I get that many people play the game for the lore and want names that fit, but I’ve grown very attached to the name and the character I built on it, as I’m sure there are many other players who are attached to their more serious names. I get that there have to be naming rules, and I’m not trying to get rid of them or around them. I originally tried to make an Asura named Britches because I thought it was a cute name and Asuras are cute to me. I wound up misspelling the name and it was on a friend’s account, but playing that character is what convinced me to buy the game myself, and I wanted to keep it.
If you feel that you wish to rename back to the britches name, could you please contact Support by filing a ticket through the “Ask a Question” tab on that linked page. Explain that your name was censored and then uncensored and that you would like the character “flagged for renaming to the original name.” They can contact me if they have questions; I’m here to help.
