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4 years ago
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Prohibited real name

Hello EA, So i want to change my Display Name in EA beta application to "Shivamzter" but it says that "Display name contains a prohibited word or character", Just to make it more clear my real name is Shivam and i only have added zter at the end of it which shouldn't make it a bad word or appropriate in any way. and for my real name i have no idea how EA thinks its bad or something. So please change my Display Name to "Shivamzter" or at least let me.

  • EA_Darko's avatar
    EA_Darko
    4 years ago

    Hey @Shivamzter, will do. The best thing I can recommend for the time being is to try a variation on the name.


    Darko 

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  • I'm not having this issue as well. My ID is BeersBeDragons and I want my display name to be that. It keeps saying that its prohibited, so I figured it was the word "beer". I tried to mix it up, still prohibited. I took out beer and entered "BeDragons", Prohibited. Just "Dragons", Prohibited. What is going on? 

  • EA_Darko's avatar
    EA_Darko
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    4 years ago

    Hey @BeersBeDragons, if the username you are attempting to use is not being accepted then you will need to try a different one. There can be a number of reasons why a name is not being accepted and the best thing to do is to keep trying different ones.

    Darko 

  • I have the same issue as others, and I don't understand why when the EA ID accepted it I can't put it on my display name?

    Is that a bug or something?

    My EA ID is my gamer Tag for many years now but I can't use it with my display name.

  • PhoggyPsych's avatar
    PhoggyPsych
    4 years ago

    Same issue on my end. Trying to update my Display name to PhoggyPsych, but apparently, Display name contains a prohibited word or character. I've tried everything variation of the name. I've even put in the name "Joe" and get the same issue. I'm not entirely sure what's going on, but any name or combination of words, letters, and numbers triggers this response. What's going on here?

  • I have the same problem for my nickname i try to change it to Psyira, but it says it contains a prohibited word or a prohibited symbol. Here is a picture for proof.

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