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GoSoks
7 years ago
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Trying to change my name but ID is taken???

So im trying to change my origin name to SkosGo because that's what I use on literally everything else, but its saying that its taken. However when I use the search for friends feature the only perso...
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  • EA_Darko's avatar
    EA_Darko
    7 years ago

    Hey @expirio2d @GoSoks and @GB-Rabbit, sorry to say but if you see an error that the name is taken then this would be the case. 

    Just because the search does not return any results does not mean that the name is free to use, you can set it so that your username cannot be found.

    Best thing to do is play around with the name and change it or substitute letters/words to get it to work.


    Darko

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expirio2d
7 years ago

I've Been Also Experiencing The Same Problem, Before I Had My Name As Expirio, Then I Changed It To Expirio2D. Now I Can't Change It Back Because It Says Someone Already Took It, But When I Search Expirio On Friends And There Was No Person With The Same Name!

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EA_Darko
Icon for Community Manager rankCommunity Manager
7 years ago

Hey @expirio2d @GoSoks and @GB-Rabbit, sorry to say but if you see an error that the name is taken then this would be the case. 

Just because the search does not return any results does not mean that the name is free to use, you can set it so that your username cannot be found.

Best thing to do is play around with the name and change it or substitute letters/words to get it to work.


Darko

  • Red_Wyatt69's avatar
    Red_Wyatt69
    5 years ago

    @EA_Darko [Removed by CM] because I tried about 100 variations of my name with different characters and numbers but they were all taken but they are all taken ONLY on EA and not on any other games or accounts from companies bigger than EA

    • EA_Darko's avatar
      EA_Darko
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      5 years ago

      Hey @Red_Wyatt69 when posting on AHQ please do so in a polite and constructive manner. Bypass the swear filter is not something that is allowed as it goes against the AHQ User Rules and Guidelines: https://answers.ea.com/t5/help/faqpage

      If a username is not being accepted then you will need to try another one till you find a name that is accepted.

      Darko

      • phase1NEx's avatar
        phase1NEx
        5 years ago

        Hey @EA_Darko , I have a question. If my xbox gamertag was also registered to Origin before I linked it to this Origin account, am I not able to change my Origin ID to match that of the Xbox gamertag because it technically already exists? In other words, if I'm getting the "ID already taken" error when trying to change my name, is that because the name already taken is my xbox gamertag? Does that make sense?

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