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Discord takes this approach as well and it seems to work fine there. I tend to like the approach Valve takes with Steam, which is to completely separate the "a
by Crespyl 8y ago
Discord takes this approach as well and it seems to work fine there.
I tend to like the approach Valve takes with Steam, which is to completely separate the "account name" (unique, unchangeable) from the "display name" (non-unique, change more or less as often as you want).
- Spivak 8y agoIt is kind of weird that the account name is unchangeable since it's really only visible to the account holder and not tied to anything else. I agree that it should be unique since it's a sign-on credential but it really ought to be a label for the account number.
- lambada 8y agoJust because it’s relevent... although steam officially states that the account name is unchangeable; if you contact support with a good reason and get the right person they can and do change your account name to another free one of your choice. I have uh personal reasons for having done this and I know of others who have as well. I’m not sure why they don’t roll it out more wisely - though I can say it did cause a couple of bugs until I signed out and back in on every steam device. Each steam account does have atleast 3 internal unchangable account numbers that are exposed through APIs for developers to integrate with and use for things such as enforcing bans etc.
- Spivak 8y agoReally? I feel like I have similar uh reasons for needing this. Thank you for letting me know that it's possible!