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New PSN account, or just deal with it?
Topic Started: May 24 2011, 09:59 AM (4,173 Views)
Jonny Justice
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I really, really dislike my PSN ID. I want to change it, but I can't...not without making a new account, thus losing all of my trophies. I really don't want to lose my trophies. But at the same time, when I really think about it, they really don't matter to anyone but me...

So, I have a dilemma. Do I start a new account with a name I like, but have the consequence of re-earning all of my trophies (I'm at level 11), or do I just deal with the terrible name I have now and keep my trophies?

I always say it's no big deal to lose trophies...then I look at my Fallout 3 trophies...I have every one of them. Even the DLC trophies. I spent well over 300 hours playing that game. I kept playing it even after I got all the trophies.

It's something that I have to decide for myself ultimately, but how do you guys see it?
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I personally don't think it's worth creating a new account, especially if you've put a lot of hours into gaming and amassed a large collection of trophies. If you were at Level 2 and the impact was negligible, I would say go for it, but it took you a long time to get to Level 11 and stating over because of an unsatisfactory name seems extreme. What's in a name anyway? I don't like my choice for my PSN and Xbox Live gamertag, however I think it's highway robbery for Microsoft to charge people 800 points to have it changed and I don't game with many people on the PSN. At the end of the day, it's a mild annoyance, but nothing compared to what I would have to do to earn back all those trophies/achievements. However, it does seem illogical that the PSN wouldn't at least offer people the option to change their user ID. Even if they charged for it, I'm sure people would take advantage of it. Strange indeed.
Edited by browland1, May 24 2011, 10:14 AM.
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It sucks. I remember selling my 360 hard drive and account to a neighbor kid w/ all my achievements unlocked from Oblivion and many of other games. I was strapped for cash at the time and was eventually going to pick up a bigger hard drive so I thought what the hell. When I finally got the new hard drive and account I remember really regretting it.

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Jonny Justice
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In the end, yeah, the name is no big deal, but I just hate being identified by it. Of course, with my luck, I'd make a new account and earn my trophies back, then Sony would decide to allow name changes. Lol.
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Well, it depends on how horrible your ID really is. The worse (on a very bad standpoint) it is and the more trophies you have; don't do it. The better (still on a bad standpoint) it is, and the less trophies you have; do it.
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I think I have discovered an answer to my dilemma. I'm going to create a new account to play any games that I have already beaten and gotten the trophies for. The account I have now will be the account I play all my new games on...so that if in the future, I can change my ID, it won't all be lost.
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Have you tried emailing Sony about changing it? They also have a number that you can call, and in my experience they are actually helpful. If nothing else you can find out that you can't change it, why not give it a try?

Here's the phone number: 1-800-345-SONY

Here's there online support center: http://us.playstation.com/support/contact_options/index.htm
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If you create a new account, sign in with that account on your old User profile, I'm pretty sure that you can just sync your old trophies to your new account. I'm not sure if it's against the terms of service or something but I'm pretty sure it's possible. I think my one of my friends did this.
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Didnt you have like 5 names in the past? Like JohnnyJetSet, Mcrobessor, Johnny Justice,etc? Maybe you should just know what name you wantat the beginning and keep it, lol . It says when you make the account that you cant change it.
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MCRobsesser003 is something I've had since I was like, 11. And plus, my youtube got threatened with a closing, that's why I switched to my jonnyjetset channel...

And I've only had the one PSN id...I'm just now switching.
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Oh that explains it then. I'd just keep your name. Its too much trouble trying to regain your trophies again just for a new name.
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