Name change

A name change gives your account a new display name, the name other players see. Your log-in name never changes, and you keep everything on your account. You change your name from the Display name panel, usually by using a Name change scroll. Going back to your log-in name is always free.

Overview

• Characters at most: 12. Letters, numbers, spaces, dashes and underscores.
• For a new name: 1 scroll. A Name change scroll from ::donate or the Trading Post.
• To restyle your name: 100K PKP. Change only the capitals, spaces, dashes or underscores.
• Back to your log-in name: Free. You can always go back to the name you log in with.

Opening the name changer

The Name Changer button in the Player tab.

Way in	What opens
Player tab › Account Management › Name Changer	The Display name panel.
Change-name on a Name change scroll	The Display name panel.
Name Change FAQ on the panel, or ::name-change-faq	The Roat Pkz Name Changes FAQ.

Changing your name

Wiki Example is available, and Confirm would use a Name change scroll.

• 1. Look up name. Type the name you want, up to 12 characters.
• 2. Check the status. It turns green with Available or red with Rejected.
• 3. Check the price. The Confirm button shows what the change costs: FREE, a Pk Point price, or Scroll.
• 4. Confirm twice. The first question tells you the price; the second asks Change your display name to: …?
• 5. Done. Your new name shows straight away, and the chat confirms it.
• You can only change your name in a safe area, not in the Wilderness, a PvP zone or a minigame.

Prices

Change	Price
A new name	1 Name change scroll. It must be in your inventory, and it's used up.
Only the capitals, spaces, dashes or underscores of your current name, for example wiki example to Wiki-Example	100,000 PKP, taken from your Quest tab, inventory or bank.
Back to your log-in name	Free
Away from a name that starts with Plr	Free

You can buy a Name change scroll from the store (::donate) or from other players on the Trading post, since it can be traded.

Name rules

Rule	Details
Length	1 to 12 characters.
Characters	Letters, numbers, spaces, dashes (-) and underscores (_). A name can't start or end with a dash or an underscore.
One name, many spellings	Capitals don't matter, and spaces, dashes and underscores count as the same character. Wiki Example, wiki-example and Wiki_Example are all the same name.
No offensive names	A filter blocks offensive words. Getting around it on purpose will get you punished.
Must be available	See below.

When is a name available?

A name is taken if another player is using it as their display name. It's also taken if it's another player's log-in name and any of these is true:

• that player has changed their display name, which protects their log-in name;
• the account has a donator rank;
• the account has 24 hours or more of playtime;
• the account has logged in within the last 2 years.

If none of these is true, the log-in name of an old, inactive account can be taken. That account is then given a random name starting with Plr, and changing away from it is free.

What changes, and what stays

• Your log-in name stays the same. You keep logging in with it.
• Players can still find you. Anyone can see your log-in name by hovering over your name on their friends, ignore or clan lists. Changing your name twice won't hide it.
• Your log-in name is protected. Once you've changed your name, nobody can take your log-in name.
• Your old display name is released. As soon as you change it, anyone can take your old display name.
• Your clan is unaffected. Players can join your clan chat with your old log-in name or your new display name.
• You keep everything: ranks, kills, deaths, items, hiscores, streaks and Pk Points.

A fresh log-in name

A name change only changes your display name. If you want a completely new log-in name, you can still buy a fresh log-in name for 200 Game Credits. Open a ticket on Discord to arrange it: Create Ticket in the Player tab takes you there.

Commands

Command	What it does
::name-change-faq	Opens the Roat Pkz Name Changes FAQ.

See also

• Player tab
• Trading post
• Donating
• Clan Chat