![]() ![]() Due to an update to Microsoft’s account system last year, identical names are given suffixes to differentiate from each other rather than requiring users to change to a new name. While not as incendiary as Facebook’s decision to require Facebook accounts for the use of Oculus headsets, Minecraft is still one of the biggest games in the world and now many players will have to take action if they still want to play.Ĭorrection: An earlier version of this article stated that usernames would have to change if the same name was already taken as a Gamertag. I can’t help but wonder if this is an issue Microsoft forced, simplifying the management of their biggest game before the launch of next-generation consoles. Protecting your virtual objects from theft seems like an important enough reason to prompt a change, but it didn’t until now. Mojang says that it was easier to use Microsoft accounts to offer these new features rather than create them from scratch, but if they’re so important to offer in the first place, why did they take so long to arrive? Players have requested two-factor authentication for as long as the game has offered a place to buy and sell content - that’s three years, if you’re counting. Restarting Minecraft (closing it completely and re-opening, not just quitting to menu) did fix it however. The added suffix might become more common as there’s likely less names to choose from, especially given the eight years console players have had to snap them up. I fiddled with full screen a bit more, toggling it in the menu options as well as toggling it with F11, but this had no effect. ![]() Create your own thing, adventure unknown world. Explore infinite blocks worlds and build everything from the simplest of homes to the grandest of castles. Minecraft Online is an online game that you can play on 4J.Com for free. Names that don’t meet Microsoft’s safety guidelines will also have to change. Minecraft Online Add Time: October-29th-2018. minecraftfan #1734) or choose a new one to log-in with. In support articles addressing the change, Mojang is clear that your username won’t be affected in-game, but if someone is already using your name as a Gamertag you’ll have to accept the addition of a suffix at the end (e.g. The video also doesn’t mention something that might bother players: usernames for Java Edition could change. For anyone worried, the video is reassuring about the compatibility of user-generated content and multiplayer, but it makes some big assumptions about how positively you’ll feel. ![]()
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