Minecraft 1.7.6 + 1.7.7 released and name-changing FAQ!

[ForsakenHero]

Lol, if its free I am giving myself an uppercase W.

LOL go wertea I mean Wertea

 

[Aldo1497]

I´m applying to became a mod, if I got accepted I will help the AU servers happily dude ! cause I have the advantage of moderate US, EU and AU servers with my actual playing schedule... so gg swag

 

[1qw3er5t6y]

Awesome, already know what I'm changing too

darkrai404?

 

[RC_4777]

Its impossible atm. They could make it possible but they won't

They're certainly capable of deleting a user's info from the database, but they don't do it for people that ask.

 

[Im_Cozzy]

Hello tributes!

As you may realize, Minecraft 1.7.7 is now out; Mojang has done some changes in this version to prepare for name changing in 1.8 (you can not change names yet). As you may know if you were playing on our servers last night, we've already updated to support 1.7.7. We currently support all released 1.7 versions on our servers: 1.7.2, 1.7.4, 1.7.5, 1.7.6, and 1.7.7.

EDIT: 1.7.7 came out shortly after 1.7.6 to fix some crash issues; our servers now support 1.7.7 as well.

Here's the answers to a few frequently asked questions on name changing:
Q. Will I lose my rank if I change my name?
A. No, your rank is tied to your UUID (unique/universal user identifier). Your UUID is a string of numbers and letters that are assigned to your Mojang account, and do not change even when you change your name.

Q. Will I lose my stats if I change my name?
A. No; same reasoning as above. Your stats are tied to your UUID.

Q. When will name changing be supported?
A. According to Mojang, you'll be able to change your name sometime after 1.8's release, after they have completed an update to their web services.

Q. I'm banned and I'm changing my name. Will this unban me?
A. No. Just like your ranks and stats, bans are also tied to your UUID.

Q. When will 1.8 come out?
A. As far as I'm aware, the last Mojang estimation was for a release sometime in May.

Thanks so much! Now I'm not afraid to change my name and lose everything I've worked for m9!

 

[shiney_zebra17]

Will you be able to change name whenever you want?

Can i have a link to the Texture pack u used in ur montage fire

 

[Zeldarose]

Thanks for the update, but when I try to on on the server it says the ip address is outdated! is there a new address?

 

[Ava]

Thanks for the update, but when I try to on on the server it says the ip address is outdated! is there a new address?

Use 1.7.6 or earlier for now; Mojang made a sneaky update and pushed a second version of 1.7.7 that broke 1.7.7 compatibility.

 

[TurtleBombPro]

yay cant wait to change my name!

 

[heyyoitsjayo]

I would never change my name! I <3 heyyoitsjayo so much!

 

[LordStarFlame]

Too bad I'm not changing my name

Nor am I!

 

[Scotty_Rockz]

Can you be banned for an innapropriate name? Sorry for dat grammar doh.