If you're quick, you can change your embarrassing Battle.net username for free



Activision Blizzard is letting you change your Battle.net username for free until November 5, 2021. Blizzard's announcement comes after it recently renamed its favorite Overwatch character 'Logan McCree' to 'Cole Cassidy', which was previously named after lead level designer Jesse McCree, who recently left the company. California. The Overwatch developer is allowing users a free name change on Battle.net, applicable to anyone who doesn't currently have a free nickname change available. (Users are entitled to a free username change upon account creation, though it's unclear if this adds another 'credit' before the deadline.) Once players use their free battle tag name change, all future changes will cost €10.

To request a free BattleTag change, submit a ticket here: https://t.co/S60pWfJNxy ^JHO Oct 23, 2021 See More Microsoft has allowed Xbox users to change their usernames for years, but still Other than this Activision Blizzard ad, you can only change it once at no cost. Battle.net users can request a new nickname by applying through this form after receiving a notification once their request has been processed. However, Blizzard has stated that your request can take up to four weeks to process.

Analysis: Free name changes are welcome

This will be a pleasant surprise for Battle.net users who haven't changed their username in years. Overwatch 2 is on the horizon, and instead of sticking with the username you created for World of Warcraft back in 2009, maybe it's time for a change, and it'll probably save you some embarrassment. When Sony finally allowed users to change their usernames in 2019, it allowed many users (including us) to finally change embarrassing usernames that were created years ago. Being J-KIDD97 for over ten years was an absolute nightmare, having random strangers call an embarrassing username in multiplayer games made your back shake. It has been my pleasure to leave this username in place in the past, and many others will now be able to pick up that fuzzy feeling.