Bungie knows there are a lot of Destiny 2 players who had their in-game names changed against their will, but it’s not sure when a fix will arrive for everyone. The Destiny developer acknowledged concerns in . Although it has implemented a server-wide fix to ensure no one else will be affected, it’s unclear when players will be able to change their names back.
For now, Bungie simply says that the hiccup impacted a “high number” of accounts. “We are continuing to investigate options to address player accounts that were impacted,” Bungie said. “This will take some time as our path forward will be dependent on fixing the underlying issue.
” We are continuing to investigate options to address player accounts that were impacted. This will take some time as our path forward will be dependent on fixing the underlying issue.— Destiny 2 Team (@Destiny2Team) Although Bungie has maintained that it has the power to alter player names if they violate , many players were that says their name was changed because they are either logging in for the first time or have recently changed their Bungie name.
It’s a message that even some longtime players have reported despite neither condition being applicable, with everyone affected being renamed to some variation of “Guardian” followed by a string of random numbers. Complaints about the issue has flooded the as players scramble to find out why their name was changed and how to fix it. There are games where changing a player.