Problem Changing My Username [ Edited ]

[ObiWanGregobi89]

Today I changed my PSN ID and was wanting to also change my EA username to match my new PSN ID. However, when I tried to do so a notification appeared that said, "ID has already been registered". Now, I understand that there's every possibility someone on these forums might have the same name as me but it is a bit annoying that I can't have my PSN ID and EA ID be the same. So I searched for Xbox Gamertags and Origin IDs with the username I would like to change to and found nothing and now I'm wondering if the system is confusing my newly changed 'Connected PSN Account' as a registered EA username.

Is there any way for a mod to check if the following username, Obi-Wan_Gregobi, is actually an existing registered username on these forums and if not, is there any way to resolve this issue in order to change my username to match my PSN ID?

[EA_Ataashi · Accepted solution]

Hey @ObiWanGregobi89 

I double-checked the ID, which you've mentioned, in our system and indeed it's already been taken by another player. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do to change it 

/Ataashi

[EA_Ataashi · Accepted solution]

Hey @ObiWanGregobi89 

I double-checked the ID, which you've mentioned, in our system and indeed it's already been taken by another player. Unfortunately, there's nothing we can do to change it 

/Ataashi

[ObiWanGregobi89]

@EA_Ataashi What if I don't use the hyphen and underscore, would that work?

[EA_Ataashi]

@ObiWanGregobi89 

Unfortunately, it will not work since Origin doesn't recognise hyphens and underscores  So in our system there wouldn't be any difference between Obi-Wan_Gregobi and _Obi_Wan-Gre-go-bi, O_bi-Wan_G_r-egobi_, etc.

/Ataashi