Forced gamer tag

I'm going to assume that what is going on is that you were issued a forced gamer tag change since the gamer tag may be deemed offensive. A forced gamer tag change can result in not being able to post on the forums until that gamer tag is changed.

the free gamer tag change was only allowed when your gamer tag change was forced. People abused this by reporting gamer tags that people wanted to change so once a force change was made they then changed it again to what they wanted for free. Because
of that abuse of the system all game tag changes now cost even if a force change has happened.

You can try submitting a case review at
http://enforcement.xbox.com Keep in mind that the gamertag doesn't necessarily have to be offensive to be changed. It just has to violate the code of conduct.

I just paid to change it. In no way did I find it offensive. It seems like their screening process is a little strict. A money grab basically

If you create an offensive or inappropriate Gamertag, it will be replaced with a new automatically-generated Gamertag. To change you gtag after that you need to pay the service fee. Make sure to create a gtag conform the service rules.

ya the only thing is it wasn't made to be offensive. I'm not sure who screens the gamer tags but it seems to be way too strict. A money grab basically. For the amount we pay it should be allowed to change it if they find it offensive. No wonder so many people
switch to Playstation now