Forced Gamertag change?

UpSyndrome1017 · Apr 8, 2014

Hi, today when I got on my Xbox I had to re-download my account and when I did I had a new Gamertag. My previous one might have been found offensive, although I had recived no email from the Enforcement Team to change it or anything, I don't understand
why it was forcefully changed when I received no warning, All I would like to do is be able to change it without having to pay for it. It is ridicules to me to have to pay for something when I was never given the opportunity to change it from Xbox.

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Smwutches · Apr 8, 2014

My Gamertag got changed and won't change back

You'll want to check http://enforcement.xbox.com to see if you were given a forced gamertag change. Gamertags don't change on their own unless you were given a forced change.

Hordie · Apr 8, 2014

My Gamer tag changed an asked me to put another name

Please see the link below if you were forced to change your gamertag.

http://support.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-...ve-service-suspension-forced-gamertag-changes

Smwutches · Apr 8, 2014

When you receive a forced name change they do no send you an email. They just change the name. The warning you receive is the code of conduct you agree to when you create your account. You will have to pay to change your name to something else.

Daft Badger · Oct 31, 2018

You did have a warning.It was in the code of conduct you agreed to when you started your account.

Either way,you would have to pay for a gamertag change.You only get a free change when you first start your account if you change it from a generated tag to a personal one.Other than that there are no free gamertag changes,even when you get a forced name
change.

:Ninja'd

Klokkwork

The Xbox Policy Enforcement Team only issues forced Gamertag changes to Gamertags that violate the ToU and Code of Conduct. When a Forced Gamertag Change is issued, your Gamertag is converted to a randomly generated tag. I'd recommend just gathering up
the $9.99 and paying for a change, since your Gamertag does not seem to be in violation of the rules, and I do not foresee a Forced Gamertag Change being issued for it.

DrifterX22

I received a forced Gamertag change. Can XBLPET let me choose a new Gamertag for free?
Some rumors give the impression that XBLPET will provide a free Gamertag change to accounts that have received a forced Gamertag change. This is not the case.

In the past, a forced Gamertag change gave users the opportunity to change the offending Gamertag free of charge. Unfortunately, this gesture was prone to abuse, and many people simply chose new, equally offensive Gamertags. As a result,
the Gamertag enforcement process changed. A forced Gamertag change now automatically assigns a new Gamertag to the account, much in the same way a system-generated Gamertag is provided when you first sign up for Xbox Live.

If a player is unhappy with the assigned Gamertag and wishes to change it, he or she may purchase a new Gamertag through the

standard Gamertag change process.

EggsBoxJuan

Hi, forced gamertag changes are only imposed under certain circumstances. Having your personal info, name etc isn't recommended but also isn't against the terms of use or code of conduct.

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support.xbox.com/.../forced-gamertag-change

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The link above explains about forced gamertag changes and what circumstances they are imposed. Other than that you're looking at paying for the change I suspect. The link below explains the gamertag change process in detail.

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support.xbox.com/.../change-xbox-live-gamertag

PeteAshby

If you were forced to change the gamertag, it would have been forced by the Product Enforcement Team. If the gamertag was reported as being offencive, and the PET decided that it was, then the gamertag is forced to change. Chances of getting the old gamertag
back is slim to none, as once a gamertag is used, it remains unavailable for something like 5 or 7 years. Plus, there is a good chance that, even if you were able to change it back, that the PET would simply force you to change it again. And beyond that, the
more you are forced to change your gamertag for ToU violations, the more chance you have of getting suspended. I would just chalk the old gamertag up as gone, and go from there.

Hope this helps!

Fl0ydPinkert0n

Possibly a forced gamertag change?

Forced Gamertag Changes

When a forced Gamertag change is imposed, the system automatically assigns a new Gamertag to the affected account, much in the same way a system-generated Gamertag is provided when you first sign up for Xbox Live.

If a player is unhappy with the assigned Gamertag and wishes to change it, he or she may purchase a new Gamertag through the standard Gamertag change process. However, the Gamertag that received the forced change will remain unobtainable.

A forced Gamertag change may be issued if a Gamertag visually resembles, sound likes, represents, hints at, abbreviates, or otherwise insinuates any of the following:

Profane words or phrases
Topics or content of a sexual nature
Hate speech
Controversial religious topics
Notorious people or organizations
Sensitive current or historical events

https://enforcement.xbox.com/en-US/home/howto#sub-topic0-2

Forced Gamertag change?