Minecraft usernames are gone. [username history removal]

Mojang is removing name history (like Dream's old name, DeltaNinja) from over 40 million Minecraft accounts. But what does that mean? Let's talk about it.
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0:00 - Intro
0:16 - Why?
1:42 - RIP Name Lookups
2:51 - Finding friends
3:15 - Accountability
4:42 - Sniping
7:45 - Outro
bye love u

[@mcbyt]

Yo! Just wanted to say, NameMC has clarified that they WILL continue to display name history from the info they've saved over the years. They're also going to have a rough estimate of future name history (because they aren't getting the info from the API, they have to check for name changes on their own). HOWEVER, what I mentioned about being able to use the GDPR to get your info removed isn't necessary; they'll be allowing you to hide your name history at will. Some of these problems (e.g accountability and sniping transfer I believe) will still remain, but it's a very good start to improving! (also join ManaCube they're cool i like them mcbyt.manacube.com ok love u bye)

[@HintzeDarrin]

Is this for both versions of Minecraft if it is then goodbye Even though this ain't my last name

[@mcbyt]

@@HintzeDarrin Only for Java!

[@HintzeDarrin]

@@mcbyt that's good news

[@Zakkina]

Yo check my comment

[@rgndusk]

launching rn lol. excited to see what happens, i just changed my name from inexecutable [a random ass name that i got for whatever reason] to a goofy one, so maybe in a month i'll be able to get a different semi-og name. btw, i'm friends with mc4f :)

[@BeepOW]

This change could mean random 3 letter names may actually have some value in a few years, because they will be a lot harder to snipe.

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@_lSA]

Lee did u get ur vanilla cape?

[@thunderstorm4049]

@@Zakkina so is this accessible to everyone?

[@Zakkina]

@@thunderstorm4049 i will try to make some code so everyone can use it

[@csync_]

@@Zakkina Good luck with monitoring 10s of thousands of Minecraft accs. This is gonna be a nightmare even with enough proxies.

[@eshleyyy]

This also means that every prename or a low namechange amount account will lose its value considerably. At the same time, every other account will rise in value. Essentially every account will become a prename now :P

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@ValuedValue]

@@Zakkina true but the db would be insanely big

[@Zakkina]

@@ValuedValue what if i logged them every 2nd day name changes are once a month right?

[@Zakkina]

@@ValuedValue and also, i can literally only log them when they actually change using a simple check dude

[@RoosSkywalker]

What would my main RoosSkywalker be? I wanna know before I am no longer able to prove my squeeky clean name history.

[@Kalebh2007]

This title already has me mad. You know mojang did something

[@ilphaesn]

Not mojang. Microsoft

[@Kalebh2007]

@@ilphaesn i realized that when I posted it don't quote me on it lol.

[@Youcican]

@@Kalebh2007 nah I'm just gonna assume it's hireups at mojang and Microsoft

[@tone6410]

Who cares? More privacy.

[@Neptune423]

Hey MCBYT, I remember you when you had around 200 subs and played invadedlands like 3 years ago. Crazy to see how well you are doing

[@MasterRyko32]

Ngl, the only thing that is making me happy about this is that I have an account where I’ve been wanting to transfer the name for a while. When this happens I can probably do it feeling a lot better about myself getting the ign while making sure I have the exact time a day I did it

[@MasterRyko32]

Other than that I dislike this

[@zern7617]

I am very happy for this. There are many names on my account that I really don't want public for multiple reasons such as doxxing and harassment. People have done stupid things in the past, I know I have (Talking to you, 2017 me), so now all my past names are hated by many many people. I couldn't get it removed since i didn't have info on the credit card payment for my account (Since i apparently need that to remove name history). this removal is very nice

[@__-_]

Name history has some of the most interesting Things sometimes ;-;

[@mcbyt]

FR

[@box1ng237]

this could mean more privacy and more anonyminity. This is both good and bad. Bad for finding players and people you used to know. But good for ditching a bad rep someone could have had and starting a new minecraft life.

[@tone6410]

Rather more privacy and anonyminity than knowledge for me.

[@InventorZahran]

Also, bad for server moderation.

[@indo8236]

I am actually really happy about this. Of course, what I experienced is a very rare case, so I might not have the right to have an opinion about this, but I have been stalked by a girl that I rejected 4 to 5 years ago. That stalking is still on-going. It is very difficult for me to find a new server or anything to play on because if she or someone in her cancel-culture circle discovers that I changed my name, she'll find me again and will just harass me and spread absolutely abhorrent lies about me. (And there's absolutely no way I'm buying a new account, since I have capes etc on mine plus it's a legacy account). I'll keep it very brief but she basically destroyed my entire online life (luckily just my online life) just by scanning through my name history (some names are names I used on other platforms such as social media or different games) So me personally, am extremely happy about this lol. So in my case, I wouldn't really appreciate if let's say NameMC just says fuck you to me and keeps showing the names I used on my account.

[@Diaub]

I’m happy with this change too. I think user privacy is more important than name history, as interesting as name history may be.

[@jeonderland]

same, I'm transgender and my namemc has my old male name in it and when i tell people im a girl they don't trust me after they check my namemc

[@AntarcticIceCap]

@@Diaub privacy is great, but impersonation will go through the roof

[@mcbyt]

No, of course you have the right for an opinion about this, everyone does! But yeah, I definitely understand that, people are absolutely insane and that's one of those niche cases where hidden name history is absolutely 100% vital. I just posted a comment about this, but NameMC is going to continue showing name history, HOWEVER you do have the option to turn it off, so happy stalker-losing!

[@7GTmc]

I think they should have a toggle option, whether you want your name history to be private or not, they are just splitting the community at this point.

[@DaGreatest_]

The downfall of Minecraft *_MIGHT_* have started, the 1.17 divide into .18 and .19 was one thing, and it was sort of understandable. They also then made the chat filter reporting, which also angered people. This will affect one of the sizeable parts of the community. Mojang shouldn't update and add stuff the community doesn't want.

[@lmaolol7702]

@@wamwamwam usually game devs like to actually listen to the playerbase tho. mojang just feels like a soulless megacorp like facebook, google etc. now

[@pencanvibe]

@@lmaolol7702 I mean part of this could also be due to Microsoft’s influence since Microsoft is well, you know, Microsoft

[@KratosSuffering]

microsoft.

[@pencanvibe]

@@wamwamwam I understand your point, I dunno what happened to the devs at Mojang though. Imagine digging a grave for yourself and being self aware of it, yet do nothing

[@fleksnes9933]

Nah my name history is embarrassing af, glad it’ll be removed

[@mrfustyt]

The one effective technique I use is staying in touch with a financial coach for guidance, it might soft basic or generic, but getting in

[@pranavsa2321]

I feel ya. I've tried Ableton, Reaper, even shelled out for Cubase and I am no closer to understanding any of tNice tutorials than I was before. I don't

[@yellowscreened6128]

I think that this is a pretty good change. I think that sniping will be way harder, but I think that sniping and the community around it is really toxic.

[@mcbyt]

I can understand that. It definitely depends who's sniping and what period it's from though, because while some sniping communities have been extremely toxic and shady, others have been a bunch of people just experimenting with the API and doing cool research and having fun.

[@arbiter774]

lol imagine getting in legal trouble because you got greedy with Minecraft accounts

[@nomnomnommasterr]

ur like the helpful guy of minecraft, thanks for providing me with info!

[@mcbyt]

ofc

[@Razzlelul]

damn so value of accounts with nc history are going to go up

[@J_G116]

Bro your videos are amazing, always excited to see a new vid. Because of you I’m informed of this stuff and I think your gonna get a lot more success on this channel if you keep going!

[@mcbyt]

Haha, thanks so much, really appreciate it my man :)

[@Rakesh37187]

I like this. I hated having my old embarrassing nicknames be public lol

[@Idjendn8742]

If you changed your name a few days before this announcement and you wanted to get that name back using the 6 days, will this not be possible?

[@delxmos]

More time passes, more I fear the 1.20

[@GaviGo]

Every time I watch your video I fall asleep half way through it

[@mcbyt]

damn i didn't think i was THAT boring

[@Zaylic]

it’s not like they could have just added an option to hide your name history or remove names from your name history, id even be fine with that if they had it off by default, it would still suck but would suck less

[@rascaldamaster381]

well its probably a good thing cause some players usernames used to be their real name so maybe its a step forward for that.

[@liveeventcreators4222]

Great effort put into this video 👍

[@mcbyt]

Thank you

[@taskfailedsuccessfully4046]

I like it because with my old usernames i used to literally be mocked relentlessly lol. get those usernames FAR away from me

[@ForevrrFury]

"bad actors and evil doers" sounds like they're trying to catch a cartoon villain or something

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@xSamsung7]

imo Mojang should add API settings for every player, ban evading wont be as easy as changing nickname since Minecraft uses uuids now

[@cantallegory]

While I'm not exactly against the idea of having name history hidden, it'd make more sense imo to just give a feature for someone to show whether or not they want their name history available. Glad NameMC is giving that option tho

[@vexxylmao]

First the messed up reporting system and now this. Mojang is just trying to piss us off.

[@tone6410]

Reportins system is messed but not this.

[@Slokooo]

Aidan, Aiden is an upcoming snipe!

[@evelyn5592]

no idea how i got here from 911 memorial remake, but i'm happy it gave me the incorrect link somehow

[@InventorZahran]

Removing username history seems counterintuitive to Mojang's effort to increase the "safety" (read: excessive policing and censorship) of Minecraft. You would think this public information is important to players' safety, as it makes ban evasion, alt. account usage, and other forms of trickery a lot harder to pull off. The chat reporting feature was bad, but this is even worse since Mojang claims that hiding username history is good for privacy. At the very least, it would've been better to still display a player's most recent previous name, even if their older names are all hidden.

[@TheUnknownCatWarrior]

Unplug your router for a few minutes and plug it back in for a new ip address without suspicion

[@yat_i9313]

There should definitely be an opt-in to enable name history api

[@mynameis___________]

1. having a single vps constantly monitor a ign/igns isnt hard, especially if you use the bearer-token ign checker (more accurate) 2. that api has no rate limit, you can spam it non stop all day if you wanted to and detect probably by the exact second something has been changed. 3. detecting that change and sending the info to many of your ready to go vpses isnt hard, all thats left is to wait a month and 1 week and have them all attempt a snipe, if all fail check status of said profile if it is not yet claimed try again, at that point you can safely assume a. the name is locked b. the name is soft locked c. someone else has got it or you got it and your program failed or the mc servers are being slow.

[@Legoless]

I think this is good actually

[@allcoolgadgets3271]

Can you use soft from soft soft to make profit?

[@AET_Gaming]

What if I want a previous username on my history to be deleted? I think the idea of a username history is kinda dumb but I respect your arguments

[@Ciguato]

Doesn’t this mean purchasing Minecon cape accounts (from Mojang obviously!!) is a good idea since they’re technically pre-names now

[@jonahhammond1360]

Oooooh ur right

[@rygzlalal]

No

[@user-tt2lz9cx3i]

they already let you remove names with personal info from the api (you just have to contact mojang support) so i don’t know why they think it’s necessary

[@tone6410]

Keyword "personal info" only. Not any other names can be done with same.

[@user-tt2lz9cx3i]

@@tone6410 Thats like the only serious reason though.

[@tone6410]

@@user-tt2lz9cx3i oh, really? Because it should be absolute no business of others what was my Minecraft name before and what is it now.

[@user-tt2lz9cx3i]

@@tone6410 why not. Having them available because it can cut down abuse.

[@tone6410]

@@user-tt2lz9cx3i Cut down abuse of what? Having name history removed can help againt abuse too.

[@SpiralshapeDev]

When MCBYT posts you know Mojang fucked up

[@tone6410]

You don't care about privacy?

[@kristalizing8208]

I swear mojang thinks they think they can do whatever the fuck they want and expect us to accept what happened , like nobody liked the 1.9 combat update 6 years later i kinda like 1.9 pvp. beta 1.8 added hunger, now i like the hunger system more than the old one

[@kfas4410]

It's me again! Love you man! Great content 👍😌

[@StevenPlaysMC_]

multiplayer server currency scammers are probably happy with this horrible change...

[@slowftw]

nice vid thank you for the explanation ✌️

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@mcbyt]

tyty, and of course :)

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@CrazyBitingTurtle]

Hey What's ur dc

[@itsarian.]

damn, they are doing worse things to make people forget chat reports

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@tone6410]

Says who? You? Lol guy complains chat reporting but doesn't care about what can others see about your names?

[@realmyfleshburns]

this is horrible for namemc and whatnot but weirdly enough, this is kind of a good thing for me because one of my really old igns reveals personal information and i just want that off the internert (blame 8 year old me, not me)

[@must1fa]

i have a idea for the next video like the first texture pack or its hard?

[@mcbyt]

That seems like an interesting idea, thank you :D

[@notyoutube8128]

I wouldn't be surprised at this point of mojang is purposely destroying Java edition

[@tone6410]

How is this "destroying"?

[@fijiplus]

issa banger as usual

[@mcbyt]

appreciate u G

[@chiefhandker]

prenames, prenames everywhere

[@Krisztian08]

I never changed my minecraft name in 6 years and I'm proud of it

[@boxoid5230]

Well my friends there's a positive to this. If u cheat on a server than change your name before they can ban you. They can't check your username anymore.

[@LeReubzRic]

I will lose so many friends from them not being able to see my name history. :(

[@PegbordFegs]

You don't understand bro, Mojang has to fight the EVIL DOERS

[@MapleLoopCat]

Personally i feel Name History like NameMC should stay for server moderation and and don't some try to put viruses on game... and i do love sites that are good for historical stuff and i gladly like seeing my on these and all but i guess that's just me

[@its.parsley]

i love this change but i also absolutely hate it. idk where i stand with this one lol

[@mcbyt]

Yeah, that's about where I'm at too haha

[@blueiscoolpog]

what shader pack are you using?

[@mcbyt]

Sildur's Enhanced Default :)

[@one-punch-gaming]

What texture pack do you use

[@mcbyt]

MCBYT V3 :)

[@krzysc2007]

R.I.P Minecraft

[@tevtongermany]

the next thing mojang is going to remove is mod support xd

[@funisinfinite.]

What went through the mojang-microsoft meeting: Mircosoft: how do we make people forget Chat Report? Mojang: Microsoft, im not so sure we can do anything about it- Microsoft: Name Change. Mojang: what?- Microsoft: *n a m e c h a n g e*

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@khaziayin]

the personal information in past names was not really a problem, one could have contacted Mojang and requested for your name history to be hidden or wiped or smthn.

[@td6768]

I am one of those players whose username history had my IRL name so this is a problem for some players because we want to get rid of past cringy usernames. Also Mojang never responds to those type of requests from normal players. It’s only for high-profile/well known people.

[@mcbyt]

True, but I know not everyone had the account information for Mojang to do this; they usually were quite strict on needing the original email, transaction ID, etc

[@tone6410]

Past names in general.

[@stargyaru]

@@td6768 True, I had the same issue. I had my last name as my username when I was younger - and I regretted it so much afterwards. I'm so glad this change is in place ;_;

[@raulgomez1952]

I started making soft recently, I was wondering if you wanna do any features.

[@mcbyt]

soft drugs?? or like

[@krzysc2007]

Mojang just whyyy !?!?

[@ouvie]

minecraft is actually about to die out, this is so upsetting. none of this is necessary

[@Zadem]

rip

[@liebeg]

you can find the accounts also with uuid

[@nqh288kael2]

I started here.

[@Yusuhbruh]

Damn, I cant snipe a username very dear to me

[@LayeredKnot9190]

Knowing your old friend's new name wouldnt change anything because you cannot possibly track it and you two should've know eachother's discord tag.

[@Skumbanan16]

Aight

[@Hi-sb2yg]

40million plus lmao it’s 200 million without including minecraft china which has more than normal minecraft

[@mcbyt]

I'm only referring to Java Edition, most of those players are on mobile

[@Dark-Supremacy]

What is the texture pack?

[@mcbyt]

MCBPC v3

[@NesquickCoffee]

This might actually be a good thing, due to the potential for the privacy for it. Like chat reporting was entirely bad, but this isn't entirely bad.

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@diazmichael3854]

i guess scammers can just change their username and nobody will ever know they changed it

[@mistakenfate4044]

I mean they could do it opcional but will people care about hiding their info ? Or the people that arent aware that is a thing ,sorry but we have to remenber that not every one cares about this change either they are joung and don't see a problem or they just don't care as it dosen't afectt the may game or expirience of the game wich... you know... is what matters

[@scoopet]

You should have the option to disable/enable name history

[@cucumberwatermelon]

Tf just make this sh*t optional in the first place… why do something forced that many people don’t want?

[@marwanalharsi4940]

how's it going so far?

[@6infinity8]

Next month Mojang will remove blocks because they aren't inclusive enough

[@Everytwo_]

Mojang should make username history switchable

[@aer0plane_]

mojang could make it optional. Win win for everyone, I get to hide my deadname, low namechange accounts are still high in value.

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@user-vw4xp5nt9f]

hey kapiii cool reply to make under the comment of someone who would be positively affected by this change

[@user-vw4xp5nt9f]

..theyre just spamming under everyones comment

[@aer0plane_]

@@Zakkina relevance?

[@niol_vserio]

one day, kids gonna say - "What is Minecraft?" It scares me...

[@TurtleBoi12345]

Great vid

[@mcbyt]

Thank you :)

[@stro3277]

After coming back to minecraft a decade later... your not even allowed to change your name anymore? like wtf

[@stro3277]

all my alts had atleast 10+ accounts as far as I can remember... not a single one were active and had to repurchase Minecraft again...

[@turtley25]

it is a good idea but it should be a request based system

[@Zakkina]

i realised i can log the current username of users and save it to a server, then save the new username when it changes, to display name history anyway

[@sebbog]

omg mojang stop it >:(

[@lel2015]

But you could already get personal information removed by contacting support...

[@mcbyt]

True, but you needed a LOT of info about the account that some people didn't have, even legitimate owners.

[@rousegoat]

Is this also on bedrock?

[@mcbyt]

Nope! Bedrock's name system is already utterly scuffed as it is, I don't think they could make it any worse (fingers crossed)

[@FunAngelo2005]

Them removing mame history is not as bad as chat reporting

[@tone6410]

Yeah, and also how ironic is that people hated Migration and Chat Reporting are somehow triggered over this lol.

[@barrybenbart]

W

[@lovelybricks6065]

Does this mean you can't change your name anymore if you wanted to??

[@discerror6408]

this is honestly a stupid thing to complain about. I got doxxed because of a PayPal leak involving my old username, which leads back to me. I am all for this privacy change

[@mcbyt]

Yeah, this definitely does help people in terms of privacy but there's negatives too, more than the ones I've mentioned. I'm not saying it's necessarily a bad thing, I'm not really sure where I stand, I just presented my thoughts on it; the good, the bad, and the "idk but things are gonna change"

[@EliaszekEN]

"i wont waste time" *proceeds to make a 8 min vid*

[@Thawy]

Just because the video was long doesn't mean time was wasted, he got straight to the point and covered all the important details

[@SlavMartien]

The people who like this change all really don't understand the true meaning of it... Like, there are ways of getting your account history wiped without ruining something that's been huge for over a decade now.

[@tone6410]

What's has been huge over decade? A name history that can be seen BY EVERYONE.

[@ultimaxc]

nice vid

[@mcbyt]

tyty :)

[@thebob3297]

thats on my birthday :(

[@fawnyyy]

this is good?? i dont like my old usernames edit (still watching the video btw)

[@mcbyt]

Yeah, it's not good or bad IMO, just a big change