How to Change Your Name in RuneScape 3 (RS3)

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Changing your name in RuneScape 3 is actually pretty simple—as long as you’re a member and not trying to name yourself something like "xX420BossXx" for the fifth time.

Here’s How to Change Your Name in RuneScape:

• Members can change their name once every 28 days.
  Just head to the Account Settings page on the RuneScape website and hit the rename option.

• Don’t want to wait 28 days?
  You can use a Bond to change it instantly. Not cheap, but it gets the job done if you’re in a hurry.

• Name unavailable?
  It’s either taken or flagged as inappropriate. If it’s already in use, you’re out of luck. Jagex doesn’t free up names or hand them out on request.

Reserving Old Names:

• When you change your name, your old one is reserved to your account…

  • For at least 35 days

  • Or up to 6 months, depending on how long you had it

• If you change your name again or that time runs out, your old name could be claimed by someone else.

If Your Account Has No Name:

Sometimes your name might be removed:

• If it broke the rules

• Or the account was inactive for too long

Accounts with no name won’t show up on the HiScores.

Final Blurb

To wrap it up, no, if a bot or someone else grabs your name before you can, you can’t get it back. Name sniping happens, and Jagex won’t undo it, so be sure if you want to change your name!

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