League accounts are now riot accounts?????????

Chop Chop M8·Nov 26, 2019·101 votes·26,266 views

I get asked to verify my account then forced to change my username like what? Can't skip this, I just wana play the game. I already have a username that's what i did when I created my account and I can't pick the same username I already have because it is already taken......by the account that I already have? What is this new system and why is it one of the worst thing I've ever seen? Why would you merge accounts and not just use the default account info of the people who created accounts like it blows my mind how systems could be this bad.

65 Comments

Beasty SenpaiNov 27, 201927 votes

I cant even play my game without changing my account name that I had for 8 years.

BEAAAAAAAAStMODENov 26, 201918 votes

same here.... wasnt able to make that popup to go away.

MissCritHitNov 27, 20193 votes

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same here.... wasnt able to make that popup to go away.

The popup says sign in, I do and it tells me I have been signed out and something about bored yordles.. the popup doesnt go away, I cant click anything, please fix this!

LpL FPX NBNov 27, 20193 votes

use another browser

TrustiestKarmaNov 26, 201913 votes

THIS

Beasty SenpaiNov 27, 201919 votes

Same. I cant play league till I make a new user name that I DONT WANT. I LIKE MY USER NAME RIOT. FIX THIS CRAP. UTTER BS. Atleast let us play until we decide that we want to update our stuff. Stop trying to make me change MY account. I'll go play Dota 2 if your gonna lock my account till i change my account name this is just stupid

TanerianNov 27, 201913 votes

Yeah I'm pretty pissed off right now. Have had this username since League was released, and now I can't use it?

It's only for sign in purposes though. It doesn't effect your IN GAME username or your forum username.

LpL FPX NBNov 27, 20192 votes

use another browser and try again

tystysNov 27, 20192 votes

Dude this has nothing to do with the browser, your account needs a new username, and mine has as well been taken from me. That is the real issue, another browser won't help anyone.

zepdrixNov 27, 201912 votes

Pretty sure I'm done with Riot Games. I can't believe they've done this.

Reaper SorakaNov 27, 20199 votes

Just copy Blizzard and let people choose whatever name they want, and give them a 4 digit serial number.

tystysNov 27, 20193 votes

This solution is infinitely better than taking peoples usernames they've had for YEARS. I've had mine since SEASON 1, and now someone else has it. Thanks Riot, I see they appreciate my loyalty.

LiegeWafflesNov 27, 20192 votes

Well, that other person also had it, just in a different region... (they are switching from unique per region to globally unique) Riot got me to troll myself: I used the same login name on EUW and seemingly on a long unused EUNE account (maybe PBE too?), so from that their new system sees "hey there are 1 or 2 other accounts with this same name" (unique enough name to likely all accounts be me), so the first to login (my main) needs to change the name. Perhaps the last to login wouldn't need to change the name, since there wouldn't be a duplicate name anymore, but that wouldn't be the account I would want to keep the login name for. :(

I would have preferred it if the oldest still active one of duplicate login names would have gotten the name and newer ones would have had to change.

OM3G4 R4V3NNov 27, 20198 votes

What the fuck is this " League of Legends account are now Riot accounts". Every time I'm logging popup this fucking message. I cant logging my account. Riot please fix this fucking thing.

R0XTARNov 27, 20196 votes

Riot reaps what they sew. Just quit the game til they fix it. If you don't buy their skins and they see the playerbase dropping off, then that's on them.

rakjnNov 26, 20194 votes

SAME FOR ME

RohennnNov 27, 20194 votes

What a terrible change. I had my nickname to log in since the biginign of season 2. Now im treat like some rando m shi t stolen from my nickname. This is rly annoying i want to wreck riot guys faces, rly.

DrDubbNov 27, 20194 votes

I wouldn't have a problem with this... except for some reason you can't have your RIOT account name be the same as your account name for League Forums. THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. If you try to create a new account with the same username, it'll tell you it's ALREADY TAKEN, when we know it's not. It's not just me, i've done my research, There are people with VERY specific usernames that they've had for years complaining about this. I can't have the name "DrDubb" as my RIOT account name because I'm already using it on here, that makes no damn sense. "DrDubb" is common, but there are people with the names like "87fignumb3rfishclox" that have the account name taken.

So you're forcing me to change my account name, but can't have the same account name as I already have because I'm already using it, even though i have to change it? This makes no god damn sense. RIOT, fix your shit.

KuulaMaraNov 27, 20194 votes

Quoting from the Riot post bout this: Switching from a League account to a Riot Account represents a streamlined approach to multiple game titles. Rather than opening up several windows or having to remember an increasing number of passwords (or, you know, the same one with different numbers slapped on the end), you can manage a singular account.

THATS REALLY effing CONTRADICTORY RITO. You literally ask me to slap a bunch of numbers on it.

Gabriel o0w0oNov 27, 20193 votes

Do you guys know how to fix it?

WolfBVNov 27, 20193 votes

Far as I can tell, no. Maybe the feedback from players will get a riot response within a week or two, if you want to wait that long.

LpL FPX NBNov 27, 20193 votes

guys WTF is this ？？？？？ t want play a fucking game ?????

just a homo suppNov 27, 20193 votes

i cant even remove that fcking window cause browser doesnt open if i click the button

FireBall42Nov 27, 20192 votes

Same, plz RIOT do something

bara tristan24 7Nov 27, 20191 votes

same, pls fix that shit . i cant play

d3athviru5Nov 27, 20193 votes

https://update-account.riotgames.com/

From: https://support.riotgames.com/hc/en-us/articles/360037264394-Riot-Accounts#what-will-i-need-to-do--0-2

Reishin SamaNov 27, 20193 votes

I can't play, I can't use the same username, that's totally disturbing

UltraUchihaNov 27, 20192 votes

GUYS! .. It's Even if you change your username and choose a new one. Guess WHAT?? You still CANNOT PLAY THE GAME!! The message still there

KazedoNov 27, 20192 votes

This is ridiculously infuriating I can't even play the game?????

XhaidenNov 27, 20192 votes

This change is meant "only for your private/login username" - doesn't affect your public name (the one that everyone can see - like: "Chop Chop M8"). I'm not sure - but maybe their database was compromised (hacked). I mean, this is a standard procedure - when/if that happens.

naughty chickenNov 27, 20192 votes

The pop up window doesnt redirect me anywhere and it wont close so cant even do anything. Well done riot, at it again. Shaco

ShadowsNightNov 27, 20192 votes

When can I expect to hear from y’all, if my name isn’t globally unique?

There's a good chance you may have already gotten an email from us! We'll be continuing to send out emails to anyone who needs to change their name, so keep your eyes peeled (or, if you want to get the jump on it, you can always click here). Be sure to change your name as soon as you can, because on January 22nd, 2020, you’ll no longer be able to sign-in with your old name to play any of our games. You can, however, still sign in to change your username. Just remember, you won’t have to change anything if your name is already unique!

Guys, just wondering what date it is over there, it was November 26th, 2019 and I already can't log in to play a game. [slayer-jinx-unamused]

ReVo ImPaaXNov 27, 20192 votes

This is crap. Let our Riot Name be the same as the ingame name or let us change our ingame name at least once. I want to keep my Accountname which i had for years.

Riot, did u think about instead of selling a Summonername-Update for a high number of EP and RP(blue essences and BE whatever), you could let us change our ingame name once... I want my Name to be the one for my Main "RIOT" Account.

Garen is adoptedNov 27, 20191 votes

Because Riot stopped thinking before taking any decision, they should easy keep the same accounts for their new card games, since you anyway use that account on forum and support site, but hey uncenessary changes seems better in their opinion.

kujomoeNov 27, 20191 votes

"This name will not be seen by other players and is only used for sign in." It states it as you're changing your username it's not your in-game name just login.. I'm assuming to add more security than just having your username login your in-game name so everyone has half of the puzzle.

Berek ThunderNov 27, 20191 votes

I'm playing from season 1, and now somebody takes my login??? love it, GJ RITO, they could have at least save it for some time, or have something like blizzard has (a hidden 4 diggit number after your nickname) so you can have your preffered nick. I also tryed like 4 different account names that I have and they are all taken. It's a stupid thing but it pissed me and so many other people off. This attitude from RITO makes people mad, but good move RITO, keep going.

AstrokillerNov 27, 20191 votes

I CANT EVEN CHANGE THE NAME AS THEY WANT, I CLACK THAT SHIT CONFIRM MY DATA, BOOOM NOTHING HAPPENS BACK TO THE SAME PANEL ASKING ME TO UPDATE..., I JUST WANT TO PLAY ... JESUS WHAT'S THE FUCKING PROBLEM OF ASTROKILLER, JUST SOLVE IT AND GIVE ME A WAY TO PLAY THIS IS RIDICULOUS

bara tristan24 7Nov 27, 20191 votes

yeah so fucking annoying, i have the same problem!!

eliteofdeleteNov 27, 20191 votes

So stupid. Had the same username BEFORE season 1 and I am now supposed to change it because they want to provide services I don't want or care about? Utter nonsense.

I AbyssHawke INov 28, 20191 votes

They lost me after 9 years. I really won't come back like a puppy. This was the last straw

DoomsieNov 30, 20191 votes

BUMP. Sucks not to be able to use the account name I've had since the day I bought a physical copy of the game it was that long ago

SimenDaGreatDec 3, 20191 votes

I have spent over 2000 dollars on my main account and now i cant even play on that account anymore because it now says my username doesnt exist... what can i do about this?

FNC NemesiśDec 4, 20191 votes

I still have not the notification in LOL to change my username. What i should do now?

DurchdietürgeherDec 7, 20191 votes

I´m not really sure if i´m missing something here. Are we twitter now? That we have to completely overproportionally make a shitstorm out of literally nothing?

My Summonername is exactly the same as before. Who cares about the Username anyways?

My only fear was that they got rid of the extra security meassure of having a different name to sign in than is shown in the game and on stats sites etc. Which is hopefully not the case, haven´t checked that. Other than that, i think you should all calm down before your heads pop off.

GrimturtleDec 13, 20191 votes

What the crap man, how did someone take my username when I already had it? This is some real garbage

Stavik96Dec 17, 20191 votes

Since they force this bs on us and both stavik and stavik96 was taken I just had to settle with FuckChinaFreeHongKong.

SlimeyChickenDec 17, 20191 votes

It’s just your login username that no one sees, what is there to cry about?

Kapustas72Jan 14, 20201 votes

this is just r%%%%%ed, somebody took my 2 acc names, they even match my emails.... Just let us connect with our emails as a acc name to the RIOT’s games , like you won't go global with league anyways, cuz the way regions work(rank systems, servers). Why are you guys forcing everyone to change something just now less people will want to play league. Create seperate platform that we should connect our league acc's that uses emails or edit client that we could download seperate games from it if we wanted and those games could be connected globaly instead.

WeeRLV1337Jan 22, 20201 votes

when id logged in my acc i didnt even have the "league of legends acc ar now riot acc" box appear i am so afraid to lose my acc on witch i have spent 2 years on sure its not a lot but still i do mot wanna lose my acc. Plizz help.