[MCPE-20241] problem when connecting to server - Invalid name Created: 05/Mar/17  Updated: 06/Mar/17  Resolved: 05/Mar/17

Status: Resolved
Project: Minecraft (Bedrock codebase)
Component/s: None
Affects Version/s: 1.0.4.1
Fix Version/s: None

Type: Bug
Reporter: Sagar Srivastava
Resolution: Invalid Votes: 0
Labels: None

Attachments: JPEG File Screenshot_20170305-162819-841.jpg    
Confirmation Status: Unconfirmed
Platform: Tablet - Android - Lenovo A7

 Description   

so i created a xbox account just to sign into MCPE ,while placing a gamertag as in my name i tried placing '_' b/w two words of name , but some error occurred everytime and it wasnt taking _ whatever i did so i placed a space their but now when i am trying to conect to servers it say invalid name.
so tried to find out the reason it turned out that i can't place space in my name since u guys don't support it or something.
And when i tried changing my name on xbox site it says i need to pay money , wtf ?
so basically its this i download minecraft place a little wrong space in my name [ its u guys fault for not telling in first place that we cant use space and special characters in our name] and what my whole game is ruined ? or what u want me to pay just to remove a little space ? seriously ?
since u guys didnt warned me in frst place about your odd rules for name
now please either give us option to change gamer tag for MCPE or else allow space in name.
coz if u wont i cant play ? and seriously please be a little logical and considerate



 Comments   
Comment by [MCPE Mod] Dr.Awesome4333 [ 06/Mar/17 ]

To clear this up...
If you wish to be on a server that reports you having an Invalid name due to a space, you must change your name by logging out of XBox then changing the name in the in game settings, XBox achievements as far as I am aware, cannot be earned on servers other than Realms/MCPE LAN anyways. You can always relog into XBox to save your achievements for when it does not matter if your name has a space such as Single player, Xbox Live/LAN multiplayer, or Realms.

The reason spaces may not be allowed may be based on how a server may use spaces to save data about you. That is not up to Mojang as they cannot control what those servers support. Many servers are based off of the same base project (pocket mine) which means that many of them may have the same bug. As I said before, I recommend contacting the server owner(s) about your issue, Mojang can't fix their lack of support for spaces.

Comment by Sagar Srivastava [ 05/Mar/17 ]

Sorry not to specify it but,i am not talking about some specific server, but all servers plus u saying to log out of xbox that implies that ill not be able to sum up my achievements and gamescore and one last thing can u clear this thing " That if a name contains whitespace it is rejected and given error invalid name? "

Comment by [MCPE Mod] Dr.Awesome4333 [ 05/Mar/17 ]

This ticket is invalid. And here is why.
Mojang cannot control what 3rd party servers support or not. The only official server that Mojang supports is Realms. So if you wish for this to be fixed, I recommend contacting the owner of that server.
Also if you want to change your MCPE user name you must sign out of xbox and then you can freely change your name for MCPE allowing you to get onto your server.

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