Your username is not irreversibly carved in marble: the Fortnite nickname can be changed, let's find out together how
Just yesterday we dabbled with a survival guide for beginners, but today we thought it best to write something shorter and more focused for all players of Fortnite they want to know how to change nickname. Fear not: the procedure for doing this may not be the most intuitive in the world, but it is possible to succeed. Be prepared to go a little out of the loop island context alone: this is not an exclusive username to the game, but a nickname that covers the entire account linked to Epic Games. Our mini-guide starts from this distinction.
What is the Epic Games username?
The Epic Games username is what Fortnite gets its nickname from, and as such it cannot be changed within the game. This nickname appears on your account Epic Games Nail Launcher, in the official forum of AnswerHub, and clearly when playing on PC, its Mac, its Nintendo Switch or on mobile devices. Warning: Altering your username will not affect your console usernames PlayStation ed Xbox. In this regard, you will need to seek assistance from Sony and Microsoft respectively. If you have only played on consoles (PlayStation, Xbox, Switch) and you want to create a username, you will have to switch to a real Epic Games profile.
How to change your Epic Games nickname (for Fortnite and more)
Epic Games has condensed all the necessary information to help Fortnite players and not to change their nickname in the video below, but as you may have guessed it is only for English speakers (there are subtitles in Spanish if you want). Your e-mail address must be verified before any changes can be made. To do this, simply log into your profile and choose "click here to resend" on the yellow notification at the top of the screen. After the verification procedure, you have to choose the page Account information, enter the new username in the box Visualized name and, at the bottom of the page, click on Save Changes.
Tell me when will you change, tell me when, when, when
Of course, outside the context of a single game, it is normal that this is not a repeatable procedure just when you want. In fact, two weeks must pass between one change and another. Needless to do it on purpose, the term Fortnite is a distortion of fortnight, which in archaic English indicates a period of two weeks. Ironically, searching for the original term on Google will make you stumble upon a "Maybe you were looking for" that takes you back to the battle royale of Epic Games. To complete this corner of curiosities, the word appeared in The Simpsons Parent-Professors Council Disbanded, and was translated into Spanish as "This Month's Ides."
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