Aug 17, 2006, 07:03 PM // 19:03
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Academy Page
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Minnesota
Guild: Draconis Guards
Profession: R/
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Maybe someone can explain this to me
I see all kinds of people around here and in game that have multiple accounts. I just don't see any reason why you would need more than one. Of course you'd get more character slots by having extra accounts, but now that they put the store up, you can just buy new character slots for something like 6 bucks. This new system makes an entire new set of characters (if you buy a new game, a new set would be considered 4 slots) cost half as much as buying a new game.
Now I know this is a new thing so a lot of people that had bought extra copies of the game will tell me that they couldn't do that, but that still doesn't explain why you need so many characters, even if they're just mule accounts. I can't see the justification on spending $40-$50 on a game just to have more storage, so let me hear what you guys all have to say on the matter.
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Aug 17, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13
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#2
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Wilds Pathfinder
Join Date: Mar 2006
Profession: W/Mo
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Before character slots became available (for $10 each by the way), each account had 2 less slots than the number of professions. In addition, many people like having an extra slot for PvP. People bought a second account to be able to play all the professions and to have room for their items that were accumulating.
It is entirely plausible that YOU can't justify it, as well as many others. But it is just as plausible that others CAN justify it. For the number of hours of entertainment this game provides, it is not at all unreasonable to spend another $50 to be able to fully enjoy every aspect of the game.
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Aug 17, 2006, 07:18 PM // 19:18
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#3
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Netherlands
Guild: [TYW] "The Young World"
Profession: A/Me
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I like to have my own guild hall, and join an other guild for experience, so now one account has the hall and extras and the other account is a member of a big guild.
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Aug 17, 2006, 07:30 PM // 19:30
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Academy Page
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Houston, Texas
Guild: I American Guild I [iAi]
Profession: A/
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well some people buy other accounts as camels (aka to hold extra items from the main account) thats what i think
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Aug 17, 2006, 07:32 PM // 19:32
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Lion's Arch Merchant
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: England
Guild: SeS
Profession: Me/Mo
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I bought an extra account so that I could make all six characters. I then wanted to take all those characters into factions; so bought two factions keys. I'd imagine thats how a few other people have two accounts.
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Aug 17, 2006, 07:53 PM // 19:53
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#6
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Banned
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Near Atlanta GA
Guild: MVoA
Profession: N/Me
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I ended up with 3 Prophs accounts and 2 Factions accounts. During Prophs you could only have 4 chars. Then to get the other 2 proffessions in i got a 2nd account. The third account was an answer to guild storage. A few of us had the password to that account so we could collect materials and items to distribute to new guildies and such... I bought Factions for my other 2 playing acounts. Now with extra slots this all overkill i think.
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Aug 17, 2006, 08:01 PM // 20:01
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#7
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Frost Gate Guardian
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The MAIN reason why people have multiple accounts is because that the option to buy a new character slot for your account has not been around for a long time.
The people that have dual accounts probably got a second before the ability came about to do this.
I never wanted to create an additional account because:
1) I'd have to unlock all the skills twice.
2) Have to buy expansions for two accounts (by the time I thought about this I knew factions was coming out).
Guild Wars Store isnt as old as you think it is.
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Aug 17, 2006, 08:22 PM // 20:22
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#8
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Desert Nomad
Join Date: Nov 2005
Profession: N/
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My second account is pure storage and convenience.
I have plenty of crafting supplies.
It really helps out a new faction character to start off with runes, a few hundres gold, good starter weapon and the credits get the bags.
Origionally they were going to be played when the storage problem was solved, but now that A-net sells slots, they will stay mules.
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Aug 17, 2006, 11:53 PM // 23:53
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#9
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Forge Runner
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Arizona
Guild: Wizardry Players Guild, http://4guildwars.7.forumer.com
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I bought 2 accounts and shared them with my son, with each of us having characters on both accounts eventually. Then my brother got the game and decided he really didn't like it so gave me that one as well, which is used for guild storage + 1 storage toon for me.
With the introduction of the additional character slots my son and I have separated the accounts so we each have our own now - but I am rebuilding my necro, elem and ranger because of it, oh well.
Summary: I had multiple accounts so as to play all 6 core professions in PvE.
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Aug 18, 2006, 12:03 AM // 00:03
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#10
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Pre-Searing Vanquisher
Join Date: Jun 2005
Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]
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I've only got multiple accounts, because I've taken over accounts of friends that left. I almost never use them because its such a hassle, but they're mostly there for storage.
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Aug 18, 2006, 12:26 AM // 00:26
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: Australia
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I'd like to know how you guys trade from one account to the other account.
I have 2 accounts, one belongs to me, one to my son. My son's belongs to me for official reasons, he can't register it at his age.
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Aug 18, 2006, 12:36 AM // 00:36
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#12
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Academy Page
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Auckland, New Zealand
Guild: Reapers of Oblivion [Ruin]
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I did this back to front, I had Prophecies and added factions, but had a monk, warrior, ranger, necro and ele on that account and my pvp slot. But wanted a mesmer and ritualist, so bought the factions copy, then decided I wanted them in prophecies as well so did that.
I don't use them as mules per se, but a friend of mine has a character on my second account which allows him to mess around in factions, etc.
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Aug 18, 2006, 02:52 AM // 02:52
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#13
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Hall Hero
Join Date: Aug 2005
Profession: E/
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lg5000
I'd like to know how you guys trade from one account to the other account.
I have 2 accounts, one belongs to me, one to my son. My son's belongs to me for official reasons, he can't register it at his age.
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I can answer your question. I'm a trusted friend and guildie with a man with 3 accounts and 16 characters. He trades items to me in the gh. I hold onto them and give them to his other characters.
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Aug 18, 2006, 04:39 AM // 04:39
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#14
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Furnace Stoker
Join Date: Aug 2006
Guild: Few Fallen Heroes [FFH]
Profession: W/E
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Quote:
Originally Posted by lg5000
I'd like to know how you guys trade from one account to the other account.
I have 2 accounts, one belongs to me, one to my son. My son's belongs to me for official reasons, he can't register it at his age.
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If you have atleast two computers, just run one account on each. If you don't, you'll have to find a very trusted third party.
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Aug 18, 2006, 06:17 PM // 18:17
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#15
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Not far from Elite
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Florida
Profession: W/
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in my case for two accounts is stroage and when every my wife want's to help run 2 person UW. Two of the four slots are full of junk i need to sell/merch some day.
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Aug 18, 2006, 06:25 PM // 18:25
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#16
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Ascalonian Squire
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Belgium
Guild: The Gathering
Profession: W/Mo
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I have 2 Prophecies acount and both have Factions.
I wanted to have all the proffesions, thats why I bought 2.
Now I use 1 acount for PvP and the other for PvE.
And I will do the same for Nightfall
To bad i cant merge those acounts together
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Aug 18, 2006, 06:31 PM // 18:31
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#17
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Jungle Guide
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Denmark
Profession: R/
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One of my friends stopped playing.. So you can figure out the rest.
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Aug 18, 2006, 06:44 PM // 18:44
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#18
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: here
Guild: Modified Soul Society [SOUL]
Profession: W/Mo
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Knightsaber Sith
If you have atleast two computers, just run one account on each. If you don't, you'll have to find a very trusted third party.
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Or if you read the sticky in the Tech section you can run BOTH accounts on the same computer, you then can trade with yourself or do what ever else you want...
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Aug 18, 2006, 07:06 PM // 19:06
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#19
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Grotto Attendant
Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Defected back to America
Profession: Me/E
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Quote:
Originally Posted by N8DOGG
Or if you read the sticky in the Tech section you can run BOTH accounts on the same computer, you then can trade with yourself or do what ever else you want...
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LoL, can you fight yourself in 1-on-1 battles if both your accounts are in the same guild? Not sure why anyone would want to do that, but it'd still be cool to see
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Aug 18, 2006, 07:11 PM // 19:11
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#20
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Frost Gate Guardian
Join Date: Mar 2006
Guild: LF guild
Profession: R/Mo
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i have 2 accounts, one in america, one in euro.....55 monk and ss necro on each.....so if europe has favor, i log into my euro account....if america has favor, i use american account.
pretty handy really.
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