Nov 14, 2010, 03:13 PM // 15:13 | #1 |
Krytan Explorer
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Name Change. Is our old name still reserved?
I bought a name change for my ranger a while back (like a year ago) and I noticed something today on a costume piece.
Old Name: Delia New Name: Elizabeth On my costume pieces, even newly created ones, it says "Customized for Delia"...not for Elizabeth. Are our old names still reserved or something? o_O |
Nov 14, 2010, 03:24 PM // 15:24 | #2 |
rattus rattus
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No, it's just a label. The armor remains customised to your unique character regardless of what name you give it - they just don't update the customization labels on armor/weapons.
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Nov 14, 2010, 04:09 PM // 16:09 | #3 |
Krytan Explorer
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I think Spookii was asking if the previous name remains "reserved", in that no one else can make a character with your old name. In other words, in the example above, could someone else name their character Delia?
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Nov 14, 2010, 04:54 PM // 16:54 | #4 | |
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Nov 14, 2010, 04:54 PM // 16:54 | #5 |
Krytan Explorer
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Yes, this is what I was asking. Snograt told me something I didn't know before, but didn't completely answer my question.
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Nov 14, 2010, 05:06 PM // 17:06 | #6 |
Krytan Explorer
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Regarding Snograt's information, as the official guru page http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Character_Name_Change states:
"Equipment belonging to characters whose names have been changed with this feature will display the name used at the time of customization, rather than the the character's current name. The character will still be able to use that equipment, however, as equipment is tied to the character's unique ID number (which is invisible to players), rather than the name string." That's what he was talking about. Also, the page notes that: "Equipment customized "after" the name change will display new name until the player re-zones, map travels, leaves town or exits game. The "customized for" will then display the characters old name." Hope your question has been answered! Also, in the future, you might want to check either of the wikis before making a thread, as they will quite often have the answer you are looking for. |
Nov 14, 2010, 06:20 PM // 18:20 | #7 |
rattus rattus
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Bah - I assumed the answer was implicit in what I said ^_^
Harrumph - "what they said."
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Nov 14, 2010, 06:24 PM // 18:24 | #8 |
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Nope, not reserved.
I can confirm b/c a friend of mine bought a name change for her toon ages ago. I just created a char with the old name. Hope that helps. One really odd thing though. One of my accounts still has her old name listed as a friend, which points me back to her no matter what. The new character I created, with the same name isn't popping up as online. |
Nov 14, 2010, 09:57 PM // 21:57 | #9 | |
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Nov 15, 2010, 12:09 AM // 00:09 | #10 | |
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My answer technically has been answered, but it'd still be nice to know why they're keeping my old name. o.O |
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