Changing the Main Character? - Guild Wars Forums

Ironfungus · May 02, 2010, 08:23 AM // 08:23

Hiya, just had a [hopefully] quick question. You know how when you add someone as a friend (whose character is an alt of their main), they appear on your friend's list as:

"So and So (Main Character)" ?

"So and So" being their alternate, and their main character's name being in the parenthesis.

1. How does the game determine your main character?
2. Can you change who the game recognizes as the main character?

I never got around to beating all the expansions. So I'm starting out again with Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall and so forth, to experience the story. However, my main character will probably be from Nightfall or Eye of the North.

So whenever I add someone as a friend, I don't want it showing up as the first character I made from Prophecies, if I can help it.

jch_8705 · May 02, 2010, 08:55 AM // 08:55

sry had to edit i misunderstood lol

the game doesnt distinguish to the agme your the same person

all you have to do is delete the name you had then under and re add the whit the main characters name

Sam6555 · May 02, 2010, 09:14 AM // 09:14

When you see something like "So And So(The Other Guy)" So And So referes to the name you added that person to your f-list with and The Other Guy referes to the character they are on now, not their main char.

Robin Hood Uk · May 02, 2010, 09:17 AM // 09:17

When you add someone, the name you add is what you are describing as a 'main' character.

For example, you add Bob to your friends list. Bob decides to play a different character called Tom. On your friends list, it will look like this:
Bob (Tom). You could then remove Bob, and put Tom into friends list, and it would look like:
Tom.

Hope that helps

Ironfungus · May 02, 2010, 09:31 AM // 09:31

Well, I just added someone recently who I've never met before, on any of his characters.

Looked like this:

"Name (Other/Main Character)"

"Name" = Character I added as a friend
"Other/Main Character" = A character of his I haven't met, talked to or seen before?

Dorny · May 02, 2010, 09:37 AM // 09:37

Still the same guy behind that account

Just means he's playing on a different character.

Arduin · May 02, 2010, 09:51 AM // 09:51

There is no Main Character in GW.

The name you enter a person with will always show up. If I add Ironfungus Warrior because that's the character I met, you will appear as Ironfungus Warrior in my friends list. If you switch to your Ranger, you would show up in my friendslist as this:
Ironfungus Warrior (Ironfungus Ranger).

Warvic · May 02, 2010, 09:52 AM // 09:52

The name you add will be shown in the friendslist. If they play on an other charr, you see it between ().

It has nothing to do with main and alts.

If you want your friends to have your main's name in your friendslist, tell them to add that specific name to the friendslist.

Ironfungus · May 02, 2010, 10:23 AM // 10:23

Okay, thanks muchly guys. Sorry, I was a bit confused.

May 02, 2010, 08:23 AM // 08:23	#1
Ironfungus Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2010	Changing the Main Character? Hiya, just had a [hopefully] quick question. You know how when you add someone as a friend (whose character is an alt of their main), they appear on your friend's list as: "So and So (Main Character)" ? "So and So" being their alternate, and their main character's name being in the parenthesis. 1. How does the game determine your main character? 2. Can you change who the game recognizes as the main character? I never got around to beating all the expansions. So I'm starting out again with Prophecies, Factions, Nightfall and so forth, to experience the story. However, my main character will probably be from Nightfall or Eye of the North. So whenever I add someone as a friend, I don't want it showing up as the first character I made from Prophecies, if I can help it.

May 02, 2010, 08:55 AM // 08:55	#2
jch_8705 Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: 77550 USA Guild: Prophets of Eveready Magic Profession: D/	sry had to edit i misunderstood lol the game doesnt distinguish to the agme your the same person all you have to do is delete the name you had then under and re add the whit the main characters name Last edited by jch_8705; May 02, 2010 at 08:57 AM // 08:57.. Reason: misunderstood question

May 02, 2010, 09:14 AM // 09:14	#3
Sam6555 Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2008 Guild: Legendary Punk And The Wolf [pack] Profession: A/	When you see something like "So And So(The Other Guy)" So And So referes to the name you added that person to your f-list with and The Other Guy referes to the character they are on now, not their main char.

May 02, 2010, 09:17 AM // 09:17	#4
Robin Hood Uk Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2006 Location: England Guild: Masterminds Unite [MU] Profession: R/W	When you add someone, the name you add is what you are describing as a 'main' character. For example, you add Bob to your friends list. Bob decides to play a different character called Tom. On your friends list, it will look like this: Bob (Tom). You could then remove Bob, and put Tom into friends list, and it would look like: Tom. Hope that helps

May 02, 2010, 09:31 AM // 09:31	#5
Ironfungus Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2010	Well, I just added someone recently who I've never met before, on any of his characters. Looked like this: "Name (Other/Main Character)" "Name" = Character I added as a friend "Other/Main Character" = A character of his I haven't met, talked to or seen before?

May 02, 2010, 09:37 AM // 09:37	#6
Dorny Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Switzerland Guild: Dragons of Shadows [DOS] Profession: N/E	Still the same guy behind that account Just means he's playing on a different character.

May 02, 2010, 09:51 AM // 09:51	#7
Arduin Grotto Attendant Join Date: May 2005 Location: The Netherlands Guild: Limburgse Jagers [LJ] Profession: R/	There is no Main Character in GW. The name you enter a person with will always show up. If I add Ironfungus Warrior because that's the character I met, you will appear as Ironfungus Warrior in my friends list. If you switch to your Ranger, you would show up in my friendslist as this: Ironfungus Warrior (Ironfungus Ranger).

May 02, 2010, 09:52 AM // 09:52	#8
Warvic Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Netherlands Profession: A/W	The name you add will be shown in the friendslist. If they play on an other charr, you see it between (). It has nothing to do with main and alts. If you want your friends to have your main's name in your friendslist, tell them to add that specific name to the friendslist.

May 02, 2010, 10:23 AM // 10:23	#9
Ironfungus Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2010	Okay, thanks muchly guys. Sorry, I was a bit confused.