Beginner Armor - Guild Wars Forums

Rekliss · Sep 02, 2009, 03:51 PM // 15:51

Now I Know i have done this little trick before - someone told me it cannot be done anymore; but say I have a character named "zed" and I want the beginner armor for "zed" again (600) - now i make a new character with the name "ned" - and hey! i have a set of starter armor; but wait - i need this on "zed". Hmm. - so now i trade the armor and pay a-net $10 to change "Zed" to "Ned" (after deleting the original "ned") - I can equip the newly named "Ned" with the original ned's armor right?

I know you used to be able to do so, but since i heard you no longer can, i'm not sure i want to try if it's not gonna work. Anyone know?

Konker2020 · Sep 02, 2009, 04:00 PM // 16:00

No it can't be done. The armor is customized to a character number so to speak, and once that characters number is deleted, there is no way of getting another character with that number.
And as such, no way of equipping that characters equipment.

Rekliss · Sep 02, 2009, 04:02 PM // 16:02

so they changed the system up then? alright; well thanks for the help.

i manequin i · Sep 02, 2009, 04:22 PM // 16:22

and 10$ isn't worth it anyways. i 600 and 55 with 30 AL armor, and it's fine so

turbo234 · Sep 02, 2009, 04:26 PM // 16:26

nty. we don't need this for any reason. and you can 600 fine with 15al armor.

crazy diamond · Sep 02, 2009, 04:40 PM // 16:40

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Originally Posted by Rekliss

so they changed the system up then? alright; well thanks for the help.

They didn't change anything. This never worked.

CronkTheImpaler · Sep 02, 2009, 06:20 PM // 18:20

This little urban legend has been floated many times before and has been de-bunked repeatedly. If it had ever worked than it is clever but no it hasnt .

Cronk

subarucar · Sep 02, 2009, 07:16 PM // 19:16

This has never existed.

notskorn · Sep 02, 2009, 07:43 PM // 19:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rekliss

Now I Know i have done this little trick before - someone told me it cannot be done anymore; but say I have a character named "zed" and I want the beginner armor for "zed" again (600) - now i make a new character with the name "ned" - and hey! i have a set of starter armor; but wait - i need this on "zed". Hmm. - so now i trade the armor and pay a-net $10 to change "Zed" to "Ned" (after deleting the original "ned") - I can equip the newly named "Ned" with the original ned's armor right?

I know you used to be able to do so, but since i heard you no longer can, i'm not sure i want to try if it's not gonna work. Anyone know?

You could never do this and you still can't

Rekliss · Sep 03, 2009, 08:26 PM // 20:26

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Originally Posted by crazy diamond

They didn't change anything. This never worked.

Quote:

Originally Posted by notskorn

You could never do this and you still can't

The only reason I asked, is because i heard they changed it after i said i was going to do it (again) and yes, it does (or did) work. I had a seperate account where i had elite armor on my warrior, and didnt want to just throw it away, so before i gave the account to my son, i transferred the armor to my other account - deleted the warrior, added my warrior to the new account (same name as the old one) and the armor equipped just fine. As a matter-of-fact - i still have the same armor i transferred; although maybe only proveable with a-net's help, this was still done. This was the only time i had tried this, and it has been slightly over a year since i have done this, so I thought it reasonable to ask first.

Olim Chill · Sep 03, 2009, 08:47 PM // 20:47

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Originally Posted by crazy diamond

They didn't change anything. This never worked.

^This.

There is a unique code for each character. Anything that is customized / crafted for a particular player character cannot be used by another player character.

dilan155 · Sep 03, 2009, 09:39 PM // 21:39

im pretty sure this never worked, nor does it work now, the armor isn't customized per the name or the character, rather to the character's code, thus it wont work.

notskorn · Sep 03, 2009, 10:37 PM // 22:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rekliss

The only reason I asked, is because i heard they changed it after i said i was going to do it (again) and yes, it does (or did) work. I had a seperate account where i had elite armor on my warrior, and didnt want to just throw it away, so before i gave the account to my son, i transferred the armor to my other account - deleted the warrior, added my warrior to the new account (same name as the old one) and the armor equipped just fine. As a matter-of-fact - i still have the same armor i transferred; although maybe only proveable with a-net's help, this was still done. This was the only time i had tried this, and it has been slightly over a year since i have done this, so I thought it reasonable to ask first.

You did not ever do this. The armor isn't tied to the character name but to the characters ID number which is different with every character, whether or not you delete and create it again with the same name.

Awex Mafyews · Sep 03, 2009, 11:53 PM // 23:53

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Originally Posted by notskorn

You did not ever do this.

I hate to be critical but I seriously doubt you know for sure that they didn't do that. It could of been some kind of glitch or something. At any rate the question has been answered, no need to flame about whether the OP is telling the truth or not.

dargon · Sep 04, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05

Since i've played since before day 1, I can say with absolute certainty, that unless a bug was involved, no, what the OP stated has never ever ever ever ever worked

Sep 02, 2009, 03:51 PM // 15:51	#1
Rekliss Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2009 Guild: [SMF]	Beginner Armor Now I Know i have done this little trick before - someone told me it cannot be done anymore; but say I have a character named "zed" and I want the beginner armor for "zed" again (600) - now i make a new character with the name "ned" - and hey! i have a set of starter armor; but wait - i need this on "zed". Hmm. - so now i trade the armor and pay a-net $10 to change "Zed" to "Ned" (after deleting the original "ned") - I can equip the newly named "Ned" with the original ned's armor right? I know you used to be able to do so, but since i heard you no longer can, i'm not sure i want to try if it's not gonna work. Anyone know?

Sep 02, 2009, 04:00 PM // 16:00	#2
Konker2020 Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2009 Guild: Exiled Forcez [Ex]	No it can't be done. The armor is customized to a character number so to speak, and once that characters number is deleted, there is no way of getting another character with that number. And as such, no way of equipping that characters equipment.

Sep 02, 2009, 04:02 PM // 16:02	#3
Rekliss Krytan Explorer Join Date: Sep 2009 Guild: [SMF]	so they changed the system up then? alright; well thanks for the help.

Sep 02, 2009, 04:22 PM // 16:22	#4
i manequin i Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Aug 2009 Profession: N/	and 10$ isn't worth it anyways. i 600 and 55 with 30 AL armor, and it's fine so

Sep 02, 2009, 04:26 PM // 16:26	#5
turbo234 Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: WI Profession: Mo/	nty. we don't need this for any reason. and you can 600 fine with 15al armor.

Sep 02, 2009, 06:20 PM // 18:20	#7
CronkTheImpaler Jungle Guide Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: midwest Guild: AE Profession: W/Me	This little urban legend has been floated many times before and has been de-bunked repeatedly. If it had ever worked than it is clever but no it hasnt . Cronk

Sep 02, 2009, 07:16 PM // 19:16	#8
subarucar Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Zealand Guild: None	This has never existed.

Sep 03, 2009, 09:39 PM // 21:39	#12
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	im pretty sure this never worked, nor does it work now, the armor isn't customized per the name or the character, rather to the character's code, thus it wont work.

Sep 04, 2009, 01:05 AM // 01:05	#15
dargon Furnace Stoker Join Date: May 2005 Guild: The Seraphim Knights [TSK] Profession: R/	Since i've played since before day 1, I can say with absolute certainty, that unless a bug was involved, no, what the OP stated has never ever ever ever ever worked