Account name question... - Guild Wars Forums

Maegana · Jul 28, 2007, 10:37 PM // 22:37

Hi, I was wondering if when you set up a new account you HAVE to use your email address as a username??? If I want to have multiple accounts I will run out of email adresses...What do I do??? Help!
Thanks in advance...

immortius · Jul 28, 2007, 11:03 PM // 23:03

Given that you can only have one account per key, how many accounts are you planning on having? :P

Maegana · Jul 28, 2007, 11:55 PM // 23:55

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Originally Posted by immortius

Given that you can only have one account per key, how many accounts are you planning on having? :P

I have Prophecies and Factions accounts that are not linked. They are separate accounts and if I want to buy Nightfall or other future GWs, I need to make other accounts right? So I will probally run out of email adresses. Help!

Whispering Siren · Jul 29, 2007, 12:00 AM // 00:00

Why wouldn't you link any future games to your current accounts?

Anyway - I don't think you can use anything except an e-mail address for account name. If you insist that all games you get be on separate accounts (which I don't quite understand), just make new e-mail addresses at free sites (i.e. yahoo.com).

Kook~NBK~ · Jul 29, 2007, 12:02 AM // 00:02

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Originally Posted by Maegana

I have Prophecies and Factions accounts that are not linked. They are separate accounts and if I want to buy Nightfall or other future GWs, I need to make other accounts right? So I will probally run out of email adresses. Help!

Oh noes!!!

You can add the access key of new chapters to your existing account. When you link the chapters to the same account, you can play thorough the new chapter with existing characters. You don't need to make a new account for each chapter.

Maegana · Jul 29, 2007, 12:05 AM // 00:05

Oh ok. Thanks for the advice. Wow I am stupid not linking accounts but I will be sure to do that in the future thanks so much.

Roo Ella · Jul 29, 2007, 01:07 AM // 01:07

No your not stupid at all I know a few people who thought each campaign was a separate game
and needed separate accounts.
If you wanted to "Link" the accounts now contact support they maybe able to help you out not
sure but a few months ago a friend got profs and then fractions and made them separate not linked
I told him that he could have linked them and taken his char to both campaigns or all 3 if he got NF.

He contacted support with all the info he had and they linked them for him and now he is happy getting
the most skills and things for his chars that are available when campaigns are linked.
So contact support and see if they can link em for you if you want to link them that is.

Hope this helps

Maegana · Jul 29, 2007, 10:32 PM // 22:32

Thanks for the advice. Could I possibly link 3 separate accounts? Like I have prophecies and factions and if i want to get Nightfall could I have linked all three together??? Would that work?

Neo Nugget · Jul 29, 2007, 11:20 PM // 23:20

Alas....no you cant. They are separate forever

Mac Sidewinder · Jul 29, 2007, 11:31 PM // 23:31

Why not? If he has support link the two existing accounts into one and then just adds the nightfall key number to that account.

Edited for sp

Kook~NBK~ · Jul 30, 2007, 12:42 AM // 00:42

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Originally Posted by Maegana

Thanks for the advice. Could I possibly link 3 separate accounts? Like I have prophecies and factions and if i want to get Nightfall could I have linked all three together??? Would that work?

Don't confuse "account" with "chapter." You can link all three chapters to the same account. Or you can have an account for each chapter. So when you get Nightfall, just add its access key to on of your existing accounts.

I'd tyr to get support to link your existing accounts, first though. That way, if they won't link them for you, then you can decided which account to add it to.

LifeInfusion · Jul 30, 2007, 02:16 AM // 02:16

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Originally Posted by Roo Ella

He contacted support with all the info he had and they linked them for him and now he is happy getting
the most skills and things for his chars that are available when campaigns are linked.
So contact support and see if they can link em for you if you want to link them that is.

Hope this helps

Pretty sure they don't merge accounts. If they do, they do it discreetly.

I remember there was a big discussion about account merges in the Factions days.

Loviatar · Jul 31, 2007, 12:28 AM // 00:28

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Originally Posted by LifeInfusion

Pretty sure they don't merge accounts. If they do, they do it discreetly.

I remember there was a big discussion about account merges in the Factions days.

correct they not only do not they can not merge accounts.

what they do is permaock one account which loses all characters/loot/items/etc on the locked account

they then issue a fresh key you can use to set it up linked to the first account

this has to be done within a reasonable time i think.

ask support by sending in a support ticket exlaining.

you have nothing to lose

Roo Ella · Jul 31, 2007, 08:37 AM // 08:37

Weird but thats what he told me he had his accounts "merged"
so he could play on the single account but all the games were linked to that account.
Maybe they did it as Loviatar said sorry for my misunderstanding and wrong info.
Thats just how I understood it at the time my friend told me.
Anyway contact support with all the info and see what happens.

Maegana · Aug 01, 2007, 06:25 PM // 18:25

When you keep adding chapters of GW onto an account, do you still get 2 extra character slots each time you add one?

bpphantom · Aug 01, 2007, 07:15 PM // 19:15

If it's announced for the chapter, yes.

For example, Factions said it would as did NF. However, GWEN says no new slots.

Jul 28, 2007, 10:37 PM // 22:37	#1
Maegana Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Raiders of the Arch (at the moment) Profession: R/Mo	Account name question... Hi, I was wondering if when you set up a new account you HAVE to use your email address as a username??? If I want to have multiple accounts I will run out of email adresses...What do I do??? Help! Thanks in advance...

Jul 28, 2007, 11:03 PM // 23:03	#2
immortius Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Black Cats Profession: E/Mo	Given that you can only have one account per key, how many accounts are you planning on having? :P

Jul 29, 2007, 12:00 AM // 00:00	#4
Whispering Siren Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Maryland	Why wouldn't you link any future games to your current accounts? Anyway - I don't think you can use anything except an e-mail address for account name. If you insist that all games you get be on separate accounts (which I don't quite understand), just make new e-mail addresses at free sites (i.e. yahoo.com).

Jul 29, 2007, 12:05 AM // 00:05	#6
Maegana Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Raiders of the Arch (at the moment) Profession: R/Mo	Oh ok. Thanks for the advice. Wow I am stupid not linking accounts but I will be sure to do that in the future thanks so much.

Jul 29, 2007, 01:07 AM // 01:07	#7
Roo Ella Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia Guild: Oz Profession: E/R	No your not stupid at all I know a few people who thought each campaign was a separate game and needed separate accounts. If you wanted to "Link" the accounts now contact support they maybe able to help you out not sure but a few months ago a friend got profs and then fractions and made them separate not linked I told him that he could have linked them and taken his char to both campaigns or all 3 if he got NF. He contacted support with all the info he had and they linked them for him and now he is happy getting the most skills and things for his chars that are available when campaigns are linked. So contact support and see if they can link em for you if you want to link them that is. Hope this helps

Jul 29, 2007, 10:32 PM // 22:32	#8
Maegana Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Raiders of the Arch (at the moment) Profession: R/Mo	Thanks for the advice. Could I possibly link 3 separate accounts? Like I have prophecies and factions and if i want to get Nightfall could I have linked all three together??? Would that work?

Jul 29, 2007, 11:20 PM // 23:20	#9
Neo Nugget Site Contributor Join Date: Jan 2006 Profession: R/	Alas....no you cant. They are separate forever

Jul 29, 2007, 11:31 PM // 23:31	#10
Mac Sidewinder Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jun 2007	Why not? If he has support link the two existing accounts into one and then just adds the nightfall key number to that account. Edited for sp

Jul 31, 2007, 08:37 AM // 08:37	#14
Roo Ella Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Australia Guild: Oz Profession: E/R	Weird but thats what he told me he had his accounts "merged" so he could play on the single account but all the games were linked to that account. Maybe they did it as Loviatar said sorry for my misunderstanding and wrong info. Thats just how I understood it at the time my friend told me. Anyway contact support with all the info and see what happens.

Aug 01, 2007, 06:25 PM // 18:25	#15
Maegana Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2005 Guild: Raiders of the Arch (at the moment) Profession: R/Mo	When you keep adding chapters of GW onto an account, do you still get 2 extra character slots each time you add one?

Aug 01, 2007, 07:15 PM // 19:15	#16
bpphantom Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: May 2005 Location: Canukistan Guild: The Eyes of Ashtabula [Eyes]	If it's announced for the chapter, yes. For example, Factions said it would as did NF. However, GWEN says no new slots.