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raven_19702003 · Jul 07, 2005, 12:46 PM // 12:46

need a bit of info..as i have misplaced my game manual

that is why i'm asking such a stupid question

if i were to create another character would i have t start the game from scratch???
at the momemt i'm at lvl12 w/e and was thinking of creating a new character but the only thing that puts me off slightly is starting the game all over again also would i be able to use the same name as my original character.

thnx for the help

PippinTook · Jul 07, 2005, 12:48 PM // 12:48

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Originally Posted by raven_19702003

need a bit of info..as i have misplaced my game manual

that is why i'm asking such a stupid question

if i were to create another character would i have t start the game from scratch???
at the momemt i'm at lvl12 w/e and was thinking of creating a new character but the only thing that puts me off slightly is starting the game all over again also would i be able to use the same name as my original character.

thnx for the help

Yes you would have to start all over, and you would be able to have the same name.

Boubou · Jul 07, 2005, 12:50 PM // 12:50

One thing I'm sure is you will have to start the game from scratch. Using the same name is a different matter, I guess if you delete your original toon, you may be able to use the same name, but I'm really not sure, never tried it.

If you create a new toon, it would be useless if he has access to all places your main toon has unlocked. The new one has to get his skill, experience points from quests and everything...

Bongo2k · Jul 07, 2005, 12:52 PM // 12:52

So your telling me its pointless to have a lowe level toon with 80-85 armor?I've had a level 7 in droknars forge, so the above statement isnt true.

Boubou · Jul 07, 2005, 01:00 PM // 13:00

You didn't understand what I meant. If you have a toon who has finished the game, it would be pointless that the fire island was unlocked to your new toon, you still have to fight your way to go there.

Having someone to rush you to Droknar's may give you an advantage throughout the missions because your armor level is really high, that's not useless and that's not what I said.

raven_19702003 · Jul 07, 2005, 01:08 PM // 13:08

man you guyz are fast with the info..... thnx for the help think i will just keep ploding on with what i got

Boubou · Jul 07, 2005, 01:11 PM // 13:11

It seems we are quite a bunch browsing the forums and answering.. I am wondering where are you guys at the moment ? Work, home, browsing forum and playing the game, school, around the pool with a laptop (would be my choice if A) i have a laptop, B) having a pool and C) not being at work...)?

I'm a software developer and the soft on which I work take few minutes to compile.. so in the free time, I help people.. or flame some too

Hanok Odbrook · Jul 07, 2005, 01:28 PM // 13:28

For every new character you create, they begin life at the start of the game, but the other current character(s) on your same account remain unaffected. For example, you can create your first character and take them to Post-Searing, then create a new character and leave them in Pre-Searing - your first character remains unaffected in Post. Most players have at least two characters (I have eight across two accounts), and use their Post-Searing characters to stock up on better arms and armor for when they bring their newer ones to the Post-Searing world.

You can re-use names for any character you delete from your account. I believe the devs have any names you use reserved for your account for 60 days after you delete a character so no one else has access to that name for that period of time in case you wish to re-use it. This might be a carry-over from the beta events, though. I actually haven't tried using the same name from one account on the other, but will try next time just to see what happens.

Hanok Odbrook
Real Millennium Group Guild
http://www.realmillenniumgroup.com/guild.html
Truth * Knowledge * Peace

Judas Hawksriff · Jul 07, 2005, 01:36 PM // 13:36

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Originally Posted by Boubou

I'm a software developer and the soft on which I work take few minutes to compile.. so in the free time, I help people.. or flame some too

ditto

BellyFlop · Jul 07, 2005, 03:27 PM // 15:27

Sry i cant read. not sure if thats been point it out.

But can u lets say make a Monk/Warrior names =Mr cool and then deleted and keep the armor and make a new caracter Monk/Mes called Mr Cool, could i still use the same armor/weapon (customised) that i have would leave in the storage?

Thanks

Boubou · Jul 07, 2005, 03:32 PM // 15:32

No, your armor is customized at your toon.. even if it has the same name, I doubt it will work

Magus · Jul 07, 2005, 03:36 PM // 15:36

I've never tested this, but I doubt it. The server most likely recognizes characters by character ID, not name, so if you recreated a character, it will have a higher ID and therefore not be recognized as the same character (I've done coding for many MMOG/MUD's and they all keep a database like this, so I'm assuming GW's is the same, though I cannot confirm this.)

By the way, later on in the game, you can change your secondary profession at will.

BellyFlop · Jul 07, 2005, 04:07 PM // 16:07

thx for the replys, i was think it would be to easy if it worked.

Thx i know not u can change later, i just at the moment i play with a friends Key and soon will get my one and wanted to keep the armor and weapons.

i guess i need to build again, and its hard for me 2 get Gold...

Brother Mhenlo · Jul 07, 2005, 04:13 PM // 16:13

ya start over big deal u can have 4chars why not keep the lvl12

BellyFlop · Jul 07, 2005, 04:20 PM // 16:20

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Originally Posted by Brother Mhenlo

ya start over big deal u can have 4chars why not keep the lvl12

Uh?? was that an answer to my question?

Quote:

is just at the moment i play with a friends Key and soon will get my one and wanted to keep the armor and weapons.

i dont have a cd key i use my mates and will get my cd key soon and i wanted to keep the high armor that i got from my monk and its weapon. and transfer it to my Cd key.

Hanok Odbrook · Jul 12, 2005, 02:07 PM // 14:07

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Originally Posted by BellyFlop

i dont have a cd key i use my mates and will get my cd key soon and i wanted to keep the high armor that i got from my monk and its weapon. and transfer it to my Cd key.

Not sure if you can keep customized stuff from one character to another with the same name. I know it works with the preorder stuff - I put the item in storage, deleted the character, created new one with same name, picked up item from storage once I got to Post, and it worked fine. I will have to test this and post the results .

As for transferring stuff between keys. I know that will not work. I believe each account reserves any character names used on that account for 60 days after the characters are deleted. If that's the case, you won't even be able to create a character with the same name on your new account. Even if you could, the transfer won't work, just like it won't work with the PvP only created armor for a PvE character with the same name.

Hanok Odbrook
Real Millennium Group Guild
http://www.realmillenniumgroup.com/guild.html
Truth * Knowledge * Peace

elenna · Jul 12, 2005, 03:02 PM // 15:02

I read somewhere on these boards that a character of the same name and primary class of the deleted character can use the deleted character's armor. Someone tested this and it worked for them.

Jul 07, 2005, 12:46 PM // 12:46	#1
raven_19702003 Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: manchester(uk) Guild: doing it doggystyle [ruff]	this may be stupid but... need a bit of info..as i have misplaced my game manual that is why i'm asking such a stupid question if i were to create another character would i have t start the game from scratch??? at the momemt i'm at lvl12 w/e and was thinking of creating a new character but the only thing that puts me off slightly is starting the game all over again also would i be able to use the same name as my original character. thnx for the help

Jul 07, 2005, 12:50 PM // 12:50	#3
Boubou Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Guild: L'ordre [LO] Profession: Mo/W	One thing I'm sure is you will have to start the game from scratch. Using the same name is a different matter, I guess if you delete your original toon, you may be able to use the same name, but I'm really not sure, never tried it. If you create a new toon, it would be useless if he has access to all places your main toon has unlocked. The new one has to get his skill, experience points from quests and everything...

Jul 07, 2005, 12:52 PM // 12:52	#4
Bongo2k Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jun 2005	So your telling me its pointless to have a lowe level toon with 80-85 armor?I've had a level 7 in droknars forge, so the above statement isnt true.

Jul 07, 2005, 01:00 PM // 13:00	#5
Boubou Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Guild: L'ordre [LO] Profession: Mo/W	You didn't understand what I meant. If you have a toon who has finished the game, it would be pointless that the fire island was unlocked to your new toon, you still have to fight your way to go there. Having someone to rush you to Droknar's may give you an advantage throughout the missions because your armor level is really high, that's not useless and that's not what I said.

Jul 07, 2005, 01:08 PM // 13:08	#6
raven_19702003 Academy Page Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: manchester(uk) Guild: doing it doggystyle [ruff]	man you guyz are fast with the info..... thnx for the help think i will just keep ploding on with what i got

Jul 07, 2005, 01:11 PM // 13:11	#7
Boubou Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Guild: L'ordre [LO] Profession: Mo/W	It seems we are quite a bunch browsing the forums and answering.. I am wondering where are you guys at the moment ? Work, home, browsing forum and playing the game, school, around the pool with a laptop (would be my choice if A) i have a laptop, B) having a pool and C) not being at work...)? I'm a software developer and the soft on which I work take few minutes to compile.. so in the free time, I help people.. or flame some too

Jul 07, 2005, 01:28 PM // 13:28	#8
Hanok Odbrook Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: May 2005 Location: Tyria Guild: Real Millennium Group Profession: Mo/N	For every new character you create, they begin life at the start of the game, but the other current character(s) on your same account remain unaffected. For example, you can create your first character and take them to Post-Searing, then create a new character and leave them in Pre-Searing - your first character remains unaffected in Post. Most players have at least two characters (I have eight across two accounts), and use their Post-Searing characters to stock up on better arms and armor for when they bring their newer ones to the Post-Searing world. You can re-use names for any character you delete from your account. I believe the devs have any names you use reserved for your account for 60 days after you delete a character so no one else has access to that name for that period of time in case you wish to re-use it. This might be a carry-over from the beta events, though. I actually haven't tried using the same name from one account on the other, but will try next time just to see what happens. Hanok Odbrook Real Millennium Group Guild http://www.realmillenniumgroup.com/guild.html Truth * Knowledge * Peace

Jul 07, 2005, 03:27 PM // 15:27	#10
BellyFlop Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005	Sry i cant read. not sure if thats been point it out. But can u lets say make a Monk/Warrior names =Mr cool and then deleted and keep the armor and make a new caracter Monk/Mes called Mr Cool, could i still use the same armor/weapon (customised) that i have would leave in the storage? Thanks

Jul 07, 2005, 03:32 PM // 15:32	#11
Boubou Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Quebec, Canada Guild: L'ordre [LO] Profession: Mo/W	No, your armor is customized at your toon.. even if it has the same name, I doubt it will work

Jul 07, 2005, 03:36 PM // 15:36	#12
Magus Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Apr 2005	I've never tested this, but I doubt it. The server most likely recognizes characters by character ID, not name, so if you recreated a character, it will have a higher ID and therefore not be recognized as the same character (I've done coding for many MMOG/MUD's and they all keep a database like this, so I'm assuming GW's is the same, though I cannot confirm this.) By the way, later on in the game, you can change your secondary profession at will.

Jul 07, 2005, 04:07 PM // 16:07	#13
BellyFlop Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005	thx for the replys, i was think it would be to easy if it worked. Thx i know not u can change later, i just at the moment i play with a friends Key and soon will get my one and wanted to keep the armor and weapons. i guess i need to build again, and its hard for me 2 get Gold...

Jul 07, 2005, 04:13 PM // 16:13	#14
Brother Mhenlo Krytan Explorer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Michigan Guild: Gangstas in the Hood [HooD], The Impossible is Possible [DUPE]	ya start over big deal u can have 4chars why not keep the lvl12

Jul 12, 2005, 03:02 PM // 15:02	#17
elenna Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Apr 2005 Guild: PHC	I read somewhere on these boards that a character of the same name and primary class of the deleted character can use the deleted character's armor. Someone tested this and it worked for them.