RE: Mercenary Bug. - Guild Wars Forums

Califorun · Apr 25, 2011, 01:35 AM // 01:35

I have two mercenary hero slots in total (yes, yes, I am retarded; I only bought one slot and then decided I needed another instead of simply buying the 3-pack in the first place) BUT ANYWAYS - for some reason on my main character I cannot access the mercenary that is registered in that second slot... their name never shows up on the "add a hero" dropdown menu.

What is weirder is that all my other pvp and pve characters, other than my one main pve character, CAN access that second slot mercenary.

Anyone have any ideas on what is going on?

EDIT: Nevermind! I managed to fix it... had to add my warrior himself as a merc in the second slot - at which point I could then at least see his own name (though grayed out) in the drop-down menu when I was on him. Then I went back on my mesmer, removed my warrior merc, re-registered my mesmer as a merc, and then I could see him on my warrior finally... sorry to be ridiculously confusing.

Crom The Pale · Apr 25, 2011, 02:04 AM // 02:04

The character your playing can't be used as a Merc while you are using it.

Quaker · Apr 25, 2011, 01:52 PM // 13:52

Some doofus closed the other thread before the question could be properly answered, so I'll post this as a new thread.

When you add new Mercenary heroes by purchasing new slots, you have to visit the guy in Great Temple of Balthazar again, to "register" the new slot(s), even if you've previously registered slots on that character.
When you "register", you don't need to actually ad the character (as the OP did) and then change it - you can simply "Cancel" the registration, but your new slots will then show up anyway. This applies to any character that you want to use Merc slots with.
(So there was no need for the OP to register the Warrior and then re-register the Mesmer.)

I recently discovered this when I bought a second 3-pack.

Ghengis Kwell · Apr 25, 2011, 03:17 PM // 15:17

A 'doofus' who volunteers to help run this massive site taking up a lot of their spare time , all you had to do was PM the Moderator concerned and ask for it to be re-opened and your reasoning behind it .

Bristlebane · Apr 25, 2011, 03:44 PM // 15:44

Maybe 'doofus' is a positive word... or we'll make it into a positive word!

Calista Blackblood · Apr 25, 2011, 03:51 PM // 15:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ghengis Kwell

A 'doofus' who volunteers to help run this massive site taking up a lot of their spare time , all you had to do was PM the Moderator concerned and ask for it to be re-opened and your reasoning behind it .

Which can be done now

Quaker: Being a staff member on guildwars2guru you should know better than to insult mods and publically discuss moderator actions.

Apr 25, 2011, 01:35 AM // 01:35	#1
Califorun Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Nov 2010 Profession: W/	Intriguing Mercenary Bug I have two mercenary hero slots in total (yes, yes, I am retarded; I only bought one slot and then decided I needed another instead of simply buying the 3-pack in the first place) BUT ANYWAYS - for some reason on my main character I cannot access the mercenary that is registered in that second slot... their name never shows up on the "add a hero" dropdown menu. What is weirder is that all my other pvp and pve characters, other than my one main pve character, CAN access that second slot mercenary. Anyone have any ideas on what is going on? EDIT: Nevermind! I managed to fix it... had to add my warrior himself as a merc in the second slot - at which point I could then at least see his own name (though grayed out) in the drop-down menu when I was on him. Then I went back on my mesmer, removed my warrior merc, re-registered my mesmer as a merc, and then I could see him on my warrior finally... sorry to be ridiculously confusing. Last edited by Califorun; Apr 25, 2011 at 04:27 AM // 04:27..

Apr 25, 2011, 01:52 PM // 13:52	#3
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	RE: Mercenary Bug. Some doofus closed the other thread before the question could be properly answered, so I'll post this as a new thread. When you add new Mercenary heroes by purchasing new slots, you have to visit the guy in Great Temple of Balthazar again, to "register" the new slot(s), even if you've previously registered slots on that character. When you "register", you don't need to actually ad the character (as the OP did) and then change it - you can simply "Cancel" the registration, but your new slots will then show up anyway. This applies to any character that you want to use Merc slots with. (So there was no need for the OP to register the Warrior and then re-register the Mesmer.) I recently discovered this when I bought a second 3-pack. Last edited by Quaker; Apr 25, 2011 at 01:59 PM // 13:59..

Apr 25, 2011, 02:04 AM // 02:04	#2
Crom The Pale Furnace Stoker Join Date: Nov 2006 Guild: Ageis Ascending Profession: W/	The character your playing can't be used as a Merc while you are using it.

Apr 25, 2011, 03:17 PM // 15:17	#4
Ghengis Kwell Baby Maker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UK Guild: Sent Fromhell Profession: D/W	A 'doofus' who volunteers to help run this massive site taking up a lot of their spare time , all you had to do was PM the Moderator concerned and ask for it to be re-opened and your reasoning behind it .

Apr 25, 2011, 03:44 PM // 15:44	#5
Bristlebane Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2008 Profession: Mo/	Maybe 'doofus' is a positive word... or we'll make it into a positive word!