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Duranin · Mar 06, 2011, 01:00 AM // 01:00

Looking for some clarification on exactly what happens to equipped weapons/runes when you delete/recreate a MH.

Someone on the official wiki discussion page posted saying that weapons and runes remain after re-creation, despite the official description saying that everything will be deleted.

Anyone know the details about this? Does it matter which slot you re-create your hero into?

I'm really absent-minded, so before I start putting runes and nice weapon skins on my MH's ... I want to know how much "room for error" I have.

Rites · Mar 06, 2011, 01:38 AM // 01:38

i would suggest removing runes and equipment just to play it safe

Duranin · Mar 06, 2011, 01:40 AM // 01:40

To play it safe yes, but it's going to be really difficult for me to remember which heroes have what items across all my characters. I also tend to hoard and I'm always out of inventory space.

tldw if it's going to be a huge pain in the behind, I'll just end up not runing my MHs and use the preorder/bonus weaps instead of golds and greens.

FoxBat · Mar 06, 2011, 01:43 AM // 01:43

I had a friend test this a little and it's definitely a phenomenon. I don't know all the exact conditions, but right now I would guess that a given merc slot always holds your items. The only issue is if you change the merc slot's primary profession, then any class-specific runes/insignias will vanish the next time you log onto them with your char. Common runes/insignias and weapons seem unaffected.

To be *really* sure you might want to test some though...

Silmar Alech · Mar 06, 2011, 01:51 AM // 01:51

As a test, I gave a merc hero a profession-specific rune, a non-profession-specifc rune and a weapon. I deleted the merc hero and recreated it immediately afterwards with the same character in the same slot. I did not log out or changed characters. After recreation, I examined the hero with the runes and the weapon - they were still there. It was even still in the team of the character.

So I assume that as long as you don't change professions or slots, equipment remains and you are able to update a heroes' appearance without hassle by deleting and recreating it directly afterwards with the updated look.

I assume the equipment is bound to the slot, so if you delete a merc hero with equipment, you should recreate it in the same slot to be able to retrieve the equipment. If you recreate a merc hero with a different profession in the same slot, I assume the profession-specific runes will vanish (destroyed) and the other things will be equipped by the new hero. But this is something I didn't test. If in doubt, salvage expensive runes and unequip the weapons before deleting.

Duranin · Mar 06, 2011, 02:25 AM // 02:25

@Fox and Alech - awesome, thanks for the first person accounts. Guess I'll be putting some items on there after all.

Mar 06, 2011, 01:00 AM // 01:00	#1
Duranin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: East Coast Guild: none Profession: Me/	Merc Hero Items Looking for some clarification on exactly what happens to equipped weapons/runes when you delete/recreate a MH. Someone on the official wiki discussion page posted saying that weapons and runes remain after re-creation, despite the official description saying that everything will be deleted. Anyone know the details about this? Does it matter which slot you re-create your hero into? I'm really absent-minded, so before I start putting runes and nice weapon skins on my MH's ... I want to know how much "room for error" I have. Last edited by Duranin; Mar 06, 2011 at 01:13 AM // 01:13..

Mar 06, 2011, 01:38 AM // 01:38	#2
Rites Krytan Explorer Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Deep in the belly of Texas Profession: R/	i would suggest removing runes and equipment just to play it safe

Mar 06, 2011, 01:40 AM // 01:40	#3
Duranin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: East Coast Guild: none Profession: Me/	To play it safe yes, but it's going to be really difficult for me to remember which heroes have what items across all my characters. I also tend to hoard and I'm always out of inventory space. tldw if it's going to be a huge pain in the behind, I'll just end up not runing my MHs and use the preorder/bonus weaps instead of golds and greens.

Mar 06, 2011, 01:43 AM // 01:43	#4
FoxBat Furnace Stoker Join Date: Apr 2006 Guild: Amazon Basin [AB] Profession: Mo/Me	I had a friend test this a little and it's definitely a phenomenon. I don't know all the exact conditions, but right now I would guess that a given merc slot always holds your items. The only issue is if you change the merc slot's primary profession, then any class-specific runes/insignias will vanish the next time you log onto them with your char. Common runes/insignias and weapons seem unaffected. To be really sure you might want to test some though...

Mar 06, 2011, 01:51 AM // 01:51	#5
Silmar Alech Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Europe Guild: Tom Son [TS] Profession: E/	As a test, I gave a merc hero a profession-specific rune, a non-profession-specifc rune and a weapon. I deleted the merc hero and recreated it immediately afterwards with the same character in the same slot. I did not log out or changed characters. After recreation, I examined the hero with the runes and the weapon - they were still there. It was even still in the team of the character. So I assume that as long as you don't change professions or slots, equipment remains and you are able to update a heroes' appearance without hassle by deleting and recreating it directly afterwards with the updated look. I assume the equipment is bound to the slot, so if you delete a merc hero with equipment, you should recreate it in the same slot to be able to retrieve the equipment. If you recreate a merc hero with a different profession in the same slot, I assume the profession-specific runes will vanish (destroyed) and the other things will be equipped by the new hero. But this is something I didn't test. If in doubt, salvage expensive runes and unequip the weapons before deleting.

Mar 06, 2011, 02:25 AM // 02:25	#6
Duranin Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: East Coast Guild: none Profession: Me/	@Fox and Alech - awesome, thanks for the first person accounts. Guess I'll be putting some items on there after all.