A way to see how "old" your character is? - Guild Wars Forums

mappam · Jan 16, 2011, 03:58 PM // 15:58

I am a returning player (most of you have already figured this out

) but I need to see when their B-Day is.

I have one older character I really do not like playing and want to delete her and create another - I have been told to Never Delete because of the B-Day gifts (she has 4 mini's now - so she is 4 years old).

Thanks!

Verene · Jan 16, 2011, 04:03 PM // 16:03

Just type in "/age" (minus the quotes) and you'll see how old your account is (in months), how many hours you've played, as well as the age and hours played of that character. It won't give you an exact birthday though - there's no way of finding that, as far as I know.

*Darcy* · Jan 16, 2011, 04:03 PM // 16:03

/age
will give you the age of your character and your account in total.

lol ninja'd

You can just use that character for a storage mule, which will make her useful.

mappam · Jan 16, 2011, 04:12 PM // 16:12

Thanks! I have thought about changing her 2nd profession to see if I would like her better - geeesh that sounds sooo mean - she IS a really nice gal...........

Quaker · Jan 16, 2011, 04:47 PM // 16:47

Then don't call her a mule - call her a storage specialist.

You could always buy an extra character slot rather than delete her.

Perkunas · Jan 16, 2011, 04:48 PM // 16:48

Depending where that character is in game, you can either change or will soon be able to change her 2nd without deleting her. Others here can probably better tell you where in Factions.

Silvia Shadowback · Jan 16, 2011, 04:52 PM // 16:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Perkunas

Depending where that character is in game, you can either change or will soon be able to change her 2nd without deleting her. Others here can probably better tell you where in Factions.

In factions once you reach Senji's Corner, you can talk to Senji and change your second profession for 500g.

Acehole2006 · Jan 16, 2011, 04:55 PM // 16:55

You might find this handy as there are other common things u might have forgotton like /deaths /bonus etc

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Special_command

Chrisworld · Jan 16, 2011, 05:49 PM // 17:49

If you have access to your first screenshots, you might be able to get a rough guess by looking for their first screenshot and looking at the date tag on the image file. I've done this to get the original creation dates of my original "prophecies 4"

gremlin · Jan 16, 2011, 06:12 PM // 18:12

The /age command you will have discovered by now not an accurate birthdate determination.
I don't know of a command that is.

3 of my characters show as 59 months so some time in January I will get Bday gifts.
I used to keep a calender but they never appeared on the same date each year.
I am guessing they update characters in blocks and though you may remember creating a character on the 11th of January you are unlikely to get the gift then.

Yol · Jan 17, 2011, 05:36 PM // 17:36

Quote:

Originally Posted by gremlin

The /age command you will have discovered by now not an accurate birthdate determination.
I don't know of a command that is.

3 of my characters show as 59 months so some time in January I will get Bday gifts.
I used to keep a calender but they never appeared on the same date each year.
I am guessing they update characters in blocks and though you may remember creating a character on the 11th of January you are unlikely to get the gift then.

There's about 24 hrs leeway either side of the creation date ('birthday') when it comes to dishing out birthday presents. Also, the game appears to run on a 365 day year for presents, so leap years will make the pressies appear a day earlier each time.

Jan 16, 2011, 03:58 PM // 15:58	#1
mappam Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Florida USA	A way to see how "old" your character is? I am a returning player (most of you have already figured this out ) but I need to see when their B-Day is. I have one older character I really do not like playing and want to delete her and create another - I have been told to Never Delete because of the B-Day gifts (she has 4 mini's now - so she is 4 years old). Thanks!

Jan 16, 2011, 04:03 PM // 16:03	#2
Verene Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jan 2009 Guild: [SOTA] Profession: D/	Just type in "/age" (minus the quotes) and you'll see how old your account is (in months), how many hours you've played, as well as the age and hours played of that character. It won't give you an exact birthday though - there's no way of finding that, as far as I know.

Jan 16, 2011, 04:03 PM // 16:03	#3
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	/age will give you the age of your character and your account in total. lol ninja'd You can just use that character for a storage mule, which will make her useful.

Jan 16, 2011, 04:12 PM // 16:12	#4
mappam Academy Page Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Florida USA	Thanks! I have thought about changing her 2nd profession to see if I would like her better - geeesh that sounds sooo mean - she IS a really nice gal...........

Jan 16, 2011, 04:47 PM // 16:47	#5
Quaker Hell's Protector Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Canada Guild: Brothers Disgruntled	Then don't call her a mule - call her a storage specialist. You could always buy an extra character slot rather than delete her.

Jan 16, 2011, 04:48 PM // 16:48	#6
Perkunas Jungle Guide Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: In my own little world, looking at yours Guild: Only Us[NotU] Profession: E/	Depending where that character is in game, you can either change or will soon be able to change her 2nd without deleting her. Others here can probably better tell you where in Factions.

Jan 16, 2011, 04:55 PM // 16:55	#8
Acehole2006 Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: United Kingdom Essex Guild: Fight For The Win Profession: Mo/	You might find this handy as there are other common things u might have forgotton like /deaths /bonus etc http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Special_command

Jan 16, 2011, 05:49 PM // 17:49	#9
Chrisworld Krytan Explorer Join Date: Aug 2010 Guild: Gameamp Guides [AMP] Profession: W/	If you have access to your first screenshots, you might be able to get a rough guess by looking for their first screenshot and looking at the date tag on the image file. I've done this to get the original creation dates of my original "prophecies 4"

Jan 16, 2011, 06:12 PM // 18:12	#10
gremlin Furnace Stoker Join Date: Oct 2006 Guild: GWAR Profession: Me/Mo	The /age command you will have discovered by now not an accurate birthdate determination. I don't know of a command that is. 3 of my characters show as 59 months so some time in January I will get Bday gifts. I used to keep a calender but they never appeared on the same date each year. I am guessing they update characters in blocks and though you may remember creating a character on the 11th of January you are unlikely to get the gift then.