you are going to die · Mar 26, 2009, 10:18 PM // 22:18

Hey y'all

so i decided to make a new necro cuz necros just pwn pve
but i liked my old necro name so i deleted her, and made a new one on my other account cuz i dont like account switching

so i made a new necro with the name i just deleted on my other account and it keeps saying: the name is already in use!

so i was like

weird thing is I CAN make a necro with that name on the account where i deleted if from

anybody expierenced this b4? or has any ideas? maybe i gotta wait a few days?

thanks in advance!

Ultra Mega · Mar 26, 2009, 10:25 PM // 22:25

The name is reserved for the account it was on for 1 hour before it is released for other accounts to use.

Savio · Mar 26, 2009, 10:26 PM // 22:26

If you delete a character and use the same name on the same account, you don't have to wait at all. If you are trying to use the name on another account, you must wait at least an hour. This is to prevent other people from stealing a name from you.

Steph Woodland · Mar 26, 2009, 10:56 PM // 22:56

a way to get around this is to create new chars to fill all the empty slots on the account you do not want the name on then just go to your main account and the name will be open to use

i've done this a couple times and it worked each time for me

~Silver~

you are going to die · Mar 27, 2009, 09:12 AM // 09:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savio

If you delete a character and use the same name on the same account, you don't have to wait at all. If you are trying to use the name on another account, you must wait at least an hour. This is to prevent other people from stealing a name from you.

I tried to make the character after about 10 hours but it didnt work!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steph Woodland

a way to get around this is to create new chars to fill all the empty slots on the account you do not want the name on then just go to your main account and the name will be open to use

i've done this a couple times and it worked each time for me

~Silver~

this clinched it! thanks dude

Tommy's · Mar 27, 2009, 11:27 AM // 11:27

As far as i heard its 24hours, not 1 hour.

Covah · Mar 27, 2009, 12:07 PM // 12:07

i remake pvp chars with the same name all the time Savio is right. Have you checked to see if you have deleted your necro yet?

Falling Petal · Mar 27, 2009, 04:57 PM // 16:57

I see this is already resolved, but another potential reason could have been if the character name was registered at Tolkano, for Tournaments.

Quote:

An account can be given a unique name, which is used to allow the player to enter Automated Tournaments and Hero Battles. By speaking to Tolkano you can set the name of the account to the name of one of your existing characters. This will reserve the name, preventing others from using it while it is linked to your account, so if you delete the character the account was named after, the name cannot be used by another person. This name may be changed every 30 days.

http://wiki.guildwars.com/wiki/Account

Mar 26, 2009, 10:18 PM // 22:18	#1
you are going to die Pre-Searing Cadet Join Date: Nov 2007 Guild: wooting the woot for the woot (woot) Profession: W/Mo	Character deleted but cant make new one with that same name... Hey y'all so i decided to make a new necro cuz necros just pwn pve but i liked my old necro name so i deleted her, and made a new one on my other account cuz i dont like account switching so i made a new necro with the name i just deleted on my other account and it keeps saying: the name is already in use! so i was like weird thing is I CAN make a necro with that name on the account where i deleted if from anybody expierenced this b4? or has any ideas? maybe i gotta wait a few days? thanks in advance!

Mar 26, 2009, 10:26 PM // 22:26	#3
Savio Teenager with attitude Join Date: Jul 2005 Guild: Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare]	If you delete a character and use the same name on the same account, you don't have to wait at all. If you are trying to use the name on another account, you must wait at least an hour. This is to prevent other people from stealing a name from you. __________________ People are stupid.

Mar 26, 2009, 10:25 PM // 22:25	#2
Ultra Mega Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: OCAU Profession: Mo/Me	The name is reserved for the account it was on for 1 hour before it is released for other accounts to use.

Mar 26, 2009, 10:56 PM // 22:56	#4
Steph Woodland Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008 Guild: ViP Profession: Mo/	a way to get around this is to create new chars to fill all the empty slots on the account you do not want the name on then just go to your main account and the name will be open to use i've done this a couple times and it worked each time for me ~Silver~

Mar 27, 2009, 11:27 AM // 11:27	#6
Tommy's Furnace Stoker Join Date: Dec 2006 Guild: [Bone] Profession: Mo/	As far as i heard its 24hours, not 1 hour.

Mar 27, 2009, 12:07 PM // 12:07	#7
Covah Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ] Profession: Me/Rt	i remake pvp chars with the same name all the time Savio is right. Have you checked to see if you have deleted your necro yet?