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Zebideedee · Oct 11, 2008, 11:11 AM // 11:11

Can someone answer this, I have been playing GW for a little over a year, and thought I was in for a little treat with the birthday pressies

BUT, it seems it's how long your char is logged in, like I said I've had for over a year, and with /age i'm 1,252 hours & 54 mins. BUT, there is 8k hours in a year, am I supposed to leave GW's on 24/7 to get these birthday presents?

I was speaking to some people in LA, who said they hadn't played for a while and still got birthday presents, so confused

*Darcy* · Oct 11, 2008, 11:23 AM // 11:23

Birthday presents are calculated on the calendar age of the character, not the logged-in age.

You need the following:

1. a character whose age is one year (not your account age).

2. an empty slot in the character's inventory.

3. no access to your account by "friends".

If you are positive that you have fulfilled #s 1 & 2, then wait about a week after the "birthday" and contact support.

Mitchel · Oct 11, 2008, 11:23 AM // 11:23

Your character has to be 12, 24 or 36 months old.

Gift3d · Oct 11, 2008, 11:46 AM // 11:46

...You do not have to play a character for 8,766 hours (a year's time) to get a birthday present. 12, 24, etc. months after you create the character you'll get a birthday present, regardless of how many hours you've played on said character. The thing you should be looking for when you type /age is how many months you've had the character for, total time played is just for shits and giggles.

Dzjudz · Oct 11, 2008, 11:50 AM // 11:50

Your /age in hours is the amount of time you have actually logged on on that character. For the age in months since your character's 'birth' you need to look at the months. I.e. your character's /age should say something like: you have played this character for 1,252 hours and 54 minutes over the past 12 months.

BFG · Oct 11, 2008, 12:50 PM // 12:50

Alright, now that everyone has regurgitated what the previous poster has said, how about someone closing this thread?

Zebideedee · Oct 11, 2008, 01:02 PM // 13:02

Ah, thx guys, I'm 11 months, 13 in total. I've been leaving GW on while watching TV etc. because I thought it was logged on hours, oh dear

dilan155 · Oct 11, 2008, 01:49 PM // 13:49

heh, well good luck and happy early birthday.

Khasar · Oct 11, 2008, 08:40 PM // 20:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darcy

3. no access to your account by "friends".

Can you explain that? Are you saying that if we log into accounts from other computers it takes away our ability to get b-day presents?

MagmaRed · Oct 11, 2008, 08:46 PM // 20:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by Khasar

Can you explain that? Are you saying that if we log into accounts from other computers it takes away our ability to get b-day presents?

No, he was saying that if you let a friend use your account, they may log in, find a present, and trade it to their account or someone else for money. Friend was in "" because someone who would do that isn't really a friend.

dilan155 · Oct 12, 2008, 05:57 PM // 17:57

also the "friend" might decide to delete the char thus you loosing precious time you spent on your char.

Oct 11, 2008, 11:11 AM // 11:11	#1
Zebideedee Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W Profession: N/Me	It's My Birthday & I'll Cry If I Want To Can someone answer this, I have been playing GW for a little over a year, and thought I was in for a little treat with the birthday pressies BUT, it seems it's how long your char is logged in, like I said I've had for over a year, and with /age i'm 1,252 hours & 54 mins. BUT, there is 8k hours in a year, am I supposed to leave GW's on 24/7 to get these birthday presents? I was speaking to some people in LA, who said they hadn't played for a while and still got birthday presents, so confused

Oct 11, 2008, 11:23 AM // 11:23	#2
Darcy Never Too Old Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Rhode Island where there are no GW contests Guild: Order of First Profession: W/R	Birthday presents are calculated on the calendar age of the character, not the logged-in age. You need the following: 1. a character whose age is one year (not your account age). 2. an empty slot in the character's inventory. 3. no access to your account by "friends". If you are positive that you have fulfilled #s 1 & 2, then wait about a week after the "birthday" and contact support. __________________ That's me, the old stick-in-the-mud non-fun moderator. (and non-understanding, also)

Oct 11, 2008, 01:02 PM // 13:02	#7
Zebideedee Jungle Guide Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: 55?? 57' 0" N / 3?? 12' 0" W Profession: N/Me	Ah, thx guys, I'm 11 months, 13 in total. I've been leaving GW on while watching TV etc. because I thought it was logged on hours, oh dear Last edited by Zebideedee; Oct 11, 2008 at 01:07 PM // 13:07..

Oct 11, 2008, 11:23 AM // 11:23	#3
Mitchel Krytan Explorer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Almkerk, The Netherlands Profession: P/W	Your character has to be 12, 24 or 36 months old.

Oct 11, 2008, 11:46 AM // 11:46	#4
Gift3d Forge Runner Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Las Vegas Guild: Enraged Whiny Carebears [oR] Profession: W/E	...You do not have to play a character for 8,766 hours (a year's time) to get a birthday present. 12, 24, etc. months after you create the character you'll get a birthday present, regardless of how many hours you've played on said character. The thing you should be looking for when you type /age is how many months you've had the character for, total time played is just for shits and giggles.

Oct 11, 2008, 11:50 AM // 11:50	#5
Dzjudz Furnace Stoker Join Date: Jun 2005 Guild: gwpvx.com/user:dzjudz	Your /age in hours is the amount of time you have actually logged on on that character. For the age in months since your character's 'birth' you need to look at the months. I.e. your character's /age should say something like: you have played this character for 1,252 hours and 54 minutes over the past 12 months.

Oct 11, 2008, 12:50 PM // 12:50	#6
BFG Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lost Guild: DCSB	Alright, now that everyone has regurgitated what the previous poster has said, how about someone closing this thread?

Oct 11, 2008, 01:49 PM // 13:49	#8
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	heh, well good luck and happy early birthday.

Oct 12, 2008, 05:57 PM // 17:57	#11
dilan155 Desert Nomad Join Date: May 2007 Location: living room Profession: N/	also the "friend" might decide to delete the char thus you loosing precious time you spent on your char.