hour tracking - Guild Wars Forums

Rydia · Apr 23, 2008, 01:31 PM // 13:31

Does anyone know if the hours still count if you are on the character select screen? As in, making a character and such.. would the timer still count then? or is it only once you've selected a character and went into the game?

fusa · Apr 23, 2008, 01:40 PM // 13:40

If you mean the trial code, I'm pretty sure as soon as the code is used the timer starts, even if you don't enter the game. I've received trials for all three campaigns (I guess from eotn preview purchase) and never used the trials but still had them expire.

ShoGunTheOne · Apr 23, 2008, 02:04 PM // 14:04

it should start as soon as you log into your account
weither you're using the trial or not

and it stops when you log off, that's why it's 10 hours or 14 days(if you don't play the 10 hours within 14 days, it expires too)

Rydia · Apr 23, 2008, 02:18 PM // 14:18

lol sorry if it was confusing o_O
i actually meant the command when you type /age
if those hours count for the character select screen also..

ShoGunTheOne · Apr 23, 2008, 03:56 PM // 15:56

oh, if you mean that...
the charactors age won't get older...
dunno about the account age though

Grubcat · Apr 23, 2008, 04:02 PM // 16:02

I believe it does count, because I've gotten the "you've played for 4 hours" message, when I go back in to play after thinking I had signed all the way off earlier.

Tatile · Apr 23, 2008, 04:23 PM // 16:23

Hours spent just 'being' for a character do count, as mules that rarely get played still get birthday presents (happened on my boyfriend's level 3 Ele mule).

TheRaven · Apr 23, 2008, 05:20 PM // 17:20

They count. I've gotten the "You've been playing for 5 hours, please take a break" message even if I've just logged in and started playing. I thought that was odd until I realized that I actually logged in earlier that day and stayed on the character screen while doing other things.

I'll also notice that message popping up even when I'm switching characters. I'll play my warrior for an hour. Switch to my ranger to help out on a mission. Switch over to my mule for 10 minutes then settle down with my Elementalist to work on vanquishing and still see the "you've been playing...." message. So the timer doesn't restart when you change characters either.

Covah · Apr 23, 2008, 07:34 PM // 19:34

if you make a character but don't name him and leave him for an hour, type in a name and go to an outpost and type /age he will be 1 hour. Just tried it.

Rydia · Apr 23, 2008, 09:39 PM // 21:39

ooh okay. thanks a lot for the replies : D
that helped.

DarkFlame · Apr 23, 2008, 10:22 PM // 22:22

When you type /age you get a numbers of times. The age of the character, the overall age across all characters, the age of the account since creation and the hours logged in. Idling on the character selection screen I believe will add to the overall age across all characters and the hours logged in. Since you aren't actually logged into a character, the individual character ages shouldn't be affected and the account age is based on something else.

Apr 23, 2008, 01:31 PM // 13:31	#1
Rydia Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008	hour tracking Does anyone know if the hours still count if you are on the character select screen? As in, making a character and such.. would the timer still count then? or is it only once you've selected a character and went into the game?

Apr 23, 2008, 01:40 PM // 13:40	#2
fusa Krytan Explorer Join Date: Mar 2007	If you mean the trial code, I'm pretty sure as soon as the code is used the timer starts, even if you don't enter the game. I've received trials for all three campaigns (I guess from eotn preview purchase) and never used the trials but still had them expire.

Apr 23, 2008, 02:04 PM // 14:04	#3
ShoGunTheOne Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Undercity Guild: 泰瑞亚联盟 Profession: E/	it should start as soon as you log into your account weither you're using the trial or not and it stops when you log off, that's why it's 10 hours or 14 days(if you don't play the 10 hours within 14 days, it expires too)

Apr 23, 2008, 02:18 PM // 14:18	#4
Rydia Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008	lol sorry if it was confusing o_O i actually meant the command when you type /age if those hours count for the character select screen also..

Apr 23, 2008, 03:56 PM // 15:56	#5
ShoGunTheOne Banned Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Undercity Guild: 泰瑞亚联盟 Profession: E/	oh, if you mean that... the charactors age won't get older... dunno about the account age though

Apr 23, 2008, 04:02 PM // 16:02	#6
Grubcat Academy Page Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Team of Oblivious Targets [TOOT]	I believe it does count, because I've gotten the "you've played for 4 hours" message, when I go back in to play after thinking I had signed all the way off earlier.

Apr 23, 2008, 04:23 PM // 16:23	#7
Tatile Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2007 Guild: Stygian Disciples of Tenebrasus Profession: N/Me	Hours spent just 'being' for a character do count, as mules that rarely get played still get birthday presents (happened on my boyfriend's level 3 Ele mule).

Apr 23, 2008, 05:20 PM // 17:20	#8
TheRaven Desert Nomad Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Virginia Guild: Spirit of Elisha Profession: W/	They count. I've gotten the "You've been playing for 5 hours, please take a break" message even if I've just logged in and started playing. I thought that was odd until I realized that I actually logged in earlier that day and stayed on the character screen while doing other things. I'll also notice that message popping up even when I'm switching characters. I'll play my warrior for an hour. Switch to my ranger to help out on a mission. Switch over to my mule for 10 minutes then settle down with my Elementalist to work on vanquishing and still see the "you've been playing...." message. So the timer doesn't restart when you change characters either.

Apr 23, 2008, 07:34 PM // 19:34	#9
Covah Forge Runner Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Guild: Catching Jellyfish With [소N트T ] Profession: Me/Rt	if you make a character but don't name him and leave him for an hour, type in a name and go to an outpost and type /age he will be 1 hour. Just tried it.

Apr 23, 2008, 09:39 PM // 21:39	#10
Rydia Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2008	ooh okay. thanks a lot for the replies : D that helped.

Apr 23, 2008, 10:22 PM // 22:22	#11
DarkFlame Desert Nomad Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Ascalon Profession: E/	When you type /age you get a numbers of times. The age of the character, the overall age across all characters, the age of the account since creation and the hours logged in. Idling on the character selection screen I believe will add to the overall age across all characters and the hours logged in. Since you aren't actually logged into a character, the individual character ages shouldn't be affected and the account age is based on something else.