Name Issue - Guild Wars Forums

Elizam Etherfury · Feb 05, 2006, 04:53 AM // 04:53

Hey all,

I recently bought a second account and I wanted to transfer a character name from one to the other so I deleted the character and for the past 15 minutes or so I have been getting as message on my second account that the name is taken.

This is clearly some sort of either naming system lag or naming system timer to allow people to reroll names on the same account in a certain period of time where they cannot be stolen or some such.

Does anyone know how long it takes?

I have remade a name from one account to the other but I had deleted that name like a week ago.

I guess I'm just curious how long I have to wait to remake that name on a new account.

Thanks for any and all responses.

<3

anonymous · Feb 05, 2006, 04:58 AM // 04:58

well this is better of in the q&a section but, after you delete a character, you have 30 mins to remake a character with the same name, on that account. I guess the was to prevent if you had a popular name and you deleted to remake a pvp char so it doesnt get stolen in the small box of opportunity.

Elizam Etherfury · Feb 05, 2006, 05:04 AM // 05:04

Fantastic!!!

Thank you!

I was worried it was something crazy like a week.

chris_nin00 · Feb 05, 2006, 05:24 AM // 05:24

I thought it was an hour

Well, you have to wait for a while anyways.

EiS · Feb 05, 2006, 11:49 AM // 11:49

ya i was just reading about that actully on the support on the guildwars website it is actully on hour not half an hour

Elizam Etherfury · Feb 05, 2006, 11:50 AM // 11:50

Yeah problem solved.

An hour later I was able to snag that name for my other account.

Thanks for the responses, I was a little paranoid there for a bit

Skuld · Feb 05, 2006, 12:31 PM // 12:31

Yeh that was annoying, on xmas I had to wait the longest hour ever :P

Feb 05, 2006, 04:53 AM // 04:53	#1
Elizam Etherfury Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Crowd Control [CC] Profession: E/Me	Name Issue Hey all, I recently bought a second account and I wanted to transfer a character name from one to the other so I deleted the character and for the past 15 minutes or so I have been getting as message on my second account that the name is taken. This is clearly some sort of either naming system lag or naming system timer to allow people to reroll names on the same account in a certain period of time where they cannot be stolen or some such. Does anyone know how long it takes? I have remade a name from one account to the other but I had deleted that name like a week ago. I guess I'm just curious how long I have to wait to remake that name on a new account. Thanks for any and all responses. <3

Feb 05, 2006, 04:58 AM // 04:58	#2
anonymous Wilds Pathfinder Join Date: Jan 2006	well this is better of in the q&a section but, after you delete a character, you have 30 mins to remake a character with the same name, on that account. I guess the was to prevent if you had a popular name and you deleted to remake a pvp char so it doesnt get stolen in the small box of opportunity.

Feb 05, 2006, 05:04 AM // 05:04	#3
Elizam Etherfury Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Crowd Control [CC] Profession: E/Me	Fantastic!!! Thank you! I was worried it was something crazy like a week.

Feb 05, 2006, 05:24 AM // 05:24	#4
chris_nin00 Dun dun dun Join Date: Aug 2005 Guild: Reddit Guild Profession: R/	I thought it was an hour Well, you have to wait for a while anyways.

Feb 05, 2006, 11:49 AM // 11:49	#5
EiS Lion's Arch Merchant Join Date: Jan 2006 Guild: Save The Dragons Profession: R/Mo	ya i was just reading about that actully on the support on the guildwars website it is actully on hour not half an hour

Feb 05, 2006, 11:50 AM // 11:50	#6
Elizam Etherfury Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Feb 2006 Guild: Crowd Control [CC] Profession: E/Me	Yeah problem solved. An hour later I was able to snag that name for my other account. Thanks for the responses, I was a little paranoid there for a bit

Feb 05, 2006, 12:31 PM // 12:31	#7
Skuld Furnace Stoker Join Date: Sep 2005 Guild: Thousend Tigers Apund Ur Head [Ttgr] Profession: A/	Yeh that was annoying, on xmas I had to wait the longest hour ever :P