Curse

The Great Force · Nov 11, 2010, 09:17 PM // 21:17

Not sure if this is the place to ask this question but o well here it is.

So I own 4 accounts and one of them is a brand new account and I'm wanting to use a character name off of one of the older accounts. I deleted the character but every time I try to make a character on my new account it tells me that the name is still in use. Are names permanently tied to one account are is there a grace period I have to wait tell I can remake using that name? I really don't want to lose my name. -thanks

**Marty Silverblade** · Nov 11, 2010, 09:25 PM // 21:25

There is a period during which the name is reserved for the account it was deleted from before it can be used by other accounts. I've heard it's one hour from some people and 24 hours from others.

The Great Force · Nov 11, 2010, 09:30 PM // 21:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by Marty Silverblade

There is a period during which the name is reserved for the account it was deleted from before it can be used by other accounts. I've heard it's one hour from some people and 24 hours from others.

Ive been asking around in chat and it seems most people think 12 hours. thank you for your fast reply.

Elder III · Nov 11, 2010, 09:41 PM // 21:41

I've done that myself before and was able to use that name the next morning - so it's def. < 24 hrs.

Neith · Nov 12, 2010, 01:21 AM // 01:21

I've had this happen some cases i've had to wait 24 hours. other times i was able to log completely of the account and then reuse it on my other account immediately. But I would say it's a 24 hour time frame to be on the safe side.

WarcryOfTruth · Nov 12, 2010, 02:09 AM // 02:09

This is from the wiki:

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Originally Posted by Guild Wars Wiki

If you recently deleted a character (you must also have started playing that character), that character's name is reserved for your account for about 24 hours before it becomes available to other players.

A name is reserved for an account upon deletion for this period, in case you want to keep the name for another character (as in re-rolling a PvP character to a different profession).