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gamepad

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

27 Dec 2006 at 15:02 - 1

Deleting a character and making a new one with the same name. Will this allow a customized item to be used on the new character?

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

27 Dec 2006 at 15:05 - 2

No, every character you create has a different ID code.

gamepad

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

27 Dec 2006 at 15:09 - 3

I played guild wars for a while on my friend's account and now I finally got my own account. I tried transfering the Icy Dragon Sword to a new character with the same name, but it won't let me make the same name...

Edit: And yes, the older character is already deleted.

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

27 Dec 2006 at 15:12 - 4

That Icy Dragon Sword is useless now. It was customized for the old character that you deleted in your friends account. Even if you recreated the character with the same name back on your friends account it still won't equip.

gamepad

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

27 Dec 2006 at 15:15 - 5

Does anyone know if this sword can be obtained through Factions/Nightfall and how much it might be worth? I'm really having a nostalgic itch.

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

27 Dec 2006 at 15:31 - 6

The only place you can farm them is in Mineral Springs, which is Prophecies.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Icy_Dragon_Sword

Look me up in game, I'll trade you one of my uncustomized ones for yours.

Mournblade

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

Houston, Texas

Dawn Treaders [DAWN]

W/Mo

27 Dec 2006 at 15:32 - 7

The Icy Dragon Sword can only be obtained in one place, and that place is in Tyria/Prophecies. If you were to buy a new uncustomized one then it would cost you around 15-20k i'd say.

gamepad

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Dec 2006

27 Dec 2006 at 17:08 - 8

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelira

The only place you can farm them is in Mineral Springs, which is Prophecies.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Icy_Dragon_Sword

Look me up in game, I'll trade you one of my uncustomized ones for yours.

Cool, thanks man. I'll give you a shout if I see you online.

Jelloblimp

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2005

[KCHS]

W/N

27 Dec 2006 at 17:47 - 9

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelira

That Icy Dragon Sword is useless now. It was customized for the old character that you deleted in your friends account. Even if you recreated the character with the same name back on your friends account it still won't equip.

Heroes can still use it (since he asked if it drops in Factio or Nightfall) so no need to dump it yet.

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

27 Dec 2006 at 17:57 - 10

Can your heroes use a weapon customized for someone else?

icedragon981

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: May 2006

At my computer

Teh Nine [lll]

N/

27 Dec 2006 at 18:07 - 11

Heros can use any weapon you've customized for any character on your account.

xiaotsu

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

Doomlore Shrine

Just Us Gamers [JUGs]

R/

27 Dec 2006 at 18:49 - 12

Quote:

Originally Posted by icedragon981

Heros can use any weapon you've customized for any character on your account.

I'm pretty sure they can only use weapons that are customized to whoever owns those particular heroes. Meaning I can't take my customized scar eater from my monk and give it to my Dunkoro on my ranger. Someone correct me if I'm wrong please.

Yichi

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Sep 2005

Guild Hall, Vent, Guesting, PvE, or the occasional HA match...

Dark Alley [dR]

27 Dec 2006 at 19:06 - 13

Hero's can only use customized items for the character it was customized for. ie. say My Ranger customized a bow, his heros or himself can use it, but no other characters or their heros can equip the item.

Swinging Fists

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Mar 2006

W/Mo

27 Dec 2006 at 19:32 - 14

Quote:

Originally Posted by icedragon981

Heros can use any weapon you've customized for any character on your account.

Please don't state guesses as facts.

zelira

Elite Guru

Join Date: Jan 2006

Me/

27 Dec 2006 at 20:58 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by MistressYichi

Hero's can only use customized items for the character it was customized for. ie. say My Ranger customized a bow, his heros or himself can use it, but no other characters or their heros can equip the item.

That's the way I remember it.

@ gamepad

I'll be on in about 4 hrs from this post.

Natas Krad

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Apr 2005

Hell's inner circle

NOS

N/Me

27 Dec 2006 at 23:22 - 16

Quote:

Originally Posted by gamepad

I played guild wars for a while on my friend's account and now I finally got my own account. I tried transfering the Icy Dragon Sword to a new character with the same name, but it won't let me make the same name...

Edit: And yes, the older character is already deleted.

As a side note: I've reused character names several times with no trouble, except once. When I deleted from one account and tried to reuse the name on another account it took about 24hrs to release the name.

Whiplashr

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2006

28 Dec 2006 at 05:46 - 17

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelira

The only place you can farm them is in Mineral Springs, which is Prophecies.

http://gw.gamewikis.org/wiki/Icy_Dragon_Sword

Look me up in game, I'll trade you one of my uncustomized ones for yours.

Really, why would you want to do that? I have a customized IDS that I would love to trade for a uncustomized one!

Fungus Amongus

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2005

Fifteen Over Fifty [Rare] | [Rare] Alliance

28 Dec 2006 at 06:08 - 18

1. Items are customized to an exact character, not a name.

2. Heroes can equip items customized to their controlling character, not to an account.

3. Deleted character names are reserved to your account for 30-45 (?) minutes before they become available to anyone.

4. All questions have been answered.

thedork01

Academy Page

Join Date: Jul 2006

All over the place

Broken Circle

E/Me

28 Dec 2006 at 06:13 - 19

This question has been asked a thousand times on this forum and is even in the sticky faq that says "check this first." Use the search function please.

Kamatsu

Moderator

Join Date: May 2005

Australia

28 Dec 2006 at 07:06 - 20

As said, please check sticky thread first as most common question's are answered in there.

Sticky -> http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...d.php?t=107306

Answer -> http://www.guildwarsguru.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=94149

You can also use the Search feature if the sticky thread does not answer your question.

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