GW1 will die eventually. ANet will forget the community. It may be like SC and WC3 and live on a very long time, but it'll be real unsupported.
Also, chances are GW2 would be, to some extent, so different from GW1 that if you ported your characters many things would change. Like what if, say, GW2 is a FPS and rangers = snipers.
You're going to make your first character an imported ranger. You're a max lvl sniper and have no idea how to get into it.
Imagine that scenario but with more fantasy/medieval-esque classes.
Poll: Should GW1 characters be able to cross over to the GW2?
Eldin
Jeremy Untouchable
Yeah, not everyone will be happy no matter what they diside to do. But a poll gets the feel of the community as of right now. Honestly i'm suprized that more people are voting that they have to bring there toons with them..
Personally i am going to give my guys a family last name and have fun with the first names next time around, be it in a GW sequel or in AION later this year. I dont want my same name and characters....
I just wanted to highlight a very good question that stood out from the Bigger thread......... (good god it takes a long time to read thro these big threads)
anyhow thanks for voting...
Personally i am going to give my guys a family last name and have fun with the first names next time around, be it in a GW sequel or in AION later this year. I dont want my same name and characters....
I just wanted to highlight a very good question that stood out from the Bigger thread......... (good god it takes a long time to read thro these big threads)
anyhow thanks for voting...
erk
I am not for a total rewrite of GW and calling it GW2, I would prefer a gradual evolution, smart developers could do that. From my point of view if NCSOFT orphaned GW in favor of GW2 I would not buy GW2 on principle. Same goes if they changed to a monthly billing model.
Jeremy Untouchable
i will play even if a have to pay, i'm hooked, its well worth it..I smell a new poll for next month......lol
Gregslot
okey someone copied my idea from Sardelac
I voted YES... i like my character, i really do
I voted YES... i like my character, i really do
Tempy
For those that said Your Chara would be dead, cuz its 100 years in the future.
First this is a Game...a Fantasy game at that.
Second...no I think the other one covered it. LOL
Guess we will see, and actually this poll was a good idea because it will give ANet a heads up on how the current players feel.
First this is a Game...a Fantasy game at that.
Second...no I think the other one covered it. LOL
Guess we will see, and actually this poll was a good idea because it will give ANet a heads up on how the current players feel.
Cataclysm
Of course we should! But see, if it IS a new story line we shouldn't. Solution? You muse beat the game first before doing a quest to "Unlock" your GW1 Characters.
Someone mentioned another game in which your XP was slashed and items were stolen and later re-gained. I like that idea too.
Someone mentioned another game in which your XP was slashed and items were stolen and later re-gained. I like that idea too.
Cizer
If we can save armors, skills, items, heroes... name it GW5.
lennymon
I'd love to play my existing characters, but what do you think 'takes place *hundreds of years* after Prophesies' means. It will be a clean start, new characters, new races, new skills (and some old ones presumably). I don't think there's much question about this.
tomcruisejr
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Bryant Again
Nope. Firstly, makes no sense. Secondly, I'm sure they would have a totally different engine than Guild Wars' current build. It would probably be impossible to transfer. If anything I think they'd be able to at least trasnfer the name.
I love my character, yes. I just don't want a new Guild Wars so soon. It'll get boring eventually, but not in a few years from now. ANet knows the time invested into all of our toons, and they know it would be a horribly retarded idea to make a sequal so soon.
I'd say make a sequal in...5-7 years. That sounds safe.
I love my character, yes. I just don't want a new Guild Wars so soon. It'll get boring eventually, but not in a few years from now. ANet knows the time invested into all of our toons, and they know it would be a horribly retarded idea to make a sequal so soon.
I'd say make a sequal in...5-7 years. That sounds safe.
Diddy bow
Id like some aspect of my char through similar to the golden sun transfer thingy. if youve nver heard of it you could like take your guys name/looks and MABAY some other things.
Edge Martinez
I vote for a fresh start for GW2, however I'd be upset if they ended the original GW series so soon. I was hoping for at least 4 years, similar to a good single game with online play. I think the new OS might have something to do with it. I'd be cautious about GW2, simply because it may only have a short run like GW. All of this is speculative until the 15th at earliest. Hopefully you folks with a subscription will not keep us waiting until we can buy the mag on the 3rd.
divinechancellor
I remember you could transfer Diablo2 characters to Diablo2 expansion, but not Diablo1 characters to Diablo2. I wonder if GW2 will be so much more different from GW1 that transferring isn't possible...
Pan Head
One of the big reasons i got into this game was because of the expansion every six months or so with something like 20 planed to come out. and the ability to mold your char over that amount of time.
If that is all taken away not so sure i want to start over with this gp or not.
If that is all taken away not so sure i want to start over with this gp or not.
Takuna
No way do I want to start all over again. I'm not a PvP character machine that spews out character after character with cheap armours just so that I can own other players in a zillion different ways. I have one character that I'm working on, at the moment and I will not leave him until he's reached as far as I want him to.
Oh yeah, about that time difference, um... Do what every other game does, make a time portal. :P Hey, it's fantasy, right? Ah heck, well if that doesn't go too well, I'd at least like my character to get imported as the descendant of my chacter, with the same equipment, etc.
Oh yeah, about that time difference, um... Do what every other game does, make a time portal. :P Hey, it's fantasy, right? Ah heck, well if that doesn't go too well, I'd at least like my character to get imported as the descendant of my chacter, with the same equipment, etc.
Bryant Again
Another thing I'm noticing...People are saying "I've already invested so much time into this character", "I don't want to have to start over", along those lines.
If they were to make a sequal, it would be a completely different game. You wouldn't be starting over, you'd be starting anew.
Well if GW2 wouldn't be much different than GW1, than why not just add on to the existing saga? And Diablo 2 and it's expansion was...just that. An expansion. It wasn't a new game at all.
(*Note that this is assuming an expansion will be released in a couple years from now)
People just don't want to let go of their characters. This isn't a bad thing at all, it's just a huge warning side telling developers to delay the production of Guild Wars' sequal even further. Does it make perfect sense to not be able to transfer characters? Of course it does. Does it make sense to end Guild Wars so early after all of our hard work? Not at all.
Well, we're all gonna have to when they shut the servers down. Unless you hack the crap out of the source-code, of course. (joke)
If they were to make a sequal, it would be a completely different game. You wouldn't be starting over, you'd be starting anew.
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I remember you could transfer Diablo2 characters to Diablo2 expansion, but not Diablo1 characters to Diablo2. I wonder if GW2 will be so much more different from GW1 that transferring isn't possible...
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(*Note that this is assuming an expansion will be released in a couple years from now)
People just don't want to let go of their characters. This isn't a bad thing at all, it's just a huge warning side telling developers to delay the production of Guild Wars' sequal even further. Does it make perfect sense to not be able to transfer characters? Of course it does. Does it make sense to end Guild Wars so early after all of our hard work? Not at all.
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Cizer
But what do you want to keep ?
Runes ? Heroes ? Perfect gold item ? Level ? Titles ? Pvp rank ? Skills ?
What if GW2 is not another chapter like Factions or Nightfall but a new game with a completely different gameplay ?
Runes ? Heroes ? Perfect gold item ? Level ? Titles ? Pvp rank ? Skills ?
What if GW2 is not another chapter like Factions or Nightfall but a new game with a completely different gameplay ?
KamikazeChicken
I hate the idea of losing everything I already have, but I'd probably remake my monk anyway. I better get to keep my names; it'd be grand to have the GW2 account linked to the GW1 account too.
Malice Black
I voted for a fresh start.
I see no real benefit to bringing over lvl20s except to those that want to power play there way through so they can be the first to sell a req8 15^50 noob sword of w/e for a few mill.
I see no real benefit to bringing over lvl20s except to those that want to power play there way through so they can be the first to sell a req8 15^50 noob sword of w/e for a few mill.
Lord Natural
Fresh start. I sincerely hope they do not use all of the current classes in the base GW2, so if you can't copy every character over, then it won't really work. Besides, if you're starting GW2 with all of the same classes and skills, then it's not really GW2. It's just a pseudo-expansion with a new engine. I want to forget that the Ritualist, Assassin, Paragon and Dervish ever existed.
Dana Hawkeye
Its GUILD WARS folks.
What will happen to our Guilds?
If only half of your Guild 'migrated' to GW2, then this will effectively destroy your Guild.
What will happen to our Guilds?
If only half of your Guild 'migrated' to GW2, then this will effectively destroy your Guild.
relt
it would be nice to have our current names saved, but other than that nothing should be carried over. according to the inquirer article, it is 100 years in the future--100 years is a long time for a creature to remain in their prime ( the point at which our character are basically at). also, assuming the article to be factual, leveling will be somewhat different, so your characters may not be max level, depending on what the new cap is, so there would really be little reason to carry it over. from the little information available, it seems like GW2 will be a bit of a different game.
Bryant Again
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it would be nice to have our current names saved, but other than that nothing should be carried over.
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Gun Pierson
If it is a new game it should be called something else than GW2. It's a sequel if they call it GW2. If you can't bring your characters, then nothing from gw1 should be carried over, not the history etc.
SO my view: if it's called GW2, transfer possible. If it's called something else with a complete new setup of characters and whatnot, fresh start for everybody.
It's called common sense.
SO my view: if it's called GW2, transfer possible. If it's called something else with a complete new setup of characters and whatnot, fresh start for everybody.
It's called common sense.
Bryant Again
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If it is a new game it should be called something else than GW2. It's a sequel if they call it GW2. If you can't bring your characters, then nothing from gw1 should be carried over, not the history etc.
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Rhedd
Where's the voting option for, "In a few days I think a LOT of people are going to be looking back and thinking they wasted a lot of time worrying about absolutely nothing"?
Gun Pierson
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I don't see why they would make a sequel in the first place if there weren't new features, set up, etc. If there are new features, I'm sure trasnfer would be impossible. If there won't be, than just continue making expansions for Guild Wars I.
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VitisVinifera
hell yeah -- I've invested so much time and effort in them, it would be a total abandonment of the community they've built
Takuna
I hope that Guild Wars II isn't a completely different game with a completely different setup. I like the style the way it is.
Bryant Again
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Bane of Worlds
despite that I did pick "I will play regardless of import options" I do agree that the players should be allowed to reserve their original names so that their rep does not get trashed by some wannabe that happened to be lucky enough to jack a well-known name...
<---fully addicted to GW yet doesnt play every single day O.o and has read over 700 posts in the "fresh GW thread" (don't know why I read most of that...)
<---fully addicted to GW yet doesnt play every single day O.o and has read over 700 posts in the "fresh GW thread" (don't know why I read most of that...)
LadyNilene
My character has been with me since day one, and I would hope they will stick with me till guild wars end, so definitely, I want them with me wherever gw will go whether it be new game, new expansion, new whatever...
Edge Martinez
I must be the only one imagining the future being the... future. Lasers and battlesuits. No more rings, you can equip 8 upgrades. Cyber, nanotechnology. TACTICAL NUKES!
But um... swords are cool.
But um... swords are cool.
EternalTempest
This is way too much speculation.
We won't know more info in to the magazine article comes out, and I suspect we still won't know much about Ch 5 or a "GW2".
I know myself if I can't import / move my character, I know I will be looking at a GW2 with real hesitation.
We won't know more info in to the magazine article comes out, and I suspect we still won't know much about Ch 5 or a "GW2".
I know myself if I can't import / move my character, I know I will be looking at a GW2 with real hesitation.
shoyon456
like others have said, character transfer wouldn't make sense due to "hundreds of years in the future" however it basically puts a date on when everyone is gonna either drop gw and find a new game that wont do this...or pick up GW2.
I know anet will loose ALOT of their players assuming these people continue playing up untill GW2 if their chars/items/titles/armor/etc... is non transferable. I for one am highly content with the current chars and game situation, while this may not be the same situation in two years...I simply think a character overhaul in a sort of transfer process would be nice. I love all my chars and I put great time into seeing that they are "leet." I'd be so lost if i had to basically give that up for an unforseeable future. Remember that we dont even know what kind of game GW2 will be at this point, as the speculation is id assume the cartoonish WoW direction.
Anet has been good about listening to the player community thus far and id hate for things to start spiraling due to this matter. It is a serious one however and maybe, just maybe, anet's intention IS to flush out the old and bring in the new, potential players. If so:
GG anet-at least a few hundred thousand peeps=gone
if any other games prepare for this "doomsday" if it comes, I personally will start over on a completely new genre of games
And one last thing... for the over a hundred years in the future.... could we say use an water ele and like cryo freeze our chars? /sarcasm or even being serious somehow bring our chars back from the mists when they died to live in GW2? ^^
but really, if you think about it theres gotta be some way that IF they wanted to we could take at least our old chars and their armor. It might turn out useless, but hey, i just cant see continuing guildwars in any way without my babies
Speculation on class overhauls remains at just a huge expansion of what we already have and possible technological incorporation(remember, over a hundred years isnt THAT long a time...could still have traditional gw stuff ie:lack of technology)
I know anet will loose ALOT of their players assuming these people continue playing up untill GW2 if their chars/items/titles/armor/etc... is non transferable. I for one am highly content with the current chars and game situation, while this may not be the same situation in two years...I simply think a character overhaul in a sort of transfer process would be nice. I love all my chars and I put great time into seeing that they are "leet." I'd be so lost if i had to basically give that up for an unforseeable future. Remember that we dont even know what kind of game GW2 will be at this point, as the speculation is id assume the cartoonish WoW direction.
Anet has been good about listening to the player community thus far and id hate for things to start spiraling due to this matter. It is a serious one however and maybe, just maybe, anet's intention IS to flush out the old and bring in the new, potential players. If so:
GG anet-at least a few hundred thousand peeps=gone
if any other games prepare for this "doomsday" if it comes, I personally will start over on a completely new genre of games
And one last thing... for the over a hundred years in the future.... could we say use an water ele and like cryo freeze our chars? /sarcasm or even being serious somehow bring our chars back from the mists when they died to live in GW2? ^^
but really, if you think about it theres gotta be some way that IF they wanted to we could take at least our old chars and their armor. It might turn out useless, but hey, i just cant see continuing guildwars in any way without my babies
Speculation on class overhauls remains at just a huge expansion of what we already have and possible technological incorporation(remember, over a hundred years isnt THAT long a time...could still have traditional gw stuff ie:lack of technology)
arcanemacabre
I put that I would play regardless. Honestly, I'd love a fresh start, but I think I'd also love playing my characters in a new world, better graphics, better gameplay, etc. Either way sounds perfectly fine to me. I'm just along for the ride. 
EternalTempest
Something I want to clarify, I would mind bring my character over without any equipment. Even if it's dumped in a portal with no armor and some sort of conversion of skills for any possible old -> new system where my work is reflected in someway, then I would be happy.
I be happy to start with net gold value of 0 as long as the aspect of my character comes over.
I be happy to start with net gold value of 0 as long as the aspect of my character comes over.
Toll Booth Willie
If Anet announces that character will transfer- I loved GW and would not hesitate to continue playing, buying expansion, and wait anxiously for the next chapter. Like many other i have spent thousands of hours and hundreds of dollars on all expansion and multiple accounts.
If Anet announces that they will not tranfer- To start it all over again is something I would have to look at when released. This would definetly give devoted gw fans a reason to go out and play other mmos while waiting for gw2 which may lure many away for good. Not to mention, Would I devote all the time/money to gw2 knowing they could annouce gw3 and lose all my work again. Its definatly something to think about.
I see advantages to both sides. In a way I'd like to see everyone being noobs again, but I also don't wana lose all my time spaent.....
If Anet announces that they will not tranfer- To start it all over again is something I would have to look at when released. This would definetly give devoted gw fans a reason to go out and play other mmos while waiting for gw2 which may lure many away for good. Not to mention, Would I devote all the time/money to gw2 knowing they could annouce gw3 and lose all my work again. Its definatly something to think about.
I see advantages to both sides. In a way I'd like to see everyone being noobs again, but I also don't wana lose all my time spaent.....
MoldyRiceFrenzy
yes, i dont want to have played gw since betas and then find out that the new guildwars means everything that I have done, everything, is now being wiped to start a brand new game...