moving characters between accounts

hippyman 07

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Aug 2007

N/Mo

what do u guys think about being able to copy or move characters from one account to another, provided the accounts have the same campaign, and consent from both users(like an option in the character select screen)? Not sure if others would view this as a worth while addition, but some may enjoy it. Any thoughts?

Starsky-sama

Starsky-sama

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2005

Land of the Z Chest \o/

[NOT]-Nomads of Turmoil.

W/

/unsignage.

Basically GW is based on per character/per account, unlike WoW, which is based on per account and that is how WoW can have this type of system of moving and copying etc...this might make it having multiple accounts obsolete in GW which probably they wouldnt want since more accounts means more profit for them.

/nty for me.

@MithranArkanere: or "Character swappers" that would be nasty for GW. imo. lol

MithranArkanere

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

Door to eBay charaters.

Mithrán: I'm using Bane Signet!

moonmonday

moonmonday

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2007

Legion of the Black Wing

N/Mo

I'd personally like to see this, since I've been playing since the days of pre-online store and of course pre-buyable character slots. As such, I have two accounts, both of which have all three campaigns on them. I would have liked, back in the day, to have been able to buy simply more character slots, and I would very much like the ability to merge the accounts, even now, or move characters over.

Of course, as it has been stated, more accounts means more money for Anet, so they're not quite so likely to do this now. But at the same time, it's kind of past the point where they ought to be too worried about that in the first place.

As for ebay, they police ebay quite effectively, last I heard. I don't think that it would lead to an advance in that market of any sort. And there will always be people who try to do that anyway, regardless of everything else.

Personally I think it's a good idea to have characters transferrable or accounts able to be merged. You've got my support anyway!

dargon

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: May 2005

The Seraphim Knights [TSK]

R/

The other problem with merging accounts is 2 things, first, storage is limited, which one goes poof? Second, I just hacked your account and then proceeded to merge it with mine, go buy a new game. Hacking sucks in that you tend to loose everything on the account, but that's recoverable, having some hack and then completely take over your account would be much worse.

greenreaper3

greenreaper3

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Nov 2006

ign: Cytherea of Athens

We Made Mallyx Tap [Out]

R/

i disagree.... imange having ur guy with fow armor getting hacked.... hmmm ill take that account.. i like it


BTW i only read top thread.. dont know if some1 else said this i dont feel like reading all that

Acca

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

Australia

Pirates of the Searing [YoHo]

R/

No. People would just start selling characters.

Dougal Kronik

Dougal Kronik

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Ontario, Canada

Glengarry Fencibles

R/

/not signed

Potential for huge exploits and work arounds for gold sellers.

legion_rat

legion_rat

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Aug 2006

668 the neighbor of the beast

TFK

A/

the only reason i see this as useful, and i do understand people would sell chars, is that some peoples spuses (or girlfriend/boyfriend) have a char or two on someones account. if they were finally able to buy the game they could keep the char they have spent so much time on.

~the rat~

Solas

Solas

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Ireland

Currently LF Active HA Guild, Glad 2, Comm.3, R2

E/

yeah i see too muh potential of character selling.

Atlas Ravens

Atlas Ravens

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2007

Raven Clan [RAVN]

Mo/

/notsigned

I came across this yesterday:

http://www.zellomesh.com/forums/view...485707&start=0