Charactername change, customize

Pyro maniac

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

29 Jan 2008 at 18:16 - 1
Well I have a simple question.
Some friend got banned for 3 days because his character name was inappropriate. As it was his main, it was stuffed with elite armors.
If he does a name change, could he still equip his old weapons/armors despite having another name?
Was argueing with someone about it, while I was 100% sure you could still use them, the other guy 'read it on wiki':

Quote:
Warning: Do not create characters with obscene or offensive names, even indirectly. This is specifically mentioned in the User Agreement. ArenaNet possesses the right to outright delete such characters and perhaps temporarily ban the offending account. Depending on the severity of the offense, you may be offered a chance to rename the character, but best not to risk it. Also, customized weapons, armor, and other items will not be usable by a renamed character, because they are customized to the old name. As such, choose a name carefully, and choose one that you would not mind using for a long time.
who is wrong =) ?
thank you

blurmedia

Banned

Join Date: Sep 2007

UNCONTROLLABLE RAGE [moko]

29 Jan 2008 at 18:22 - 2
I think I read somewhere that armor and weapons are customized to the character and not the name... So if you customized a weapon to "Insert name here," deleted him and made a new one with the same name, you wouldn't be able to use it
I am pretty sure you can...

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

29 Jan 2008 at 18:36 - 3
I'm not sure on this, but it may depend upon whether ANet gives him the option to just change the character's name without deleting it. Ask them.

Always keep in mind that Wiki is ... a wiki. That means it's just written by ordinary players using the best info they have available at the time. Think of Wiki as a "guide".

Zan Usi Quan

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Brussels - Belgium

Temple of Love

R/

29 Jan 2008 at 18:37 - 4
I tried it some time ago.. didn't work, myabe some kind of update made it possible... so, not sure either ^^

Kattar

Kattar

EXCESSIVE FLUTTERCUSSING

Join Date: Mar 2007

SMS (lolgw2placeholder)

Me/

29 Jan 2008 at 18:40 - 5
If anet makes you change it, it may be possible. But since the quote says even renamed characters would have no access to armor, etc. under the old name, looks like he's not gonna have any access.

Looks like he needs to pick more carefully before picking a name...

Earth

Earth

Always Outnumbered

Join Date: Jul 2006

29 Jan 2008 at 18:42 - 6
Stuff is customized to the character, not the name.

If it was customized to the name, you could easily get a char to droks, get max armor, delete the char and make a new one with the same name. Seeing as that doesn't work, well...

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

29 Jan 2008 at 19:08 - 7
Quote:
Originally Posted by Earth
Stuff is customized to the character, not the name.
Exactly. If you're told to change your character's name, your character will still be able to use any items customized to that character.

Thorondor Port

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

British Columbia

W/

29 Jan 2008 at 19:08 - 8
The quote in the OP's post....


Doesnt that answer your question?
Did you READ it fully?

Everything you asked I found out and could answer from your own quote.

edit:
Now I have a question....
Your friend has a main character with an offensive name, yet its been around long enough to have elite armors and the liking.
Why did it take so long to get banned?

Pyro maniac

Pyro maniac

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Apr 2006

29 Jan 2008 at 19:15 - 9
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorondor Port
The quote in the OP's post....


Doesnt that answer your question?
Did you READ it fully?

Everything you asked I found out and could answer from your own quote.

edit:
Now I have a question....
Your friend has a main character with an offensive name, yet its been around long enough to have elite armors and the liking.
Why did it take so long to get banned?
There is more BS on wiki, so I wasn't sure

and yes he has got the character for 3 years. I guess he owned some guy in the arena's and he got reported because the other guy 'was offended by his name'.
Almost every character can actually be banned for inappropriate name. Since most words also mean something else in urban slang.

I D E L E T E D I

I D E L E T E D I

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

[BAAA] guest me NOW

Mo/

29 Jan 2008 at 19:18 - 10
Quote:
Originally Posted by Thorondor Port
The quote in the OP's post....


Doesnt that answer your question?
Did you READ it fully?

Everything you asked I found out and could answer from your own quote.

edit:
Now I have a question....
Your friend has a main character with an offensive name, yet its been around long enough to have elite armors and the liking.
Why did it take so long to get banned?
because anet only look into names that get reported

Rothaga

Rothaga

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2007

D/W

29 Jan 2008 at 20:49 - 11
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pyro maniac
Almost every character can actually be banned for inappropriate name. Since most words also mean something else in urban slang.
Well, unless you just put syllables together like I did.

Someone described it well in another thread, they said to think about each character like a number, every time a new character is created, it gets a number, so if you change the name, it wont change the number, so im guessing the armor should still work.