Transferring Avatars between accounts...

lazyrussian

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

D/

So here's the quick backstory. My little brother and I used to share an account. I, being the more mature and less selfish of thw two, gave up my progress to start a new, and gave him full access to my account. In turn, I bought myself a new one. (This happened 5 months ago).

Since I technically own both account (I paid for them with the same credit card, etc...) is it possible for me to transfer my old character (only 1 that I have in mind) from my old account (the one that belongs to my brother now), to my new account?

Dono

Dono

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2008

Cleethorpes

We Like To Spank Your [Mum]

Mo/

I'm pretty sure there is not a chance in hell of anet doing that.

Rushin Roulette

Rushin Roulette

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Right here

Ende

Nope, afriad not. The characters and names are locked to the account.

What you could do is transfer all of that characters items over to your new account and delete the old character. The name is locked for a set period (1 or 2 Weeks I think, but im not sure exactly how long). After that period is over you can recreate the character with the same name.

If you dont feel like waiting ages, just make a new character which is similar to the old one adn give him the items off of the old one.

Proff

Proff

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jun 2007

No, like Dono said "no chance in hell of it happening".

Ghostcell

Ghostcell

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Nov 2006

=VX9=

N/Mo

yeah sorry buddy not a chance in hell.
a friend of mine has his account and his dad started to play on his account, and his dad got to lvl 20, went through all the games. then he got his own account and had to start all over.
but yeah just transfer all the gear over to the proper account and start the character over.

Barbie

Academy Page

Join Date: Feb 2008

Qu??bec

W/

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushin Roulette
The name is locked for a set period (1 or 2 Weeks I think, but im not sure exactly how long).
I tested it, and it's for 1 hour.

Linksys

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

Quote:
Originally Posted by Rushin Roulette

What you could do is transfer all of that characters items over to your new account and delete the old character. The name is locked for a set period (1 or 2 Weeks I think, but im not sure exactly how long). After that period is over you can recreate the character with the same name.
I don't think that will work. I once had a character, deleted it, remade it with the same name and profession, and tried to equipment a weapon that was customized for the old one. It didn't work. Not even on the new character on the same account.

quickmonty

quickmonty

Ancient Windbreaker

Join Date: May 2005

Keep in mind that you can't use your armor on a new character, even if it has the same name as the character on the old account nor can the new character use any customized weapons from the old character.

take_me

take_me

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Mar 2006

Europe

Country Roads [HOME]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Linksys
I don't think that will work. I once had a character, deleted it, remade it with the same name and profession, and tried to equipment a weapon that was customized for the old one. It didn't work. Not even on the new character on the same account.
I don't think he meant customized items. Just any item that belongs to him.

Rushin Roulette

Rushin Roulette

Forge Runner

Join Date: Sep 2007

Right here

Ende

Yea, I only meant regular items which belong that character. Sorry, I didnt express myself too clearly there .

Obviously Customized weapons, Armor (you can slavage the runes and insigs at least) and achievements are completely lost going through my method. You will have to start form scratch im afraid.

stale

stale

Academy Page

Join Date: Mar 2008

canada

Bong Wielding Maniacs

R/Mo

Quote:
Originally Posted by Barbie
I tested it, and it's for 1 hour.
it's not even that - i've deleted a char and remade them with the exact same name immediately (survivor adventures... oh boy oh boy) so far as i know, as soon as a char is deleted, their name is fair game.

Neo Nugget

Neo Nugget

Site Contributor

Join Date: Jan 2006

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by stale
it's not even that - i've deleted a char and remade them with the exact same name immediately (survivor adventures... oh boy oh boy) so far as i know, as soon as a char is deleted, their name is fair game.
It's reserved for your whole account for an hour. So you deleted then someone took your name?

lazyrussian

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: May 2007

D/

So some of you understood what i wanted, and some of you didn't.

I simply wanted to transfer my Level 20 Assassin with my PvE titles and customised armor/weapons. I figured this would be hard to do because the information is attached to the account, and to 'deprogram' the pvp titles and all else off of this account and move it to another account, seems like to much work.

Oh well - thanks for the answers.

Murkrow

Murkrow

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Lab Squad

R/

It wouldn't be much work actually.


Anet just won't do it. Rules are rules, same for everyone. No exceptions.

yakuza

yakuza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

agree 100% with murkrow

if An3t does this for u i'll give ya an ecto r something

so i guess not ecto for u

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

Quote:
Originally Posted by Murkrow
Anet just won't do it. Rules are rules, same for everyone. No exceptions.
I don't think it's just a matter of "rules are rules". It's bad enough that people get their accounts hacked, it would be even worse if someone could move all your characters to some other account too. It's basically not worth ANet's time and effort to make absolutely sure that you are the person who should rightfully transfer the character. I can just imagine all the fuss when someone gets pissed off at someone else and transfers a character for a joke.

yakuza

yakuza

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2007

LOL, that would be soooooooooooooooooo funny

i wouldn't have any char's left