Any regrets on remaking your main character? - Guild Wars Guru archive powered by Guild Wars Legacy

Genetic Freak

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

21 Apr 2008 at 18:29 - 1

Hello there, I was wondering if any of you that remade your main character had any regrets whatsoever. I'm currently a little bored of the game, and noticed there are some small things I would like changed on my char. Plus, it's always fun to start fresh I've heard.

I know I can't bring that fresh "newbie" feeling again to have fun with the game, but perhaps a simple remake can do it? The char has Obsidian, and many titles maxed/hours played. I really want to remake him, however many friends yell at me not to.

Thanks for any insight!

Malice Black

Site Legend

Join Date: Oct 2005

21 Apr 2008 at 18:30 - 2

Don't.

Roll another char of the same profession.

Avai

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Jul 2006

21 Apr 2008 at 18:34 - 3

I actually struggled with this myself. I decided to place my current "main" on the shelf and make a new char to be my "main." I've since been able to enjoy having two very well developed characters each with entirely different things I like about them. When I get bored with playing one, I'll jump to the other.

For me it has been most enjoyable to have two developed characters to switch between, rather than just one "main" or a dozen characters of each profession that I play with.

Phaedra Firesoul

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

Under a rock.

Silencing To Avert Brutality

R/

21 Apr 2008 at 18:38 - 4

i remade one of my more played characters that had many 15k armors (not obsidian) and beat all the games but no real titles to speak of. I didn't regret that but i think i'd regret remaking my actual main character.

I've put my main aside and played another character as a "main" and totally enjoyed it and brought back some fun, but it's always great going back to my most cherished character.

EternalTempest

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jun 2005

United States

Dark Side Ofthe Moon [DSM]

E/

21 Apr 2008 at 18:45 - 5

Yes, I re-created my character from the original Guild Wars beta events, at the launch of the game.

The only saving fact is the 1st few months, there was that glitch that reset every characters age in the game back to zero.

I would not delete Eternal now to remark her.

Stolen Souls

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

21 Apr 2008 at 18:46 - 6

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Don't.

Roll another char of the same profession.

Agreed. Would be a better choice to do this. That way there's no chance for regrets later.

Genetic Freak

Academy Page

Join Date: Nov 2005

21 Apr 2008 at 18:52 - 7

Thanks for the replies everyone. I've tried playing a char of the same class, however I just prefer my main's name, heh. I tried playing other classes, however they usually just get deleted because I have a horrible curse that makes me want a good RP name.

I'm more of a one char type person, that's why I'm just strongly leaning towards remaking him. Decisions, decisions!

Snow Bunny

Alcoholic From Yale

Join Date: Jul 2007

Strong Foreign Policy [sFp]

21 Apr 2008 at 18:53 - 8

You'll regret it mate.

fowlero

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Jan 2007

England, UK

We Are The One And Only [rR]

21 Apr 2008 at 19:01 - 9

Agreed on rolling a second character, not remaking.

I wanna do it myself for my ele and ranger because i'm growing to hate the male casting animations and (imo) rangers look so much better firing the bow horizontal, plus losing the bow when preps looks wierd.

MithranArkanere

Underworld Spelunker

Join Date: Nov 2006

wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigo

Heraldos de la Llama Oscura [HLO]

E/

21 Apr 2008 at 19:04 - 10

GW is a game with much less 'regrets' than other games.

You don't need make another character of the same profession, it would be almost the same.

By re-rolling, you only get:
- Appearance change.
- Name change.
- Quest reset.
- Mission rewards reset.
- Ability to Retry Survivor and LdoA.

And you lose:
- Character-based titles.
- Customized items.
- Acquired skills.
- Any unlocked outpost.
- Hours of gameplay.

The BEST choice is making another cahracter of a DIFFERENT profession.

Breakfast Mc Rit

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2008

[Sin]

Me/

21 Apr 2008 at 19:04 - 11

My first character was a ranger and up until a few months ago I had been wondering why my ranger wasn't as effective as others that I started to come across in AB matches. Problem was I invested in all the wrong skills and so he wasn't very fun to play.

I have beat all the games with him and even now that I've started using him again I'm not really satisfied and want to start fresh, but my friends tell me the same thing.

Johnny_Chang

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jul 2006

21 Apr 2008 at 19:04 - 12

I had a male Derv w/ vabbian and deleted him to make a Female derv w/ vabbian. I later deleted the female derv to make a male warrior w/ elite sunspear. I have since deleted my war and remade another derv. In short, boredom makes you do things you otherwise regret. Go work on titles or something, rather than spending a lot of time to go back to the position you were in before

Eru Valenehtar

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2006

New Jersey, USA

The Moon's Rebirth [Luna]

Mo/

21 Apr 2008 at 19:07 - 13

You want to just remake the char while it has FoW armor....that's a lot of work. It must have taken me months in between work and college to obtain my FoW....
I wouldn't even think of deleting my main char. My vote is the same, make a new in a new slot.

Molock

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Sep 2006

Qu??bec

Legacy of Angels [Halo]

E/

21 Apr 2008 at 19:11 - 14

I am really disappointed that my elementalist is my main at the moment. I recently restarted playing warrior in PvE after 1-1.5 years and have so much catching up to do in term of titles, armor sets, weapons and builds. I was having difficulties Vanquishing with my ele, but my warrior makes things so easy.. perma SY + triple necro sabway >> PvE

Don't delete any characters, just re-roll ( I deleted my monk and really hate myself for that)
I went Monk(delete)>Warrior>Elementalist>Ranger>Monk(dele te)> Necro(delete), Elementalist (for a long time now) and am considering going back to Warrior.

Maximumraver

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Sep 2006

The Netherlands

Twisted Revenge [TR]

E/

21 Apr 2008 at 19:12 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Don't.

Roll another char of the same profession.

Nothing To Add.

cgruber

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Apr 2007

Tryst of Vengenance [ToV]

Mo/Me

21 Apr 2008 at 19:12 - 16

I don't have a primary charecter.. I have:

Mesmer
Ritualist
Warrior
Dervish
Monk
Elementalist

and I just play whatever one fits my mood. For PVP I usually role a PVP char although I really should work on getting more elites unlocked on my PVE chars so I can just use them.

Richardt

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2007

http://friendsofloa.com/forum

Leader-Legion of Avalon [LoA] Alliance-Recruiting PM for info!

21 Apr 2008 at 19:16 - 17

I pretty did what Avai did.

I made a paragon to help support my friends in helping them get the titles they helped me on with my warrior, and I liked it so much that my 'gon has pretty much become my main guy.

And in a little bit, I get to brag that I have two characters with Legendary Master of the North

Sir Pandra Pierva

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2007

Sardelec yelling at Tenshi

Angels Of Strife

E/

21 Apr 2008 at 19:28 - 18

i dont have a main but dont remake your main unless you really really really want to.

its almost never worth it.

my main used to be a female warrior, but the lack of good armors made me sad. So I re-rolled into a male warrior and he became my main.
5 max titles later and 3 going on 4 sets of elite armor.

i think i made the right choice

Cale Roughstar

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Jan 2007

Canada

Guy In Real Life [GIRL]

W/E

21 Apr 2008 at 19:37 - 19

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Don't.

Roll another char of the same profession.

That is about all there is to say.

Bryant Again

Hall Hero

Join Date: Feb 2006

21 Apr 2008 at 19:44 - 20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Malice Black

Don't.

Roll another char of the same profession.

This is what I did, leaving my 1st Tyrian Warrior in favor of my Canthan one. Then I got bored, deleted my decked out Canthan War and played through everything again with my Tyrian War. Then everything started to get a little boring.

NuclearDope

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Jan 2006

21 Apr 2008 at 19:51 - 21

While i only ever remade my 'main' once and this was way back before i had any real accomplishments on him. however... I have remade two of my other characters, well remade one and plan on remaking another. I was in the same position, he even had FoW but i just wasn't playing him, now he's one of my fav characters and getting way more play time than before.

But, first, i'd give a different class a shot, a different playstyle is a nice change sometimes, e.g. if you're a caster mainly, make a war or something.

Turtle222

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2007

:D:D

D/W

21 Apr 2008 at 19:56 - 22

don't delete, make another char

Kook~NBK~

Grotto Attendant

Join Date: Mar 2005

A little chalet outside Drok's

Natural Born Killaz

21 Apr 2008 at 20:36 - 23

I haven't remade my main character and won't (I'm not even gonna re-dye her armor, since it's an "old school" mix that I can't duplicate). But I did have to remake my monk when A-Net did the face change thing for moving lips in cut-scenes. Even with a character I didn't play that often I found it kinda sad to remake her. (Her face got totally mangled when they updated it.

)

I'd strongly advise anyone to not remake their main for any reason. But if it's a question of liking the name, one option is to give your main a sibling. Two of my Characters are Chanti & Ahndia Beppu.

Esoteric Mesmer

Academy Page

Join Date: Jan 2008

Ryders of The Sword [FRND]

Me/N

21 Apr 2008 at 22:24 - 24

Don't, you will regret it so much.

When I first started playing Guild Wars, I didn't care much for the game, so kept deleting characters. That's why my account is 32 months old, and my oldest character is 24.

If nothing else, keep for the minipet and the extra storage. Just buy/use another slot and make another character.

agallor6

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Jul 2006

N/R

21 Apr 2008 at 22:30 - 25

Would of picked a better name

RavagerOfDreams

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Dec 2007

somewhere over the rainbow....

A/

21 Apr 2008 at 22:31 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turtle222

don't delete, make another char

/thread

make a new one just in case

if you don't have a space buy one, if your full delete a less played character

Age

Hall Hero

Join Date: Jul 2005

California Canada/BC

STG Administrator

Mo/

21 Apr 2008 at 23:00 - 27

I did and it was my main char my beta Monk in some ways I regreted it but in others I don't as she looks pretty much the same just little better.I put more thought into her this time and didn't like the fact Alesia was bigger.I kind of wonder what it would be like had I not rerolled her as her B-Day would be officially coming up in name sake and i have gotten a lot of good remarks about both my beta and newly rerolled Monk.

It is probably because she look a lot different than most of the ones you see in game but in the end I am happy with her.I didn't mid doing this as she wasn't ascended if she was I wouldn't of done it.I wouldn't want to do it agian though with any of my char.s

I would suggest if this is your only char roll a pvp toon to cover you storage in post.

Zesbeer

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

LLJK

21 Apr 2008 at 23:16 - 28

i have a primary but it isnt that much of one he is going for titles yes but i decided to go for titles on him too late to be able to survivor and he is a rit so no ldoa i did how ever make 2 other ch just so they could get those titles. i think the hole one ch thing is lame.

thejerk

Academy Page

Join Date: Aug 2006

21 Apr 2008 at 23:27 - 29

I remade so many characters and have never regretted it, but the fact that you have obby armor and many titles , I would not do it. BTW What is this chracter's profession?

Shayne Hawke

Departed from Tyria

Join Date: May 2007

Clan Dethryche [dth]

R/

21 Apr 2008 at 23:34 - 30

I started out GW with a N/Mo, R/W, and E/Me. Finished Prophecies with the R/W and deleted him later, deleted the N/Mo right away, and I still have the E/Me. I never play my Elementalist anymore, which I had thought would have been my main, and instead when I deleted my first Ranger, I made a new Ranger that I've had ever since.

No regrets about switching main professions, and no regrets about deleting the older characters. I regret taking a Lightbringer bounty and screwing up my new Ranger from keeping a solid 50k Lightbringer points more than I do deleting my old characters.

Chicken of the Seas

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Apr 2006

California, USA

Vulpes Velox [Fox]

Me/

21 Apr 2008 at 23:35 - 31

On my main char I think i might have chosen a more asian looking face...maybe. I'm not so sure, I had a feeling that if I could change it I wouldn't like it from being so used to my mesmer's old face.

AOTT

Academy Page

Join Date: Apr 2007

I'm right behind you. And you're DISGUSTING.

Your Moms Name Here [derp]

N/

21 Apr 2008 at 23:37 - 32

My second character was a warrior, whom I deleted and remade after much debate. All my characters are prefixed with "AOTT" with the exception of my main character, Alice of the Twist, (hence the acronym) and since I had created my warrior without this tag, it just didn't FIT with the others and confused people in my guild.

Fortunately, I did not buy 15k for my warrior. So I salvaged the runes and put my arsenal in my stash (fortunately, uncustomized), and made a new warrior with the AOTT prefix.

Lady Lozza

Forge Runner

Join Date: Dec 2005

Oz

Angel Sharks

Me/N

21 Apr 2008 at 23:57 - 33

OP, from the sounds of things your warrior is your main. Back when it was only Prophecies I too went through many re-rolls, and I don't regret it. But I have a "core" group of characters I could never bring myself to delete now, which is why my character stable has grown.

I did and still do re-roll "non-core" characters. Most recently being my Tryian necro. I don't regret it, even though it's been a hard slog for three days during my (relatively few) free hours to get her back to where she was before I deleted her. I'm nearly there (though I think I did many more side quests this time) she is sitting in the desert waiting to do the missions so she can ascend. I don't regret it. I'm much happier with her, and I don't think a re-roll will be necessary for her again.

As for why re-roll, it's the name. I get attached to them.

Having said that I could honestly say that my "core" group I'm completely happy with. My reason for making more characters is the desire to try something new, go for a new look that wouldn't have suited the old character and since most of mine hav ea fairly comprehensive back story, deleting and giving the name to another character which is completely different would just be wrong.

At little long winded but I hope it helps

EDIT: A thought for what it is worth. If you don't like playing other classes then maybe roll a new character of the opposite gender (in this case female) and keep the old. That way you get a "re-make" of a sort - and I'm going to make the assumption that maybe the name won't fit a female character.

I don't know how you make character names - but if you are into role-pleying types (ie "real" names) this sitie is great: http://www.behindthename.com

Look up things that you want to fit the character under "meaning". My sister for example has a ranger whose name basically means "swift wind", I've a ranger that has a name which means "rowen tree", and my mesmer's name Luned is taken from a legend about a girl who had a magic ring that could make her invisible.

If you prefer "clever" names more like a guildie of mine who has a necro "Adament Nightmare", then I suggest a thesaurus.

If you prefer "pop-culture" names (I'm not real good with those) the only thing I can suggest is wiki.

Xx_Sorin_xX

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2006

W/

22 Apr 2008 at 00:53 - 34

I originally had two mains, a monk and a warrior. I remade both. I remade my warrior cuz it was female and I didn't like much of the option choices for armor, except for 15k platemail. I loved that for female war, but the mods couldnt be replaced at the time. So i remade it for some male warrior armor I liked. Now I regret it for two reasons. I could have had that armor >_<, and now the minipets come later so I can't sell them when theyre high enough on price.

Im glad I remade my monk though. It sucks not getting the minipet as soon, but I like the look so much better.

NeonXero

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jan 2007

Pennsylvania

Leaked Aggression [grr]

D/W

22 Apr 2008 at 01:04 - 35

Well I have no idea what my "main" is anymore, either Paragon or Dervish... but I really wish I wouldn't have deleted my first character. It was back before I knew that birthdays were worth anything (not that they really are... but people seem to pay alot for certain pets) and remade the same profession (Ele) with the same name, same hair, same face... everything.

If I would not have done that - I would have soon been receiving my third year pet

Needless to say, I'm pretty pooped out that I deleted her - as I would love to have one of these third year minis.

Don't delete it.

Jarretth25

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Feb 2008

The Crystal Skull Brotherhood

D/

22 Apr 2008 at 01:49 - 36

Lvl 20 ele.........droks armour......in my newbish way, what do u think i did? dyed it black, then put major and sup runes. Ever heard of a tank fire ele with 425 health?

sagilltwins

Banned

Join Date: Nov 2006

Your Mom's House

香港,poke, mad, BECK, nH

A/W

22 Apr 2008 at 01:52 - 37

all your memories of that character will be gone.

don't do it.

Iuris

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2006

Crazy ducks from the Forest

W/

22 Apr 2008 at 07:05 - 38

I've been regretting the hair colour choice of my first character ever since he was made, but decided remaking the poor guy would take waaay too long. I just use helmets to fix the problem...

Hyper.nl

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2006

Defending Fort Aspenwood

E/

22 Apr 2008 at 07:51 - 39

Don't waste your time that you invested in your main by deleting it.

Jongo River

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Oct 2006

22 Apr 2008 at 08:22 - 40

Truth be told, I've invested considerably more time and have far more "achievements" (i.e. those blasted title things) on my new "main" than my last, even though my original character was over 2 years old (at time of death

) and my new is just 5 months old.

The only regret I have is the yearly ~150K ANet insists on giving only to those who keep an early character, but I regret ANet's decision there, more than my own. I'll be coming up to my 1st year pets around November. Thankyou ANet, thankyou so much.