old comp is dead

trailer park bob

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2009

hgm

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OK my old laptop fried. I purchased a new one. I have tons of stuff. all games extra slots etc etc I also have at least one set of 15k vabbian or obsidian on every toon with rare skins. I wanna get back on GW with new comp. I dont have discs do i need to buy the game again and if i do will i lose everything???

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

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all you need to do is go to www.guildwars.com and download the game client. All of your account's goodies will be there since they are stored server side and not on your hard drive anyways. The only problem is that it will take a long time to download all the data for the maps etc.... when you load into different areas ingame. This can be avoided by using the "-image" command - this will take 6+ hours on avg. DSL, so do it overnight or something like that.

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Command_line#-image

trailer park bob

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Sep 2009

hgm

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Originally Posted by Elder III View Post
all you need to do is go to www.guildwars.com and download the game client. All of your account's goodies will be there since they are stored server side and not on your hard drive anyways. The only problem is that it will take a long time to download all the data for the maps etc.... when you load into different areas ingame. This can be avoided by using the "-image" command - this will take 6+ hours on avg. DSL, so do it overnight or something like that.

http://guildwars.wikia.com/wiki/Command_line#-image
Thanks man gonna give it a shot...you complete me

Zan Usi Quan

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jul 2006

Brussels - Belgium

Temple of Love

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Quote:
Originally Posted by trailer park bob View Post
Thanks man gonna give it a shot...you complete me
you two should get married then

Elder III

Elder III

Furnace Stoker

Join Date: Jan 2007

Ohio

I Will Never Join Your Guild (NTY)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zan Usi Quan View Post
you two should get married then
too late.... besides I don't think my wife would like that idea much

Quaker

Quaker

Hell's Protector

Join Date: Aug 2005

Canada

Brothers Disgruntled

1. Your templates and screen shots were stored on your old drive, unfortunately, but as ahas been said, all the rest of the stuff - you chars, weapons, etc. - are stored server side.
2. If the hard drive in the old computer is ok, you should be able to put it into an external USB case and recover everything off of it. (Check to see if it's IDE or SATA before getting a case.)