Change of Names

chi on roids

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2010

Halls

WoTU

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If i was to delete a char and remake on my 2nd account with the same name,would weapons and armor be custom to them also or just the original char??

Calista Blackblood

Calista Blackblood

Permanently Banned

Join Date: Oct 2007

Northern Ireland

Nowhere To Run Nowhere To [Hide]

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To the original char. There is coding to prevent this.

Hollygen

Hollygen

Core Guru

Join Date: Feb 2007

UK

Blinkie Ponie Armie [bpa]

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Originally Posted by chi on roids View Post
If i was to delete a char and remake on my 2nd account with the same name,would weapons and armor be custom to them also or just the original char??
Customisation is specific to the character and not the name. You therefore won't be able to transfer them for use on a new character of the same name

SpyderArachnid

SpyderArachnid

Wilds Pathfinder

Join Date: Jul 2008

United States

Lords Of Noh [LoN]

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Basically what everyone already said.

Think of it this way. Each character you make has their own unique ID. When you customize an item, it is customized to that ID. So remaking a character, would give you a new ID that wouldn't be the same as the old one.

So, no. You can't used customized items on a new character, even if they have the same name. The ID won't match.

RedDog91

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

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There are 2 boys named Tom.
One of them weighs 150lbs, the other weights 230lbs.
Can Tom#2 wear Tom#1's clothes? No

chi on roids

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2010

Halls

WoTU

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thanks for the heads up people,helpful info.reddog go away dumb unsuccessful troll who has missed the point in my post 100%.keep out of my threads

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Forge Runner

Join Date: Jan 2008

Rubbing Potassium on water fountains.

LF guild that teaches MTSC (did it long ago before gw2 came out and I quit...but I barely remember)

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Quote:
Originally Posted by chi on roids View Post
reddog go away dumb troll keep out of my threads
Actually thats a perfectly legit way of thinking about it.

Just like in real life the name dosen't make the person the person does.
In game the name dosen't make the character, a combination of letters in a database somewhere does.

caballo_oscuro

caballo_oscuro

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2008

Aura

All the data in GW is stored in a database. Proper database management suggests that every object has to have a unique identifier. Because a character with a name can be deleted and the name re-used, or a name-change be made, the unique identifier would be called something like char_id and every character would have a unique number, preventing reuse.

The items created in-game and customised for a character are customised to the char_id number and the current char_name is appended to the item on display so even if a character name changes or a new character with the same name is created, the item will only be connected to the original character.

kyoshirou

kyoshirou

Jungle Guide

Join Date: Sep 2006

Cavalon

IGN Ishana Damari

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dis this 5 years ago, no.....heehee

was hoping that my ele can wear my Whammo Armor >.<

chi on roids

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Aug 2010

Halls

WoTU

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it may be a logical way of putting it but it wasnt intended to be helpful.I kind of hoped i would be able to swap all my custom stuff to my other account guess thats not happening tho..@ caballo niceone for summing that all up for me.

RedDog91

RedDog91

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Oct 2007

Farming for Nick gifts

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Quote:
Originally Posted by chi on roids View Post
it may be a logical way of putting it but it wasnt intended to be helpful
It was 100% intended to be helpful.
It's the most logical way to look at it. I can see where it came off as sarcastic, but perhaps you were in a bad mood when you read it so it seemed more so?

Rites

Rites

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Dec 2010

Deep in the belly of Texas

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Quote:
Originally Posted by RedDog91 View Post
It was 100% intended to be helpful.
It's the most logical way to look at it. I can see where it came off as sarcastic, but perhaps you were in a bad mood when you read it so it seemed more so?
lmao

from what i have read of reddog's posts, he tries to explain things in ways even a 3 year old would understand.

But yeah, as everyone else posted, no you cannot