What are some advantages and disadvanteges of creating a whole new account

Tyrok Tokul

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Apr 2006

W/

I'm trying to decide whether to create a new account or add it to my old one. What are the advantages and disadvantages of creating a new account in factions, instead of adding it to your old one? besides the fact that you will get more character slots.

penguo

penguo

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Mar 2006

Abaddons Bane

N/

In pvp you have access to tons of more skills from chap 1 and 2, umm that's all i have off top of my head

NinjaKai

Forge Runner

Join Date: Feb 2006

UK

Duality Of The Dragon

Merging seems to be the most popular. Aside from a few extra character slots creating a new account the benefits of merging are far higher. Because you can take characters too and from both lands. Your canthan characters can have access to all the maps, missions, etc of prophecies when they get to tyria.

Vahn Roi

Vahn Roi

Forge Runner

Join Date: Apr 2006

[HiDE]

Unless you feel like you need 8 character slots, I think merging is the better way to go. You get to keep all the skills you have unlocked in Chap2 for PvP and you also get to cross over between Tyria and Cantha as Kai said.

Scorpio83

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

W/Mo

This has been talked about before i dont think there needs to be more threads about this .

Jas D

Jas D

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Feb 2006

Oklahoma, USA

None

I think he wants people to specify more, and I see where he is coming from. I, myself, am not a PvP'er. But I'm still debating if I want to merge or not. I still haven't decided..

Kool Pajamas

Kool Pajamas

Forge Runner

Join Date: Aug 2005

Maryland

Mage Elites [MAGE]

With the recent comments from Gaile saying they may possibly (her comments seem to make it likely) offer extra slots for purchase, merging accounts is a no-brainer.

fiery

fiery

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2005

maryland

InYurFace Gaming [IYF]

R/

Not having Chapter 1 PVP unlocked to merge with Chapter 2 when making a PVP character.

Arkantos

Arkantos

The Greatest

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

If your deciding whats good for getting factions...

Merging:
2 new slots, new armor/skills for ALL chars, a whole new area

Creating new accounts:
4 char slots

Weezer_Blue

Weezer_Blue

Elite Guru

Join Date: Feb 2005

Just a Box in a Cage

Hurry Up The Cakes [Oven]

The only advantage to creating a new account is getting 2 extra character slots. I would never find those useful, but maybe you would? Otherwise, you're much better off with a merged account, giving your characters access to everything in the game and the ability to travel back and forth.

kriswish

kriswish

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Oct 2005

SvR

W/R

Well, I see them coming out with new lands, so I imagine it will be growing in a big interlocking world. If you keep making seperate accounts I can see it getting out of hand and missing a flow.