Starting Over in Factions?

I know I'm in the minoirty but I actually liked the new character models better in Factions for the most part. I was wondering if anyone else plans to start converting all their characters over to Faction character mainly for something different. I'm going to use the extra character slots first but after that I think i'm going to start deleting my other character and creating them in Factions... it shouldn't be so bad especially since according to Anet you'll be able to level up faster.

I'm restarting just my Monk in Factions, I'm happy with my Warrior and Necromancer's appearances though. I intend to make a new Ranger (didn't like the old models very much, so that's a plus) and an Assassin in addition to my Monk.

I deleted all my chars and am starting over which were ascended/beat the game and such.

I'm happy with all of my characters' appearances, so I won't be recreating any of them. I probably will, however, get some sexy new armor for them. And, if the option ever becomes available, I might consider changing my elementalist's hair to the Factions style ponytails.

Sooner or later I'll probably also make another warrior to play through Factions with. I love playing through quests/missions as a warrior and beating things down (I think I'm going to use hammers next time), but I find tanking in end game areas boring.

-Im only going to be keeping one existing charac from prophecies.
-start off using pvp slot for factions pve. (Rit)
-create 2 new factions pve charac using the 2 given slots.(War & Mes)
-delete one lvl20.prophecies charac.* (create factions Mo)
-delete another lvl20.prophecies charac.* (for PvP slot when needed)
(*no specific time frame on deletion of existing characs. only when needed.)

/g'day.

Starting a new monk to replace my current one.

I am keeping all my prophecies characters (3) and making a new one for factions. I should have 3 slots for factions. If I need more slots I will just purchase them as needed.

Assassin and Ritualist for the two new slots, the extra slots I buy will be for Elemental and Mesmer in Cantha.

I don't know, I've worked with the great Arnold Schwrtznggr so much that I don't know if I should really change his look. I mean, it was my first character, straight from the beta.

I guess I'll find out on Thursday, right?

I'm rerolling my female monk for those new hairstyles and faces. Gonna keep the rest.

The new rangers look awesome, but I could never delete one of my characters.

Agreed.
I'll be making a Rit, Assassin, and when I can buy slots, a Necro and Mesmer

im only gonna be maknig 1 new character, an assassain. I like to keep my looks original. Ive been using my mesmer and warrior since the beginning and dont want to change them at all, they stay the same till NCsoft decides to stop making guild war games!

I'v spent soooo much money.. definately 2,5 mil on armors, dyes, wasting money on characters. I don't know if I can ever do that again. >_< If I could, I definately would.

I'm keeping my Necro and Warrior (the latter because it's handy to have a running / farming character, but I wouldn't be interested enough to recreate her), but getting new armor for them. I'm also probably going to keep my recent Mesmer (and try new armor for her), but am going for Factions Monk, Ranger and Assassin.

i have 2 slots open right now 1 was for a pvp char and the other one was from an accedently deleted monk>< so ill make 1 rp char and itll probly be a monk i like the way the new stuff looks and am intrested in how monking will change.

I am so glad I am not the only making a new, better-looking monk. It reassures me that I am not the only vain one out there who hates the old monk looks.

Kinda makes me wish that we could modify our characters just once for this add on. No way am I redoing all my characters just so they can look more like asians >_>

in the 7 months of farming and playing this game Ive deleted three partial sets of fow armor around 23 charicters and remake them constantly..

frankly im tired of remaking chars to keep involved in the game.. initially I would remake a monk after 1 mil exp farming then after the farm nerfs Ive pretty much remade from males to females, Ive started gathering collectors armor for chars instead of going to droks for the same stuff everyone else is wearing and with factions being this close I just cant stomach the idea of paying money for armor I wont want in a week. ive done the secondary quest stuff and changed up skillsets and all that.. after a while though there isnt much else to do pve wise once your done with the missions.. so id just pick a char and remake it totally .. changing the name, look, sex, whatever.. then go and cap primary skills for them..

now ive got 4 chars .. three of which are in collector armor one is still in 15k ranger armor and all but one female.. its made me rethink playing an ele and a mez ( I deleted my last ele after the aoe nerf.. id already finished the game but knew it would be a while before I could get it in a group)

where it not for remaking chars Id have probably quit now that factions is looming I think my new thing to do will be all the quests and missions and 12 v 12 pvp...

that random access was a lot of fun IMO.. and allowed people to enjoy the game without rank emotes and TS/vent requirements..from my perspective thats the smartest thing anet has done with the game...

the buttshowing female war armor is making me think of str builds and really the only thing in regards to the new professions that I think is really cool is the shadow arts stuff.. IMO I think thats going to change how kiting is done.. ( ie.. Im expecting a lot of /A secondaries coming up in pvp/gvg due to the ability to teleport across obsticals and into direct melee range..
for example four hammer wars who can teleport at random to any target and spike then return.. since you only need one person to have them targeted and everyone hit Crtl T to attack the same .. I figure it wont be long before thats nerfed to direct sight..

I have WAY to much stuff on all of my chars to delete any of them, but then, I have 3 slots to fill up. 1 old Prophecies slot and two Factions slots

I've contemplated but for my mesmer and ele there are simply no really good models in Factions. My monk on the other hand... On that account I'm going to wait, I have so much stuff on my monk, so many skills, etc - and this is her 4th incarnation.
With hair dye and hair stylist apparently being on the "to-do-list" I'm going to hold off messing with my monk until I hear the final word of that.

I'm also glad to hear people are recreating their monks, 'cause it means there'll be more competent ones around for missions and stuff.

hmmm, I will definatly be starting a new character and going through Factions from the start!...

probably a new character to go through luxons, then a new character to go through kurzicks..

But RE-MAKE existing characters that I have had for over 12 months and umpteen thousands of hours playing and XP and factions points...

Are you insane?

My Ranger almost made me drool...AND I won 21 rounds of RA with her

Nope, now I just have 2 Prophecies characters, a W and a R. I unlocked most of the necro,ele and monk skills. Mes I don't really like. In Factions I'm starting a A/R, just so i can get Krabcake back!

Out of my warrior, monk, necro and ranger, I'm not sure which I'll pick first to travel to Cantha, but when I do I'll try to play through basically everything with that character before bringing another Tyrian across the sea.

I will alternate between that and a newly made character in Cantha, either an Assassin, a Ritualist or an Elementalist, I'm not sure. I might make a Ritualist/Assassin or an Assassin/Ritualist and play through everything just to unlock all the skills, then delete him/her and make another.

where's the love for your chars? I could never delete mine

only remaking my monk, since it's a fairly new one. keeping my ranger and mesmer, they look cool anyways.
gonna make a rit as well.

well remaking monk is maybe the most expansive remake. I would have to salvage ~9 superior runes which would be very risky.

dunno if I should do it but I don't like my monk face/hair either

Im sure I read that come summer you can purchase 10 slots maybe more! :O

I will be keeping everyone of my characters thank you very much

/agree

I was never really attached to my PvE monk. *shrugs*

My ranger will never be deleted. Ever. He is my first and favorite character and will be the first to complete factions. I'll finish ascending my wammo then keep him around for beating on things in cantha. I dunno about my MM, I guess I'll remake him. But the first character I make in cantha will be an A/-.

One thing I've wondered about remaking:

If you put all your armour/weapons in storage and then delete the character, then remake with the same name/prof, would you be able to use the old armour?

I'm guessing the answer is no, but has it been tested?

Yes, it has been tested. No, you cannot use customized items even with a new character with the same name.

Now we have buyable slots, the idea of deleting characters becomes less and less reasonable. Even my Me/E, who has no decent armor or weapons, still has lots of time I've invested in here (along with my lone Pumpkin Crown). So, I don't think I'll be deleting her, even though the new Mesmer hair rocks.

Current plans: Keep Mysti & Amara, make a Ritualist, Necromancer and Ranger in Cantha.

my plans:

make mesmer + necro on 27th, make rit + assa later when I bought more slots

Why remake when I can take them all shopping for new armor?!

Problem on re-makes though - supposedly not much skills coming from quests, not much known yet about getting all your prophecy ones yet = sounds like a lot more grind to me making a Cantha from scratch than vice versa. Considering how much grind it was to get all primary/secondary skills and adds for your PvE anyways...

Would be nice if there were less grindy/costly ways to get new PvEs back in action when you've already UAS'd... as it is outside a new Ritualist and Assassin for me I haven't thought too much about starting new Prophecy characters in Cantha unless I re-roll my ousted Monk or make a Ranger.

Until we can buy slots I definately don't have room for a PvE Mesmer.
No offense to them of course, and I love them in PvP.
It just hasn't been in the cards with limited slots.

For the Monk or Ranger to make an appearance as it is I'd have to ditch the Assassin, and well once again I need the unlocks and I definately wasn't planning on Ri/A and I'm looking forward to Ritualist over the Assassin at least PvE. Ranger and Assassin are pretty much duking it out for my last slot until ANet lets me (re-)buy more slots to play with - I won't lose my PvP slot again :b

/in-game prayer for more storage !

I just broke down and deleted my ranger... I started out with a ranger and played the crap outa that profession ...

now im just burnt out on pew pew pew ...........

this waiting period I took the time to make an ele again and do earth magic.. which was actually enjoyable.. now thats done hes getting the axe and ill remake with the new four slots availible an A/?, rit/mez, R/A and I think an ele/A.. shadow arts are way too cool not to use on other builds... plus with a whole new area to play in I dont think ill be in the old area much...