Declaring your Ancestor

[Regina Buenaobra]

Originally Posted by Gregor Lightbringer

Heh, yeah I can imagine some Charr saying "I always knew deep down I was an Ascalonian Human." I'm not being scarcastic, but the thought amused me.

We aren't ready to discuss this aspect yet, but I'm sure the designers are aware of this.

[Quaker]

Originally Posted by Arghore

Yes, but it would require your accounts to be linked? i take it you agree with that ... so, if you can 'only' link your account via an ingame item, then you cant remake your old character to actually link the two together? or you could do that (given no-one claimed the name you want to use), which would mean your name isnt reserved? or all names are reserved but noone can make a reserved name character untill they linked both the accounts ... if you follow my reasoning ...

Not sure exactly what you are saying here, but, realistically, how else would you suggest you reserve names and/or carry over HoM effects without linking accounts? Should you just say to someone (who?) "these are my names and I want to re-use them - trust me"? You'd kick up a real storm of QQing if someone got to use your names merely by asking for them with no proof.

And anyway, I also don't see what your problem is with linking accounts.

[Arghore]

Ok let me try and explain again...

I has to do with how the accounts are linked, Regina said they are linked through an ingame item (where i think the item is just to claim your HoM rewards and she might have mis- formulated/edited her post)... because if the accounts are linked through an ingame item, you cant remake your old character, untill you linked your accounts ... which means you have to make a totally new character first, to go and link your accounts, in order to remake an excisting character name...

[Beta Sprite]

Originally Posted by Gib Resahp

I'm a little disappointed, that there will be only one item. I always hoped there will be 5 items one for each filled monument.

I think that you misunderstood the answer. There will be an item to create the link between your accounts.

After that, you should be able to retrieve the rewards from you HoM, whether those are titles, items, or whatever else that you've earned. We don't know what the rewards will be.

[Sjeng]

Originally Posted by Arghore

Ok let me try and explain again...

I has to do with how the accounts are linked, Regina said they are linked through an ingame item (where i think the item is just to claim your HoM rewards and she might have mis- formulated/edited her post)... because if the accounts are linked through an ingame item, you cant remake your old character, untill you linked your accounts ... which means you have to make a totally new character first, to go and link your accounts, in order to remake an excisting character name...

That was what I was wondering about as well. If you have to link your GW1 account to your GW2 account by physically going to the HoM ingame, you obviously need a character first. But this character cannot have one of your GW1 names, because at the point of creation, your accounts aren't linked yet. So I'd have to create a character, go to my HoM, link accounts, and then I could use my old names (and delete the first character I used to link my accounts).

Well, just curious. I have a whole set of new names thought up already

[Quaker]

Originally Posted by Arghore

I has to do with how the accounts are linked, Regina said they are linked through an ingame item (where i think the item is just to claim your HoM rewards and she might have mis- formulated/edited her post)... because if the accounts are linked through an ingame item, you cant remake your old character, untill you linked your accounts ... which means you have to make a totally new character first, to go and link your accounts, in order to remake an excisting character name...

You are mixing several things together and misunderstanding them as well.

Regina said there will be an in-game item to claim the rewards from your HoM, not to link accounts.

First you would make/link your GW2 account. Then you would declare your ancestor and/or make a new character with your "reserved" name.
Then you would use the in-game item to get the HoM rewards from the declared ancestor.

Or not - who knows, who cares at this time. Wait till GW2 comes out, or at least is announced. All this speculation is pretty useless at this time.

[Arghore]

Let me quote and show why i raise my point ...

Originally Posted by Regina Buenaobra

From what the devs tell us, "Declaring your ancestor" to receive the Hall of Monuments rewards simply means linking your Guild Wars 2 game account with your Guild wars 1 game account, when Guild Wars 2 is released. You will be able to link a single Guild Wars 1 game account to your Guild Wars 2 game account, via a Guild Wars 2 in-game item. By using that item in Guild Wars 2, you'll be able to visit an instanced version of the Hall of Monuments where you can claim your rewards. You'll be able to do this on any Guild Wars 2 character that you want, as many times as you want. Whatever rewards you receive cannot be traded or sold.

so i think you misunderstand why i make a point of this ...

[Shayne Hawke]

It sounds as though the NCsoft MA has absolutely no part in this transfer.

THANK. YOU.

[Agar]

Srsly though, you should at least let us know how the reward system will work. One achievement-one item? One monument full (example:5 armor sets) - one item? Get the God Walking Among Mere Mortals title to get all the rewards? This would motivate alot of people to focus on certain things in GW1, we are still playing it you know :P

[Gregor Lightbringer]

Originally Posted by Agar

Srsly though, you should at least let us know how the reward system will work. One achievement-one item? One monument full (example:5 armor sets) - one item? Get the God Walking Among Mere Mortals title to get all the rewards? This would motivate alot of people to focus on certain things in GW1, we are still playing it you know :P

She DID type "REWARDS", BUT that may change depending on the practicality of it.

[Tachiboi]

I sure hope we won't be using those PlayNC accounts, I never got my account linked, it wouldn't recognize my cd key.

Although I don't exactly have much to link, might as well make a new account.

[saezuri]

Knowing bonus ingame non tradeable items in GW1 this doesnt sound to exciting =(

[Inorite]

Since the linking of ancestor's will be via account info, does that mean that we can give our characters different names or will the names have to be the same?

[Arghore]

Well based on the information sofar, you HAVE TO make new names when you start GW2, with the NEW character you can get the GW2 ingame item to link your accounts, with this linking of accounts any reserved names (as stated names will be reserved, mostlikely via the HoM) will become available for 'recreation' ...

[Judge]

Can you only link 1 GW1 account to 1 GW2 account? I have two or three names I'd really like to reserve, but they're on 2 GW1 accounts. I'd rather not have to buy 2 GW2 accounts straight away just to keep my names!

[Arghore]

1 to 1 from what i understand...

[Judge]

That makes me a sad panda...

[Poojah]

I'm getting a character for each races. All the 5 names I want are already selected on human characters from GW 1. When GW 2 lauches all 5 names will go to the appropriate characters races. Reserving a name for GW 2 is as simple as creating it on a human character now in GW 1.

I got 8 characters on GW 1 so 8 names can be reserved. No one can create the same name as you. That's all on one account.

@Judge

What isn't known yet is if all your chosen characters have to have made it to the HOM. My best guess would be only one but to be on the safe side, why not simply take all your 3 names inside the HOM, nothing simpler.

[Judge]

Originally Posted by Poojah

@Judge

What isn't known yet is if all your chosen characters have to have made it to the HOM. My best guess would be only one but to be on the safe side, why not simply take all your 3 names inside the HOM, nothing simpler.

I think you didn't understand my post.

I have 2 GW1 accounts.

There are 2 names on account 1 I want to reserve.
There is 1 name on account 2 I want to reserve.

If I can only link 1 GW1 account to a GW2 account I will lose one of my names (because I don't want to have to buy two GW2 accounts for names only).

All my characters have a HoM.

[Poojah]

Well then you're screwed as it were. Take the one that has 2 characters link it to GW 2, and tell your 3rd character to bring a monk so he can be revived in the afterlife.