gww>Asdffdsa: Tested on 3 accounts, reservation does not end early if slots are filled, maybe changed since 2021? Also swapped char names across all 3 accounts and was only able to do so after exactly 24 hrs passed.

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Tested on 3 accounts, reservation does not end early if slots are filled, maybe changed since 2021? Also swapped char names across all 3 accounts and was only able to do so after exactly 24 hrs passed.

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A [[character]] in [[Guild Wars]] primarily refers to the in-game avatar that the [[player]] controls and guides through the game. The term can also be used to refer to the [[non-player character]]s that are controlled by the game's [[AI]].

Each game [[account]] comes with four initial [[character slot]]s. As additional [[campaign]]s are purchased, the number of slots increases by two. For an owner of all three campaigns, that person will have eight character slots in total. Players can also acquire additional character slots from the [[Guild Wars Online Store]] for a fee. The current maximum slots purchasable is 26.

==Creation==
{{main|Guide to character creation}}
Character creation takes players through a sequence of options that determine the character's appearance and function. An empty character slot is required to undergo this process.

*'''[[PvP-only character]]''' or''' [[roleplaying character]]:''' Where the character will be able to play. [[PvP]]-only characters begin at maximum level, but are restricted from [[PvE]].
*'''[[Campaign]]:''' Decides the character's lineage as well as their starting point in PvE.
*'''Primary [[Profession]]:''' This will determine the character's [[primary attribute]] and starting [[skill]]s. For PvE, this also determines the beginning tutorials.
*'''Gender:''' Choose the character's sex. This will affect [[armor]] and appearance options.
*'''Appearance:''' Choose the face, skin tone, hair color, and hairstyle of the character.
*'''Height and Armor:''' Choose the height of the character, as well as the [[dye|color(s)]] of their starting armor.
*'''Name:''' Choose a name. Names must follow [[ArenaNet]]'s [https://legal.guildwars.com/en/gw-naming-policy-en.pdf Naming Policy], and not be currently in use.
*'''[[Optional Game Modes]]''': Roleplaying characters can select any or none of the following optional game modes: {{dcmode}}, {{mamode}}, or {{reforgedmode}}. These can be altered later by using a [[Shrine to Godly Accoutrements]], unless restricted by the mode.
After all of these choices have been made, the character will be created. PvP characters will begin at the [[Great Temple of Balthazar]] and PvE characters will begin at their respective campaign tutorial areas: [[Ascalon (pre-Searing)|Ascalon]], [[Shing Jea Monastery]], or [[Istan]].

==Modification==
A character's physical features or appearance can be altered after the character's creation:
*Many different kinds of [[armor]] and [[weapon]]s can be acquired by characters as they advance in the game.
*Gender, height and appearance can be changed by [[Anatomical Engineer Llye]] with [[Makeover Credit|Makeover]] and [[Extreme Makeover Credit|Extreme Makeover]] Credits.
*A character's name change can be purchased from the official [https://store.guildwars.com/ Guild Wars Online Store].

==Deletion==
In order to delete a character, players must head to the [[character selection screen]], select the character they would like to be deleted and press the "Delete" button (default hotkey "D"). To help prevent accidental deletion of a character, players are also required to enter the character's name into a dialogue box, and then press the "Delete" button (or "Enter" on the keyboard). Once a character has been deleted, their progress as well as all of their belongings that they were carrying (including that of their [[hero]]es) will also be deleted. Deletion is permanent and cannot be reversed.

Players are automatically given a name reservation lasting 24 hours after the character's deletion. This allows players to create a new character with the same name without someone else taking it in the process.

Be aware that [[customize]]d items are tied to the character themselves, and not the character's name. Deleting a character and then remaking it with the same name will not grant access to the previously deleted character's customized items.

==Notes==
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{{bug|Sometimes after making a PvE character and then [[Log Out|logging out]] to the character selection menu, the character will not appear, although when you try to make a new one, it will come up with an error message. Logging out or playing on a different character will fix this error.}}

{{bug|If you re-create a character with the same name as the predeceasing which had unspent [[attribute]] points and ''not'' clicked the message to spend them, a new message informing you have unspent attribute points will pop up although the new character cannot have any.}}

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gww>Asdffdsa: Tested on 3 accounts, reservation does not end early if slots are filled, maybe changed since 2021? Also swapped char names across all 3 accounts and was only able to do so after exactly 24 hrs passed.