Guild Wars 2

The Support page (https://en.support.guildwars2.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9287/~/character-name-changes) claims the following:

“Alternately, you may use two separate Name Change Contracts to swap names between two characters on your account, as long as you do that within 24 hours.”

I’d like to try this. But when I buy the ticket and use it, it asks me immediately for the name i’d like to change it to. And since that name is currently in use on my other character, it says it’s invalid.

There doesn’t seem to be an option to just clear the name on one so I can change it on the other, then go back to the blank toon and use the other name.

Best I can figure….you’d need THREE tickets to accomplish this.
First one change the first toon to a place holder name.
Second one changes the second toon name to the first.
Third one to change the first toon name to the second.

Am I missing something here?

I think you’re right. I see no way to do it with less than three.

The “within 24 hours” part is due to the name change contracts reserving your old name for your reuse for 24 hours after you use one. I can’t find any way to use that to reduce it to just two contracts required, however.

Sigh.

Well, in case I couldn’t find an answer on the forums I also contacted GW2 Support.

Here’s their reply.

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Thank you for contacting the Guild Wars 2 Support Team.

I would like you to know that in order for you to exchange names between two of your characters you need 3 Name Change Contracts instead of 2, I’d like to thank you sending us the instructions that appear in the support page, we really appreciate that you pointed out this and be sure that the instructions will be changed as currently they are misleading and may cause confusion between our players.

If you need anything else, feel free to contact us again.
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Considering a name change ticket is 800 gems (currently 10 bucks), you’d think they’d lower it if you need three to swap two names.

I know they have to cover their bills, but 30 bucks to swap two names is a might steep in my book.

Guess it’s back to Champion farming.

If i remember correctly in WoW a single name change cost 25$. I’am just saying this so you know how things are across the board. In my book it s a bit steep as well, but as you can see it could be worse, especially considering GW2 doesn’t have a monthly fee.