Guild Wars 2

I’m just curious. What exactly happens when you delete one of your characters (to free up a character slot)? Do his/her gear and items disappear or do they go somewhere?

Mostly I’m just curious because it would be cool if all items and gear on the character went straight into your bank. That would save me a little time & effort, you know. So if anyone has experience with this, I’d love to know what happens with that. Thanks.

P.S. I didn’t see any posts on this, surprisingly, but if this was already asked, it didn’t come up in my search.

CharrabungaDude.3971:

I’m just curious. What exactly happens when you delete one of your character slots? Do his/her gear and items disappear or do they go somewhere?

Mostly I’m just curious because it would be cool if all items and gear on the character went straight into your bank. That would save me a little time & effort, you know. So if anyone has experience with this, I’d love to know what happens with that. Thanks.

P.S. I didn’t see any posts on this, surprisingly, but if this was already asked, it didn’t come up in my search.

You can’t delete a character slot, but when you delete the character occupying that slot, everything in its possession is destroyed. Thus, make sure to put all non-soulbound items in your bank before deleting said character. Good luck. =)

Oh, and keep in mind that that character’s name is reserved for you for 24 hours after deletion.

okay, I get it. But you knew what I meant. I wanted to make sure I used the word ‘slot’, though, because that’s associated with the log-in/log-on screen.

Anyways, thank you, sir Inculpatus.
And thanks for the extra tip on the character’s name (although I’ve never had a problem with my chosen character name being taken).

You are welcome. And though Inculpatus is indeed Male, I am but a lowly female. =)

Please note that if you put anything soulbound by that character into your bank and then delete said character, you may have a devil of a time getting that piece of equipment out again.

DigitalKirin.9714:

Please note that if you put anything soulbound by that character into your bank and then delete said character, you may have a devil of a time getting that piece of equipment out again.

Not really, you simply drag it outside the storage window and release, then it’s gone. Quick and very simple.

Actually, anything soulbound to a deleted character left in the bank can easily be destroyed. It is true, though, that you can do little else with it.