Guild Wars 2

So, I have a question, and I apologize if it’s been asked before, but I can’t find it on the forums.

Why is the Commander Tag Soulbound? I can understand the price, with the amount of prestige that you get with it (even though I don’t understand why it costs gold, instead of BoH or something). But, 100g is a big expense for me, since I haven’t struck it rich with the TP and all the other money makers. If I’m going to spend that kind of money, then, to me, it would be logical to have those benefits for all my characters.

Note: This isn’t a question about why it’s so expensive, nor a complaint about anything. Simply a question.

I can’t find it now, but if you research it you should be able to find it here on the forums… devs said they want the title to be tied to a name and not all 15 characters a person has on an account, and they have no plans to change it.

I honestly agree with the devs on this one. If you are a good enough commander then people will go to you as soon as they see your commander tag on the map, simply because of your good reputation. This would not be possible if you played multiple characters regularly, and had commander on all of them.

People would still fly to the tag though, known or otherwise. But, thanks for answering my question. That makes sense

I think it was designed so player name becomes recognized and gains a reputation. They didn’t think it worked properly if the person is switching alts all the time.

What they don’t realize is some people get the commander book simply so they can organize their guild groups better. Some people don’t want to lead the zone, they have to buy the commander book as it’s the ONLY way in game to organize over 5 players.

Arenenet seriously needs to modify the C&S system to meet player needs. If they don’t want to add a new FREE grouping system then they need to allow the C&S system to do that. Basically allow a commander to “hide” his pin to all allies (except those currently in the squad) while retaining all the squad abilities. Currently if you hide the pin it dissolves and disbands the squad.

There is simply no in game system to group over 5 people unless you use the commander pin. When you use the commander pin you are expected to lead the zone, even if you are only trying to organize 2-3 guild groups.