Guild Wars 2

Dear Support,
I would like to know is it possible for me to purchase an account for my son electronically via CC?
As we live in different countries, is this possible? With the Original, I purchased the hard copy and gave my son the code. Also with EON and Factions. Since I have bought many, many Gems, I thought this was possible, and I believe Deluxe is account bound.
If I have to buy a hard copy and give my son the code, that is no problem. I would just prefer a less time consuming effort..
Thanks for your time

I know you can buy the game using the guildwars2.com web site and can send your son the serial number he will need to play the game. However there might be issues if you and he are in different zones. Apparently there is a US version and an European version, and the serials differ based on the region. If you’re in the same region then you should be fine. If not, he could have problems signing in. Hopefully someone else can offer more info.

If you are in different regions, perhaps you could wire the money into his account or moneygram him the money…something like that.

Here is a list of the regions and some pertinent facts: https://en.support.guildwars2.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9184/kw/region

Thanks Gassy, we are both in the same zone, Europe. I just thought there was an easier way. I thought there was a way over the Gems Store .

MoggyLXIX.2891:

Dear Support,
I would like to know is it possible for me to purchase an account for my son electronically via CC?
As we live in different countries, is this possible? With the Original, I purchased the hard copy and gave my son the code. Also with EON and Factions. Since I have bought many, many Gems, I thought this was possible, and I believe Deluxe is account bound.
If I have to buy a hard copy and give my son the code, that is no problem. I would just prefer a less time consuming effort..
Thanks for your time

Hi there,

I recently had an overseas experience purchasing a copy of guild wars 2 (I was on a business trip), and out of the 3-4 vendors I attempted to purchase from, only Amazon (unsure about naming vendor names in the forum rules, but I figured not linking was acceptable?) was able to really deliver for me within that situation.

It took about 4hrs for the codes to verify and become available on Amazon and registration was a snap. I believe they have both versions available, but you can also buy the deluxe edition in Gems. In some cases like mine (I’m not stating this is common) purchasing Gems overseas will require a Support ticket though this is usually a 24hr response time in my experience however this is for your financial security, so to me, that was worth the time.

Hope that helps

@Dragon..I have noticed that I can buy the Deluxe through the Gem store and I do have enough, but nowhere do I see the purchase is transferable. Looks like I will have to buy the hard copy and give him the codes.

MoggyLXIX.2891:

@Dragon..I have noticed that I can buy the Deluxe through the Gem store and I do have enough, but nowhere do I see the purchase is transferable. Looks like I will have to buy the hard copy and give him the codes.

Pity there, sorry to hear it. Most cash shops have a gifting option there and I thought there was a similar option within the GW2 Gem Store payment confirmation dialogs but it’s been a couple months since I utilized it last.

If you are both in the same region, you can purchase the game through buy.guildwars2.com and send him the code that comes in the ‘thank you for purchasing’ email, wherein he will register the game with his email address.
Or, if you prefer, buy a hard copy.