There are two factors here.
The first is a region check upon first login. If you buy the game in EU you need to login first in EU. If you buy the game in NA, you need to first login in NA (not using the territory’s but the two regions GW2 uses).
After that you can make an account and play anywhere you want. EU player can choose an NA server as the main server, and NA players can choose EU servers as the main. The only limitation is that when you are (in your case) on an EU server you cant guest or join servers on an NA server. But you can transfer to an NA server (if you pay the gems or delete all your characters)
Arise, ye farmers of all nations
Arise, opressed of Tyria!
Rajani Isa is making an important point: Any codes added to an account after the initial purchase need to align with that region. To put that another way (paraphrasing an earlier post):
Yes you can purchase an NA (“Other” or Non-European) code from us for your friend in the EU and he or she will be able to register and play the game. However, that account always will be an NA account. If your friend wants to add codes to it later, that player would have to be NA codes and not EU codes.
Once an account is registered, it can be played from anywhere in the world. But the game code and all added codes need to align. I don’t see this as a huge issue. A European who moves to the US and wants to add gem cards simply can purchase gem cards from a EU vendor. But for full disclosure, I wanted to make that situation clear.
Gaile Gray
Communications Manager
Guild & Fansite Relations; In-Game Events
ArenaNet
Just curious, and to have the complete picture. Is there anyway around that (can you change it?) ??
In my country (the netherlands) it is not common to have a creditcard. If people do have one, they are not commonly using it. That is why inside the netherlands there is an alternative system to pay online called iDeal(something Anet might consider supporting -wink- ). If I ever move to NA (no concrete plans for it) I prolly will own a creditcard in no time, but very curious, if you have a way to change it.
Arise, ye farmers of all nations
Arise, opressed of Tyria!
Just curious, and to have the complete picture. Is there anyway around that (can you change it?) ??
In my country (the netherlands) it is not common to have a creditcard. If people do have one, they are not commonly using it. That is why inside the netherlands there is an alternative system to pay online called iDeal(something Anet might consider supporting -wink- ). If I ever move to NA (no concrete plans for it) I prolly will own a creditcard in no time, but very curious, if you have a way to change it.
Yay Netherlands! (I was there in April and May last year. Keukenhof is amazing and I fell in love with Arnhem’s Open Air Museum!)
Oh dear, I believe I was just off topic, so I will apologize and move on. ~cough~
~Professional voice here~ In situations such as the one you describe, our Billing Team may be able to assist. There would be certain precautions taken in such a case. If someone moves, it’s best to submit a ticket and ask to speak with a Billing Team representative, because they have all the information needed to answer specific questions about one’s personal account and the situations that may surround it, like credit cards, gem cards, payments methods, etc.
Gaile Gray
Communications Manager
Guild & Fansite Relations; In-Game Events
ArenaNet
