GW2 and character names...

[Midnight Man]

It wouldn't surprise me if they reserved all existing GW1 names for a short "embargo" period, to allow GW1 players to obtain their copy of GW2, link accounts and so forth. I'm thinking a period of 7 days here.

My understanding is also that if you rolled a character on Server A called "Mary Sue", that name becomes reserved across all servers to allow for easy realm transfer. Just please don't ask me for a source on that, as I cannot recall where I heard/read it.

[Mkalafut]

It wouldn't surprise me if they reserved all existing GW1 names for a short "embargo" period, to allow GW1 players to obtain their copy of GW2, link accounts and so forth. I'm thinking a period of 7 days here.

My understanding is also that if you rolled a character on Server A called "Mary Sue", that name becomes reserved across all servers to allow for easy realm transfer. Just please don't ask me for a source on that, as I cannot recall where I heard/read it.

Everything you posted sounds about right from what I've heard. Makes sense too.

[Lovestar]

My understanding is also that if you rolled a character on Server A called "Mary Sue", that name becomes reserved across all servers to allow for easy realm transfer. Just please don't ask me for a source on that, as I cannot recall where I heard/read it.

That's how it works in GW1, at least.

There's no "Lovestar – Emerald Dream" kind of thing like WoW x-server stuff; you take "Lovestar" and it's yours whether you go to American District or International District or whatever in a given outpost/city.

Since it's the same developers, I'd start with the assumption the policy will be similar.

[Midnight Man]

That's how it works in GW1, at least.

Now, please be gentle as I've only picked up GW1 in the last month or so - I didn't think that the varying districts in outposts and towns were actually separate servers/realms, as one would understand them in a WoW/Rift/et al sense of the word - I had the impression the varying districs were invoked when the original district was getting overcrowded, and represented a separate "instance" of that town or outpost to prevent overcrowding, but was actually on the same server/realm.

That is to say, I didn't think there were separate server/realms in GW1 - but now maybe I'm not so sure of what I thought to be true?

[Squirrelbanes]

Now, please be gentle as I've only picked up GW1 in the last month or so - I didn't think that the varying districts in outposts and towns were actually separate servers/realms, as one would understand them in a WoW/Rift/et al sense of the word - I had the impression the varying districs were invoked when the original district was getting overcrowded, and represented a separate "instance" of that town or outpost to prevent overcrowding, but was actually on the same server/realm.

That is to say, I didn't think there were separate server/realms in GW1 - but now maybe I'm not so sure of what I thought to be true?

That's true.
But the US, EU, Asia and International are seperate servers

[Midnight Man]

That's true.
But the US, EU, Asia and International are seperate servers

Now, when I look at it, that makes most logical sense - but something I hadn't realised (I may have been led astray in my thinking at one point, because I could have sworn I'd seen an "International District" at some point).

Thanks for clearing that up! :-)

[Squirrelbanes]

Now, when I look at it, that makes most logical sense - but something I hadn't realised (I may have been led astray in my thinking at one point, because I could have sworn I'd seen an "International District" at some point).

Thanks for clearing that up! :-)

Welcome I only just learnt it myself lol.