Safely buying a GW2 account

[Mayr]

Hey!

I'm interested in buying a GW2 account for myself and two of my friends. I see there are some for sale on these forums, but before buying one, I have a few questions. Obviously I want it all to go smoothly and not get ripped off somehow. I don't really care for the characters people are selling, I basically just want an account cheaper than it's in the stores. I would create a new character.

- Can I create a new character on any of the servers, regardless where the previous owner was playing?

- Is GW2 using the basic, e-mail, password and secret answer combo? Once I change these three, is my new account safe from the previous owner?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Destroy]

Hey!

I'm interested in buying a GW2 account for myself and two of my friends. I see there are some for sale on these forums, but before buying one, I have a few questions. Obviously I want it all to go smoothly and not get ripped off somehow. I don't really care for the characters people are selling, I basically just want an account cheaper than it's in the stores. I would create a new character.

- Can I create a new character on any of the servers, regardless where the previous owner was playing?

- Is GW2 using the basic, e-mail, password and secret answer combo? Once I change these three, is my new account safe from the previous owner?

Thanks in advance!

The account is tied to the server, so all your current/new characters will be on whatever server the account is on. There are still free transfers though, so you could move to whatever one you want (most the popular ones are full/closed at the moment, but sometimes during big updates more slots are opened up)

Yes, GW2 uses that same basic combo.

Also, I'm looking to sell my account soon, look for my ad soon ;D

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Whoops, just saw that GW2 added a Mobile Authenticator Beta. Optional phone app that replaces e-mail authentication. Make sure they don't have that set up.