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==General==
 
==General==
''To [[customize]] something'' in Guild Wars means to attune an item to a specific character. This makes the item only usable by that specific character.
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''To [[customize]] an item'' in Guild Wars means to attune an item to a specific character. This makes the item only usable by that specific character (or their heroes). Customized items display the phrase ''"Customized for ..."'' in its description when the mouse is hovered over it.
   
==Effect of Customization==
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==Types of Customization==
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Two types of items can be customized:
There are two kinds of customizations in the game:
 
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*'''Armor Customization:''' Any [[armor]] crafted in the game is automatically customized for the purchaser. This is by design and there is no way to avoid it.
*'''Weapon Customization:''' When a [[weapon]] is customized for a character, it deals 20% more [[damage]]. The draw back is that no other character (even for the same account, or a new character with the same name) will be able to use it. This makes its ''resell'' value very low. If you get a weapon that you plan to use for the long run, then it's a good idea to customize it, especially for [[warrior]]s and [[ranger]]s who rely on dealing damage with their weapons. If you plan to sell the weapon, then do not customize it.
 
*'''Armor Customization:''' Any [[armor]] crafted in the game will be customized specifically for the character that purchased it. This is by design and there is no way to avoid it.
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*'''Weapon Customization:''' When a [[weapon]] is customized, it deals 20% more [[damage]], however no other character can use it.
 
''Note:'' A customized item will have the phrase ''"Customized for ..."'' in its description when the mouse is hovered over it.
 
   
 
==How to Customize==
 
==How to Customize==
 
*'''Armor:''' Armor will always be customized.
*'''Weapons:''' This is done by going to a [[Crafter#Weapon Crafter|Weapon Crafter]] in a [[city]] or [[outpost]]. In the merchant window that appears there will be a tab called ''Customize.'' Click on it and choose the weapon in your inventory that you wish to customize then click on the ''Customize'' button at the bottom of the screen. Weapon Customization always costs 10 [[gold]].
 
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*'''Weapons:''' Visit any [[Crafter#Weapon Crafter|Weapon Crafter]]; choose the ''customize'' tab (if necessary). Select the weapon to customize and press the '''Customize''' button. The cost is always 10{{gold}}. (You can also customize the currently equipped weapon.)
*'''Armor:''' Armor will always be customised.
 
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**To customize a weapon for a [[Hero]], transfer the item to the main character, follow the steps above, and return the weapon to the hero.
   
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==Restrictions & Consequences of Customization==
==Other Players' Customized Items==
 
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*Customized weapons ''may'' be used by any [[Hero]] bound to that character.
As mentioned above, a player cannot use an item customized for a character other than the one he/she is playing with. Customized items can be sold to [[merchant]]s (for prices far below what it cost to craft them). They can also be [[salvage]]d for materials, [[weapon upgrade]]s, or [[rune]]s.
 
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*Customized items ''may'' be sold to [[merchant]]s at prices far below the cost to purchase or [[craft]] it.
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*Customized items ''may'' be [[salvage]]d, allowing you to recover [[inscription]]s, [[rune]]s, or [[weapon upgrade]]s.
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**You can do that even if the item is customized for someone else.
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*Customizations cannot be removed. Ever.
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*Customized items cannot be used by any other character, even those on the same account.
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:*Putting a customized item in [[storage]], deleting the character, and then making another otherwise identical character '''does not''' let you use the customized item with the new character.
   
 
==Recommendations for Using Customized Items==
Note that if you have an item cuztomized for character A, put the item in storage, delete character A and make new character with the exact same name, the new character still cannot use the customized item.
 
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*'''Do''' customize a weapon your character will use for a long time especially when weapons do most of their damage, e.g. for [[warrior]]s, [[assassin]]s, [[paragon]]s, [[dervish]]es, and [[ranger]]s.
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*'''Do not''' customize a weapon you plan to sell: it has no extra value to a [[merchant]] and no value at all to another player.
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*'''Do''' salvage [[upgrade component]]s from custom items before you sell them; you can re-apply the upgrades to your new weapon or armor.
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*'''Do not''' buy customized items for your own use; you can't use them, no matter what the seller tells you. See →[[Scam]].
   
 
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'''Warning:''' Beware of [[scams|scammers]] trying to sell customized items.
 
   
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Latest revision as of 04:54, 7 December 2010

General[ | ]

To customize an item in Guild Wars means to attune an item to a specific character. This makes the item only usable by that specific character (or their heroes). Customized items display the phrase "Customized for ..." in its description when the mouse is hovered over it.

Types of Customization[ | ]

Two types of items can be customized:

  • Armor Customization: Any armor crafted in the game is automatically customized for the purchaser. This is by design and there is no way to avoid it.
  • Weapon Customization: When a weapon is customized, it deals 20% more damage, however no other character can use it.

How to Customize[ | ]

  • Armor: Armor will always be customized.
  • Weapons: Visit any Weapon Crafter; choose the customize tab (if necessary). Select the weapon to customize and press the Customize button. The cost is always 10Gold. (You can also customize the currently equipped weapon.)
    • To customize a weapon for a Hero, transfer the item to the main character, follow the steps above, and return the weapon to the hero.

Restrictions & Consequences of Customization[ | ]

  • Customized weapons may be used by any Hero bound to that character.
  • Customized items may be sold to merchants at prices far below the cost to purchase or craft it.
  • Customized items may be salvaged, allowing you to recover inscriptions, runes, or weapon upgrades.
    • You can do that even if the item is customized for someone else.
  • Customizations cannot be removed. Ever.
  • Customized items cannot be used by any other character, even those on the same account.
  • Putting a customized item in storage, deleting the character, and then making another otherwise identical character does not let you use the customized item with the new character.

Recommendations for Using Customized Items[ | ]

  • Do customize a weapon your character will use for a long time especially when weapons do most of their damage, e.g. for warriors, assassins, paragons, dervishes, and rangers.
  • Do not customize a weapon you plan to sell: it has no extra value to a merchant and no value at all to another player.
  • Do salvage upgrade components from custom items before you sell them; you can re-apply the upgrades to your new weapon or armor.
  • Do not buy customized items for your own use; you can't use them, no matter what the seller tells you. See →Scam.