User:TEF/Guides/Storage capacity

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This information is likely inaccurate — it has not been reviewed or updated since the last BWE.

The are several different ways to increase your storage capacity, but they are difficult to compare due to the different costs involved: real world cash, coin, or gems. You should expect to spend the equivalent of US$0.17 to US$0.50 for each additional slot of storage (based on the current costs for these items).

Overall, the best combination of convenient and economical is to expand your bank tabs. Later, you can add storage toons, but only add bag slots to a character when you are sure that you will be playing it for a long time.

At-a-glance

I've made several assumptions about equivalent costs that are likely to be wrong when the game is released...and are likely to change frequently during the first few months of play.

Alternative	Total Slots		Additional In-game costs	Equivalent In Gems	Equivalent In US$	Cost / slot	Pros & Cons
Bank Tab Expansion	30	600	0	600	$7.50	$0.25	Convenient, since reduces the need to transfer/logout.
Bag Slot Expansion (10-slot bags)	10	400	1	401	$5.02	$0.50	Risky, should you delete a toon; essential for dungeons.
Bag Slot Expansion (20-slot bags)	20	400	10	2,100	$26.25	$1.31	Surprisingly expensive. If you have that much gold, might be better spent on gems.
Upgrade storage toons	240	0	16	27	$0.34	$0.00	Somewhat risky, as storage toons tend to get re-rolled.
New account	330	0	20	34	$60.00 + $0.43	$0.18	Good value plus, allows you to save items while in a dungeon (via mail system).
Character Slot Expansion	60	800	4	807	$10.09	$0.17	Cheaper than adding bag slots or bank panes, but much less convenient than either.

Legend

Alternatives: explained below

Slots:

• 30 for each new bank tab.
• 10 for each new bag slot, which assumes you also spend ~1 to upgrade from an 8-slot (nearly free) to a 10-slot bag.
• 60 for each storage character, based on 20 backpack slots plus 10 slots each for the four default bag slots (costs ~4 silver).

In-game costs: represents any additional in-game costs to upgrade bags (see below).

Equivalent gem: equivalent number of gems required, assuming each gem costs 1.7

Equivalent US$: price in dollars, assuming US$5 buys 400.

Cost / Slot: Dollar cost for each slot. You cannot actually buy slots at this price.

Alternatives

These are detailed explanations of the available options.

Alternative name	Description	Slots Added	Explanation	Maximums
Bank Tab Expansion	Buy a new tab from the gem store.	30	Each tab costs 600.	Add six for 180 slots, ~$45.00, 25 cents/slot.
Bag Slot Expansion (10-slot)	Buying one character a bag slot	10	Each add'l slot costs 400 and ~1 (for the bag)	Each toon can add up to three, for 30 more slots.
Bag Slot Expansion (20-slot)	Same, but upgrade to 20-slot bags	20	Each add'l slot costs 400 and 1  (for the bag)	Each toon can add up to three, for 60 more slots.
Upgrade storage toons	Ensure your non-main toons each have four 10-slot bags	240	Four toons get four 10-slot bags and a 20-slot backpack (60 slots); requires 16  in-game expenses to get the bags.	Limited, if you play multiple characters.
New account	Buy another account.	330	Costs US$60 and is basically the same as above, but with five toons and a bank with 30 slots.	You could keep buying accounts as long as you like. Requires 20  in-game for bags.
Character Slot Expansion	Buy a toon slot from the gem store.	60	20 initial slots plus four 10-slot bags; requires ~4  in-game for bags	ANet has not published a cap on the number of toons.

Assumptions

Assumption	Source	Notes
1.5/	BWE #2 prices.	During BWE #3, it was closer to 0.5/.
80/US$	BWEs (all): 800/US$10	ANet will have to confirm...and it's possible this will vary during the first month or so.
Superior Holding = 10	BWEs: they were only avail from vendors	It's likely that there will be other sources, but for "early planning purposes," no discounts.
Minor Holding = 1	Easily obtained in BWE2 for ~1	Nominal cost is 4  96

Caveats

• If you buy bag-slot expansions and delete the toon, you lose the slots.