Bind to account and bind to character

adarandrel

I am noticing some weapons and gear list as bound to account and some bound to character. What denotes a piece of gear becoming bound to account vs bound to character??

helixsunbringer

something that is bound to an account can be transferred between characters on the same account using the account bank. Whereas items that are bound to a character cannot. Is that the answer you are looking for?

olivia211

In most cases, an item you earn through a mission will be bound to character. Also any items earned through reputation are also bound to character. An item you get from the exchange like a beam array is usually account bound. I did recently notice though that consoles are character bound which is a real bummer.

adarandrel

I knew the difference just unsure what the methodology for what becomes character vs account. I will ahve to watch it more closely

nileight1

Any weapons or consoles that you would actually want to pass to another character, like something from the lobi store, is bound to character.

Junk loots are bound to account.

tangolight

Any old items that you had before they introduced Account Bound items will remain Character Bound and do not get converted.

Since it was introduced, all normal type items are Account Bound. Basically, any standard item type (so not hybrid, unique, or set items) that you could get from a drop are account bound. This includes many mission rewards. If a mission rewards a Dual Disruptor Cannon Mark VII [Acc][Dmg], it would be account bound. If the reward is something unique, like 'Efficient Impulse Engine Mk IV' then it will be character bound. Item drops will almost always be account bound.