NCSoft and Arena.net have announced that
starting this summer the players of Guild Wars will have to pay a fee
for alt characters in the game. Bare in mind, this is for
characters beyond the four that one gets from Guild Wars, and two
additional slots from Factions. Those six slots are still
free. It's only if players want more characters than that where
they'll have to pay.
The fees will vary by region, clocking in at
GBP 5.99, EUR 8.99, and $9.99US.