Character Xfer Name Issue

#0 - Oct. 10, 2010, 8:28 p.m.
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I had very recently planned on transferring a character from Uther to Maelstrom (Ranza.) To save the name I wanted, since that name was unavailable, I created a level 55 Deathknight named "Lyese." Upon the transfer completing, I purchased a character recustomization for the transferred character. I then deleted the Deathknight and immediately recustomized Ranza's gender and name to Lyese. However, the name is now flagged as unavailable and asking me to rename her. I thought there wasn't a hold on deleted characters names. Is it possible the Deathknight's data is still on the server, or did someone else really create a character with that name in the 30 second or so span? Basically, I want to know if the name is truly in use, because I don't see anything in Armory (I'm aware it usually updates every hour or two.)
#5 - Oct. 10, 2010, 8:51 p.m.
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Daniera is correct, Lyese. There is a known issue that will cause the character to be flagged for a name change twice if you do not log in to the character in between transactions.

Feel free to open an in game ticket and our game masters will be able to further assist you.