Character Name Locked?

#0 - Oct. 26, 2010, 5:40 a.m.
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Character Name: <removed> (I will edit this out after I post so only a GM can see it)

Realm: Illidian

I have been trying to make a character with this name on the realm above so that I can transfer one of my characters to the server. When I try to create a new character with that name it tells me the name is not avaliable.

I looked on armory and it shows that character as a level 61 orc death knight.

When I click the link to view the character I get an error message:

Q u o t e:

•The character has been inactive for an extended period of time.
•The character name was spelled incorrectly.
•The profile is temporarily unavailable while the character is in the midst of a process such as a realm transfer or faction change.
•Characters that have been deleted are no longer available on the Armory.


If this is true, then why can't I create a character using that name? It looks like the character still exists but it hasn't been used in so long that armory won't reconize it.

I also have a ticket in, but I'm not sure if I need to make a ticket on this. If you can free up the name can you make a level 1 or something on my account using that name, so that no one can take it between the time it's freed up and the time I get back to check this thread?
#2 - Oct. 26, 2010, 6:10 a.m.
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You are free to ask that this be looked into Qwin, but the criteria to release a name with this kind of request is rather strict.

We will be more than happy to look into the possibility for you via an ingame petition.