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[chiibee]

So, I deleted a character since I decided I wanted a new look. Much to my dismay, I found that when I trying remake a deleted character it tells me the name is taken? Even though I just had that character a second ago...

After testing I know it's not because somebody managed to steal my name. How long does it take for the name database to be cleared when a character is deleted?

Thank you.

[ZeroTigress]

Usually about 5 minutes or so.

[chiibee]

Usually about 5 minutes or so.

Hmm, it's been several hours so far, hence my surprise =x Wouldn't be asking if it took 5 minutes xD

Thanks for responding though~

[ridicule]

Hastur either stated it was 24 or 48 hours. Can't remember which off the top of my head.

edit: Jk, production team member statement.

The character name should be available within 24 hours after you first deleted the character.

Edited by ridicule, 03 November 2010 - 06:42 AM.

[Tundra]

It's usually every server reset or every other server reset depending on when exactly you deleted the character. Your character may still exist if you keep the quest folder in your User documents, other times it may not. It's weird like that. Anyway, servers reset when it's a new day (whether you notice it or not). By reset, I mean the clock and it's cache(not literally restarting the server). It clears the junk it doesn't need anymore, such as names of characters that are no longer in use.

The short answer: 12 to 48 hours.