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Why is there still a wait on delete char?
Ozium
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am new and trying bunch different char's but wait time one delete is really a *** ...
can be simple i don't like the facial expression to not liking the class but want to use the name again, so why is it still in game after all these years ???
can be simple i don't like the facial expression to not liking the class but want to use the name again, so why is it still in game after all these years ???
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VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Because there used to be an (pre One Tamriel) exploit where you could make a new character, do a quick quest for gold, drop off/mail the gold, and delete the character, rinse repeat for hours,
ZOS nipped it in the bud by introducing the character delete limit amd hasn't ever changed it back.8
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Sixty5✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Because ZOS don't want people to have the ability to get on someone else's account and instantly delete all of their characters.
It's that simple.Lord and Savior of the Association of Serious S***posters.
I play a character called "Gives Me Wood Elf" because I am a mature and sensible person.
Stam Sorc main in Battlegrounds3 -
NewBlacksmurf✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Because ZOS don't want people to have the ability to get on someone else's account and instantly delete all of their characters.
It's that simple.
According to...to them, ZOS...... it was a measure added to combat some early botting and people who would create and delete characters over and over again for other various reasons.Edited by NewBlacksmurf on February 22, 2018 2:06AM-PC (PTS)/Xbox One: NewBlacksmurf
~<{[50]}>~ looks better than *5016 -
ADarklore✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭Not only as others stated above... but they also want people to buy Appearance tokens and Name Change tokens instead of easily deleting and re-creating.CP: 1965 ** ESO+ Gold Road ** ~~ Stamina Arcanist ~~ Magicka Warden ~~ Magicka Templar ~~ ***** Strictly a solo PvE quester *****3 -
AlnilamE✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »Because there used to be an (pre One Tamriel) exploit where you could make a new character, do a quick quest for gold, drop off/mail the gold, and delete the character, rinse repeat for hours,
ZOS nipped it in the bud by introducing the character delete limit amd hasn't ever changed it back.
This would still be possible if the character deletion limit wasn't there. Those quests still exist.
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Nyghthowler✭✭✭✭✭
✭Not only as others stated above... but they also want people to buy Appearance tokens and Name Change tokens instead of easily deleting and re-creating.
The character deletion limit was introduced way before appearance change tokens were available. Try again, Mr. Tinfoil.I'm not prejudiced; I hate everyone equally !3 -
VaranisArano✭✭✭✭✭
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If that were the main reason for the limit, yeah. Its not, that's just a benefit.
So if you've got less than 4 characters, practice good account security measures?1 -
VexingArcanist✭✭✭✭There are other ways to get around preventing people from quest farming rewards. Obviously this was just pure laziness. Even now if you had a delete refresh every few hours it would suffice. The current delete "system" is obnoxious.1
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Fang_of_Lorkhaj✭✭✭✭Because if you have to wait, you're more likely to just buy another character slot.0
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Wolfchild07✭✭✭✭✭If you create one of each class, there's no need to delete them. You can respec however you want at any time.
As for facial expressions, I try not to alter them too much, cause yeah, if you mess with them alot, it can create odd looks.Edited by Wolfchild07 on February 22, 2018 10:09AM0 -
starkerealm✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭✭✭✭VaranisArano wrote: »Because there used to be an (pre One Tamriel) exploit where you could make a new character, do a quick quest for gold, drop off/mail the gold, and delete the character, rinse repeat for hours,
ZOS nipped it in the bud by introducing the character delete limit amd hasn't ever changed it back.
Yeah, this dates way back to around launch. The goldsellers would roll up a character, spill out of the wayshrine in the Hollow City (or Windhelm and a few others) and then run a couple quests, mail the gold back to a control account, log out, nuke themselves and start over.
There are a few videos from back then still floating around online, but it was kinda insane. You'd see a succession of identical characters with randomly generated names, standing in the exact same spot, often overlapping completely.
The character delete limit shut down this almost overnight.2 -
Aeeeek✭✭also spammers used to be a pain. It is NOT to extort money from us, tho it may help that.Edited by Aeeeek on February 22, 2018 10:39AM1 -
Soleya✭✭✭✭✭
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I think the better question is why would you be with someone who would do that in the first place.
As others said it was one way of combating gold sellers.0 -
Twenty0zTsunami✭✭✭✭probably
A. To encourage people buying more character slots
C. so you can't make throwaway mules, which inevitably brings us back to A.Edited by Twenty0zTsunami on February 23, 2018 3:17AM0 -
Twenty0zTsunami✭✭✭✭starkerealm wrote: »VaranisArano wrote: »Because there used to be an (pre One Tamriel) exploit where you could make a new character, do a quick quest for gold, drop off/mail the gold, and delete the character, rinse repeat for hours,
ZOS nipped it in the bud by introducing the character delete limit amd hasn't ever changed it back.
Yeah, this dates way back to around launch. The goldsellers would roll up a character, spill out of the wayshrine in the Hollow City (or Windhelm and a few others) and then run a couple quests, mail the gold back to a control account, log out, nuke themselves and start over.
There are a few videos from back then still floating around online, but it was kinda insane. You'd see a succession of identical characters with randomly generated names, standing in the exact same spot, often overlapping completely.
The character delete limit shut down this almost overnight.
how were gold sellers around launch running quests in hollow city on fresh characters?
I never played back then, but I did play before One Tamriel, and iirc you couldn't quest in areas you didn't meet the level requirements for.. and hollow city was like 40+, wasn't it?0 -
DoctorESO✭✭✭✭✭
✭✭Twenty0zTsunami wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »VaranisArano wrote: »Because there used to be an (pre One Tamriel) exploit where you could make a new character, do a quick quest for gold, drop off/mail the gold, and delete the character, rinse repeat for hours,
ZOS nipped it in the bud by introducing the character delete limit amd hasn't ever changed it back.
Yeah, this dates way back to around launch. The goldsellers would roll up a character, spill out of the wayshrine in the Hollow City (or Windhelm and a few others) and then run a couple quests, mail the gold back to a control account, log out, nuke themselves and start over.
There are a few videos from back then still floating around online, but it was kinda insane. You'd see a succession of identical characters with randomly generated names, standing in the exact same spot, often overlapping completely.
The character delete limit shut down this almost overnight.
how were gold sellers around launch running quests in hollow city on fresh characters?
I never played back then, but I did play before One Tamriel, and iirc you couldn't quest in areas you didn't meet the level requirements for.. and hollow city was like 40+, wasn't it?
You could quest there. Your level would be lower than the enemies there, though. Port to player can get you around. Unless I'm not remembering things correctly, which is quite possible.Edited by DoctorESO on February 23, 2018 3:43AM0 -
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✭✭✭✭✭Twenty0zTsunami wrote: »starkerealm wrote: »VaranisArano wrote: »Because there used to be an (pre One Tamriel) exploit where you could make a new character, do a quick quest for gold, drop off/mail the gold, and delete the character, rinse repeat for hours,
ZOS nipped it in the bud by introducing the character delete limit amd hasn't ever changed it back.
Yeah, this dates way back to around launch. The goldsellers would roll up a character, spill out of the wayshrine in the Hollow City (or Windhelm and a few others) and then run a couple quests, mail the gold back to a control account, log out, nuke themselves and start over.
There are a few videos from back then still floating around online, but it was kinda insane. You'd see a succession of identical characters with randomly generated names, standing in the exact same spot, often overlapping completely.
The character delete limit shut down this almost overnight.
how were gold sellers around launch running quests in hollow city on fresh characters?
I never played back then, but I did play before One Tamriel, and iirc you couldn't quest in areas you didn't meet the level requirements for.. and hollow city was like 40+, wasn't it?
Like this:
They're running a quest that only involves dialog, and can be advanced without combat.
And a bonus from Windhelm:
EDIT: For reference, there was never a hard lockout on leveling for quests. The closest thing was access to the Silver and Gold zones, which required you complete the main storyline. Technically, at launch, it was even possible to explore wayshrines in other alliances by traveling to friends in those zones, though you couldn't actually enter those zones yourself.
There were some pretty severe combat penalties, including a miss chance for fighting enemies way above your level, but the zones were technically playable.Edited by starkerealm on February 23, 2018 3:47AM0
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