Is there a way to put a lock on a character to prevent from deleting?

sithyus

If there isn't I think it would be a good idea for security.

AlnilamE

Don't you have to type DELETE to confirm deletion? It's been a while since I killed an Iron Vestige.

Michae

Don't you have to type out DELETE to delete a character? How much more do you need?

Kel

To delete a character, at least on ps4, you have to deliberately go to the delete character option, hold down all four shoulder buttons simultaneously, then you still get a prompt asking if you're sure you want to delete.

Theres absolutely no way to delete by accident. It's already a deliberate choice to do so.

demoneca

I actually deleted a main once. Couldn't get it back. I thought I was on a different character and I was going fast. It sucked.

redlink1979

If you press the delete button by mistake (regarding console) you still need to confirm your choice so, you need to be REALLY drunk to delete a char by mistake... lol

sithyus

Michae wrote: »

Don't you have to type out DELETE to delete a character? How much more do you need?

I don't mean I would do it accidentally but I was afraid of a account hijacking or something

Michae

sithyus wrote: »

Michae wrote: »

Don't you have to type out DELETE to delete a character? How much more do you need?

I don't mean I would do it accidentally but I was afraid of a account hijacking or something

There would still probably be an option to unlock the character from this locking because everyone can change their mind. So I don't think it would help.

idk

AlnilamE wrote: »

Don't you have to type DELETE to confirm deletion? It's been a while since I killed an Iron Vestige.

Yes, you do have to type delete in all caps after you choose to delete a character. One would have to really be really out of it to do it accidently.

sithyus

Michae wrote: »

sithyus wrote: »

Michae wrote: »

Don't you have to type out DELETE to delete a character? How much more do you need?

I don't mean I would do it accidentally but I was afraid of a account hijacking or something

There would still probably be an option to unlock the character from this locking because everyone can change their mind. So I don't think it would help.

Yeah that makes sense but maybe putting a delay to it would work like unlocking a character requires 1 month to be able to delete

UrQuan

sithyus wrote: »

Michae wrote: »

sithyus wrote: »

Michae wrote: »

Don't you have to type out DELETE to delete a character? How much more do you need?

I don't mean I would do it accidentally but I was afraid of a account hijacking or something

There would still probably be an option to unlock the character from this locking because everyone can change their mind. So I don't think it would help.

Yeah that makes sense but maybe putting a delay to it would work like unlocking a character requires 1 month to be able to delete

If the idea is to prevent a potential account hijacker from being able to delete one of your characters, they'd first either have to be accessing your account from the same computer/console that you usually use, or they'd have to have access to your email as well to get past the confirmation email code that you get emailed to you when your account is accessed from a new machine/location.

Now that's not totally foolproof (probably the most likely account hijacker would be someone who lives with you or something - maybe a vengeful sibling or an angry soon-to-be-ex, or whatever, which would bypass the need for the email confirmation), so maybe a system could be set up to allow you to enable some form of 2FA to be required in order to delete a character. It seems like a bit of a corner case scenario though, so I'm not convinced it would make sense for ZOS to spend the time and effort to develop it.

Eraldus

AlnilamE wrote: »

Don't you have to type DELETE to confirm deletion? It's been a while since I killed an Iron Vestige.

They need to change it and make so that you have to type DeLeTe to confirm your character's deletion.

That'll show'em!

Palidon

This is another one of those threads that I ask myself WHY. First of all there is a safety feature when you delete a character. Before it is finally deleted ZOS will prompt you with a confirmation message and response. Unless you cannot read you have to confirm the deletion before it actually happens.

Dojohoda

Security as in what? Typing your mother's maiden name?

I saw the delay idea. I don't want a delay.

Isn't it rare that an account gets stolen? It's probably more common for someone to let another person to play their game and everyone knows that is against tos.

Zypheran

There is... go to the back of your computer and find the long black wire that connects to the white thing on the wall that shocks you when you poke it... and cut it!