I didn't know they had implemented it, but I think I know why.

Bots.

Bot makers have a habit of deleting characters to help circumvent limitations within a game. They create a character, send it harvesting, then after a period delete it, so that any complaints about the character disappear.

It's a bit stupid to me, but then I don't use bots.

The cooldown was preposed by several people as a measure to discourage botting, since the deletion of a character now carries consequences, which means the new botters will have to utilise a different method to stay under the radar.

AlexDougherty wrote: »

I didn't know they had implemented it, but I think I know why.

Bots.

Bot makers have a habit of deleting characters to help circumvent limitations within a game. They create a character, send it harvesting, then after a period delete it, so that any complaints about the character disappear.

It's a bit stupid to me, but then I don't use bots.

The cooldown was preposed by several people as a measure to discourage botting, since the deletion of a character now carries consequences, which means the new botters will have to utilise a different method to stay under the radar.

Which just adds to the issue that again , they mess up with players that are following the rules , to deal with bots.

What zen should do is add away to keep names safe , so that i can create new chars in peace then instead of having to rush because i need to keep the names i made at release safe. GW2 had the 24hrs lock , that kept the name bound to an account even after deletion of a char.

I honestly never thought this would be a problem.

What you're doing it a bit pointless. Make a character with the name you want. Keep it. Create a bunch of random characters for testing. Once you're satisfied with the build, delete the original character and create a new one with the same name. Delete the randoms at your leisure.

Nox_Aeterna wrote: »

Rosveen wrote: »

I honestly never thought this would be a problem.

What you're doing it a bit pointless. Make a character with the name you want. Keep it. Create a bunch of random characters for testing. Once you're satisfied with the build, delete the original character and create a new one with the same name. Delete the randoms at your leisure.

If you have a limit to how many you can delete , that means you cant create any amount of them for testing , which is the point.

I was doing it this way before.

You have seven slots left. Just how many characters do you need for testing during a single day?

You will get access to 300+ skill points as you play the game, so there's no need to be cautious about how you level a character up or to "experiment" much. This isn't another MMO where you're locked in to a specific playstyle by virtue of your chosen class.

subecsanur wrote: »

Rainsage wrote: »

I'm sure I'm not the only player who is frustrated by this new character deletion cooldown. No, I'm neither a bot nor a spammer.

I'm a new player trying out the different alliances/races/classes and I use the same character name with each reroll. I'm out of deletions. I have no idea how long it takes to refresh the cooldown, so I've been waiting over a day to make the character I want.

If this cooldown mechanism has to stay in place, would it be too much to ask for a display of the timer at the character creation screen? Also, couldn't the cooldown be shortened and still achieve the objective of why it was implemented in the first place?

Thanks.

This battle against bot's is a loosing one and hurting more the regular players, you can't tell me there is no way to actually track down in game where the bots are coming from and just directly shut the accounts? R they just too greedy and rather take the subscription these bots give? They have been around since day 1 so obviously they were around in beta, how hard is that to narrow down?

VPN, stolen credit cards, compromised accounts, etc.

Bots and gold-sellers have been around since MMOs started, and developers have never found a way to completely eliminate them. If you want to lay blame on anyone, blame the players who buy gold. They're the only reason this problem exists in the first place.

Thevampirenight wrote: »

they need to add a npc for charater changes and one for hair so that will make it were you don't have to delete for 100 gold

Yes minor changes should be doable in game.

im curious.. how long is the timer? anyone know?

thanks, it doesnt seem like enough of a timer to prevent the quest gold farming in the end. theyll just do one a day now

Nox_Aeterna wrote: »

nerevarine1138 wrote: »

You will get access to 300+ skill points as you play the game, so there's no need to be cautious about how you level a character up or to "experiment" much. This isn't another MMO where you're locked in to a specific playstyle by virtue of your chosen class.

That is really cute on paper , but sorry , i have been playing since day one(actually , 5 days before day one :P).

The "play the way you want" and "class wont matter on your role" crap wont work on me.

Class DOES matter on the role you want , so i do keep that in mind when i create a char , this illusion/lie zen is punishing on new players doesnt really work for long once you actually play the game for a while.

It's too bad that it "won't work on you," because it's working just great for me.

Every class can tank, heal and deal damage. Some of the best healers are Nightblades. Some of the best tanks are Sorcerers. Your class has no bearing on your ability to fill those roles. Your preconceptions, however, are going to limit you quite a bit.

Bots are a real problem and this is a minor inconvenience.

Mablung wrote: »

Ohioastro wrote: »

Bots are a real problem and this is a minor inconvenience.

Bots were a real problem. They have long since left the game.

I don't think so they are just disguising it and hiding it now so they don't get banned. and I think those disgusting things are no longer using names like jdfksfa ahfjafaf Im not sure I think I seen a couple with names. Im glad they desided to put in a delete limit and they need to have a name filter for sjaaajfajsdfa names and auto ban or force them to change the name and if they don't ban them. and add a bot scanner.

I beg to differ. Its not for anyone to say that there is no reason to remake characters over and over again. While I get the bot issue...though was never aware of it before...I reserve the right to delete and redo my characters at will.

Its not like we have very many slots. In WOW I have 25 toons that Ive played with over many years. In guild wars I have 9 and have the option to purchase another.

the fact is I get bored--set aside my mains for awhile...start a new character...go back to my mains. delete any newer builds that were not satisfying and make a new one.

8 slots do not allow you to experiment with all races, classes, male, female what-have-you. there should be an alternate method for bot issues. if ESO notices an account holder is creating and deleting characters over and over, and by that I mean say in less than a 24 hour period, they should check to see what the user was doing. gold spamming, for example, should get auto delete of account.

As for genuine playing..its nobodies business how I play or when I decide I dont like the build of one of my characters and want to start over. dont want deletions-- then get up with the standards other games have of allowing change in race, class, body, face, hair etc. When you're behind the curve as ESO is with character creation and changes the last thing you should be doing is limiting peoples ability to delete and experiment with a new combo.

Do a little research on your choices and you won't have that problem. I can't ever take this complaint serious. When it can be simply fixed by you figuring out what you like [snip]
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