Characters are missing!

[ZloyMeTallisT]

Having returned to the server after a long absence, I discovered the complete absence of my characters! Support, please clarify and return! T.Y.

[unbanned]

Exactly how long is a long absence?

Warmane booted up in 2015 iirc, and there have been several inactivity clean-ups since then.

[ZloyMeTallisT]

I was gone for maybe about a year.

[unbanned]

There was a clean-up just under a year ago, if your characters met the below description, that might be why they're gone.


"The inactivity cleanup and gold squish will be conducted and completed on February 20, 2023. Downtime is expected to be multiple hours.


Level 1 and above characters that have not been played since January 2022 will have their names removed.
Characters will have the opportunity to choose a new name upon the next login.

Level 1 - 50 characters that have not been played since July 2022 will be removed.
Premium accounts are exempt from removals.
Characters that are guild masters will result in the guild being removed.

Blackrock characters that have been deleted pending restore for over 3 months will be removed.


Characters that have their name removed will have the opportunity to select a new name upon the next login."