hey, i played few years ago, thinking about back to the game but i forgot my email and password to acc. my previous character with nickname which i want to use is still in game armory on onyxia. is it any possible to expire this nick so i can do new char using it? or any other way to help with that? tips welcome.
or maybe there is other place where i should ask about it? by ticket in game or so?
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Member
cant find proper place to write/need help
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Overwatcher
That's... odd.
If the character is yours and in an account you just don't remember, why wouldn't you ask how to recover that account instead?
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Member
i thought there is no way to recover it with only nickname know. if there is any chance so, can u tell me how?
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The Lightbringer
Do the 4D chess move where you make a character with that name on Icecrown, if available. All Onyxian characters are moved to Icecrown at the end and have a forced rename, if Icecrown character with that name exists already. Then when the dust is settled, delete the alt and do a rename through services.
If the name's already taken by an Icecrown player, you would lose that name anyway at the end on Onyxia.
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Member
ty for GPT response, i dont get it, now write it by ur own. i said this character is on onyxia realm since classic(offline sth like 2 yerars), i want to play on onyxia cause now its wotlk, and u tell me that i have to w8 till wotlk ends to move chars to icecrown with forced rename and get my chance on that time?. -is that a solution? or maybe i dont get 4d chess move properly.
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Overwatcher
No, we don't "expire" names on request.
You can try to recover the account (and yes, of course you will need more information than one character name, Support won't just accept that), wait for the next inactivity clean up (if what you say is all correct and true the character won't have been played for longer than the necessary for it to be removed or lost its name when the next one happens), do what Mitzen said or just pick a different name.
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The Lightbringer
Thank you for the compliment, but I don't use ChatGPT to generate my replies. I use my own head instead.
Since you don't want to even try to recover your account, which in my opinion, is bit foolish. Most immediate way to get your name back is the upcoming inactivity (it's not announced yet, but yearly pattern would suggest for it to happen in Feb/March). It should release the name of the inactive character.
If it gets taken by other Onyxia player, or it's not released yet debating when it was last played, your only option is to name "reserve" it in Icecrown. This would be the only way for you to get it back.
But you'd need to rename your character anyway if the name is taken by an Icecrown player already.
If it's not in the use in Icecrown yet, I recommend making a character with that name to guarantee you get it for yourself when Onyxia closes and transfers are open.
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