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World of Warcraftis temporarily suspending the character restoration service onceThe War Withinrolls out its Pre-Patch. Fans who need to use this service should ensure to do so before thisWorld of Warcraftupdate, as it may be several weeks before it is reactivated.
The character restoration function allowsWorld of Warcraftplayers to immediately recreate characters they have deleted in the past. So long as the character has not been permanently purged from the database for being under level 50 for a certain amount of time, this freeWorld of Warcraftgame servicelets fans bring their deleted toons back from oblivion, though it has a seven-day cooldown once used.
However, this useful feature is going to be temporarily disabled in the near future.World of Warcraftrecently announced that, once the Pre-Patch forThe War Withinarrives, the Restore Character button will be unavailable for a few weeks to help accommodate the transition to the new Warbands system. It advised players to use this service now if they need to, as characters can still be permanently purged from the database during this time.
How to Restore a Character in World of Warcraft
The War WithinPre-Patch doesn’t have a solid release date yet, but evidence suggestsWorld of Warcraftwill be implementing it on or around July 23. WithThe War Withinitself releasing about a month later, it sounds like the Restore Character button may be back shortly before the expansion releases. Fans can expect to learn the exact timing for the update within the next week or two.
Regardless, the disabling of this character feature makes sense.Warbands are revolutionizing howWorld of Warcraftplayersinterface with their characters, and the new system streamlines how data is stored across multiple toons; the process of consolidating this information while also restoring characters is likely a technical and logistical nightmare. By the time the feature is reinstated,World of Warcraftshould be able to make sure there are no issues when fans try to bring back their deleted characters.
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World of Warcraft: Dragonflight was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and is the ninth expansion pack for the iconic massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft.Dragonflight features an overhauled user interface, raises the level cap to 70, and introduces a new race and class.
