World of Warcraft Temporarily Removing Limitation on Character Service

World of Warcraft Temporarily Removing Limitation on Character Service

Key Takeaways

  • Until October 15, WoW players can restore deleted characters without a cooldown.
  • Deleted toons will be re-added to the player’s roster of alts using the Restore Character feature.
  • If over 65 characters are on the account, the Restore Character option disappears.

As a long-time World of Warcraft (WoW) enthusiast with over a decade of gaming experience under my belt, I must say that this recent announcement is music to my ears! The chance to restore deleted characters without a cooldown until October 15th is an incredible opportunity for players like me who have been bidding farewell to beloved toons due to one mishap or another.


Starting today and lasting until October 15th, players of World of Warcraft will be given a special opportunity: they can restore their characters without the usual seven-day waiting period. This means that for this limited time only, avid fans of World of Warcraft can bring back as many deleted characters as they wish, provided these characters meet certain eligibility criteria and there is still room on your account to accommodate them.

The “Bring Back Character” option gives players the ability to reinstate deleted characters, making them available again within their alternative roster. In anticipation for the “Warbands” update in “The War Within“, Blizzard temporarily suspended this feature in July, but subsequently reactivated it in September following the expansion’s launch.

Starting now, the restoration service for characters in World of Warcraft has been brought back with great fanfare, and it comes with a special offer too! Typically, after an account restores a character in World of Warcraft, they must wait seven days before doing it again. But to aid players who might require the restoration of multiple characters from recent months, World of Warcraft is temporarily eliminating this waiting period. So until October 15, players can restore as many eligible characters as their account allows without any further delay!

How Character Restoration Works in World of Warcraft

  • The Restore Character button, found next to Create a New Character on the login screen, can be used to bring back deleted toons once every seven days.
    • From now until October 15, players can freely restore eligible characters without the seven-day cooldown.
  • Certain conditions may disqualify characters for this feature:
    • Under level 10 or on a Class Trial
    • An Allied Race or Hero class at their starting level
    • 90 days after deletion if between levels 10 and 29
    • 120 days after deletion if between levels 30 and 49
  • If a fan already has 65 characters on their WoW account, the Restore Character button will disappear.
  • Players may need to rename the restored character if their original name was taken between their deletion and restoration.

Characters that were removed when the ‘Restore Character’ button was turned off, might become available again for reinstatement. If you, as a fan, have multiple characters in this state and wish to recover them all, it would be wise to do so before the cool-down period resets.

It’s worth noting that the October 15 date might be relevant for reactivating the cooldown. In the World of Warcraft Public Test Realm, the 20th anniversary event is planned to start from October 22. Typically, significant events kick off a week after their corresponding patches are released, and the anniversary is among the key attractions in Patch 7.0.5. Thus, it’s plausible that the new content update could synchronize with the Restore Character cooldown on October 15.

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2024-10-04 00:53