Remove the One time character restore rule!

[Naunet]

I have lost items due to stupidity before. So what, I was stupid, I don't deserve them back. Now stuff bought from the Mog Station, just make those (aside from consumables like dyes and maybe housing items), unable to be discarded/sold etc. So you can't get rid of them. There we go, no need to call a GM about those. Buy them for the wrong character, too bad, deal with it, but they shoud include a double check after you insert your payment details to tell you what character they're going to. Check it's the right character, and then submit.

I'm still not sure why you're so vindictive toward people when their actions and wants don't affect you in the slightest.

[Paladinleeds]

I'm still not sure why you're so vindictive toward people when their actions and wants don't affect you in the slightest.

Because it takes away time from other GM responses. Yoshi has already said the FFXIV support team is very small. If you close off this avenue, it opens up more time for the GMs to handle things like dealing with harassment reports. RMT and the like is handled by the STF which is different, but the other things are all handled by the same team. If this comes across as vindictive then I'm extremely happy to be considered vindictive. And if you get me banned from the game permanently without appeal for it, I'll just play another game. I already have contact outside of the game with my closest friends in this game so no skin off my back. Yes I enjoy the game but getting permanently banned without appeal from it wouldn't be the end of the world to me.

[Arutan]

Why would you delete your char in the first place. Not playing for a long time doesn't mean your char has to be deleted. That's just being dumb, and we can't do anything about that, sorry.

[Naunet]

Because it takes away time from other GM responses.

I highly doubt this would have any noticeable impact on GM response times. It's simply not that common an issue, and honestly SE could automate the process if they wanted (as Blizzard has).

[Rennies]

What kind of drama even happens on this game? Are people really that abusive towards one another? How pathetic.

[Eloah]

I didn't read every post but this thread seems "odd" to me, and that's being generous sorry. I actually never knew they had a character restore feature since well, they don't need to. If I delete my character that is on me; now if it gets deleted that is another story, one that I wont express here. But basically if someone decides to stop playing, deleting your character is an "odd" choice. I mean if I stop playing a single player game like, Pokemon, other Final Fantasies, Tomb Raider, etc, should i delete my save file, NO! Its the same here, my character is my save file, I just file it away until later, when I want to play.

Oh and the post/s I read about it's a ploy to get players to buy the jump potions, NO, JUST NO. Stop making everything SE does, from now until a decision is made, about jump potions. Can I personally see using them, no, because I'm playing the game right now. But, can I see a use and a need for them, yes, why, because this is not a single player game. In order for it to stay alive SE has to be able to bring in newer players at anytime. So honestly when 7.0 roles around, would you really expect someone to trudge through 6 expansions? And if you say, "Yes, cause I had to do it" well, that's the reason the world is the way it is now. We should make the next person's journey(life) easier not harder.

What kind of drama even happens on this game? Are people really that abusive towards one another? How pathetic.

This is my first MMO so I can't really comment, but from what I hear, and have experienced, the FFXIV community is quite tame. There are elitists, but they are few and far between, thank god.

[Vespar]

What kind of drama even happens on this game? Are people really that abusive towards one another? How pathetic.

Only on the forums....

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As per the OP, I understand the reasoning for the one time character restore. SE's support team has lots to do, if they took away the 1 per person rule, they'd likely be swamped just restoring characters constantly, rather than helping the folks that have genuine support issues, or combating RMT.
I am sorry you wont get your character back, but when you restore a character you are warned that it is a one time deal per account anyways. I did this a few months ago when I accidentally deleted the main off my alternate account while removing test characters I'd made. They are pretty good about letting you know you can only do it once, so make sure its the right character being restored and make sure its worth it.

[Dustytome]

I disagree with you wholeheartedly, I think its wrong to force a 1 time restore policy but yet they will sell Jump potions come next expansion to get people 50+ But not allow a person to recover a already built character.

What does what thing have to do with the other? I suppose they could add it as a paid service if it's taking time away from the GMs. Consider it a lesson though not to just brashly give in to emotions as there can be permanent consequences to doing so. Leave the character and just don't use it next time.

[Moonlite]

I highly doubt this would have any noticeable impact on GM response times. It's simply not that common an issue, and honestly SE could automate the process if they wanted (as Blizzard has).

I am sure you haven't noticed but 14 is run by two hamsters and a spinning wheel. They clearly say all the time, "If you want that we are not doing something else." Also to the automated restore. This game has some serious design issues compared to other games. Or at least we are led to believe and that's why X thing isn't possible.

[Paladinleeds]

What kind of drama even happens on this game? Are people really that abusive towards one another? How pathetic.

People do receive threats of physical violence on this game. Because my friend decided to do some content with me instead of some other guy, that guy threatened physical violence against me. It's rare, but it does happen. I've also had one of my friends have lies spread about them to try and damage their reputation in this game.