I appreciate some tips on how to try to fix this. Not one person I spoke with earlier even attempted to do anything. They all said either "contact someone else" or "nothing we can do."

However, you're wrong about moving my character. I had this EXACT issue, logged out in Gold Saucer, twice before. Once during ARR and once during HW. Each time I contacted support via phone, and they immediately fixed the problem by moving my character back to my Return location. I've experienced the same thing in other games, such as WoW, RIFT, SWTOR, LOTRO... Each time it's been a simple fix. But, to tell me that you WON'T do anything and that there will be no game time extension due to this situation is beyond repair for rapport. That last guy I spoke with HUNG UP on me (chat support, and I did not curse nor was I abusive in any way).


Either way, I managed to fix the issue myself by deleting files, restoring them, and a process of trial and error. So, whatever script you guys are reading from may work for some instances, you should really listen to your customers.