seen this in ignite server, it is a good feature to prevent accidental deletion or if got hacked and someone access the account and try to delete all your characters, you have 24 hr to wait and confirm deletion.

Originally posted by Shun Pinocchio Syndrom&Hypocrite:

seen this in ignite server, it is a good feature to prevent accidental deletion or if got hacked and someone access the account and try to delete all your characters, you have 24 hr to wait and confirm deletion.

The feature to prevent accidental deletion is already there by typing the character name, hacked situation does not make sense because if anyone got hacked the hacker will certainly be faster to do anything to your account than support getting back to you. 24h is just absurd anyway.

Originally posted by Asator:

The feature to prevent accidental deletion is already there by typing the character name, hacked situation does not make sense because if anyone got hacked the hacker will certainly be faster to do anything to your account than support getting back to you. 24h is just absurd anyway.

In my opinion. I think this is a good protection from hacker or yourself or from people who can login in your steam account in the same household.

If you are that upset over something as little as waiting 24 hours to delete one of your 6 character than yeah this is not the game for you.

It allows you to change your mind, you have 24 hours to do so
It also allow you stop the deletion and retrieve items that you may have forgotten before deleting the character

Not sure what still works this way but it used to be when you logged into the game what ever character logged in first got send the event items and power passes, and if you deleted that character you lost them, so likely this system was added to stop support tickets.

Originally posted by Asator:

I was thinking of returning and create a new character, I have 6/6 character in one server, went to delete one of the lower levels (lvl 14) and have to wait 24h to have the slot free for another character, buy a Character Slot Extension or have a character in another server, not with my main roster.

Just killed all the drive to come back to the game, never seen this wait period to delete a character in any other game.

They have so many bad systems like this that more or less try to get people frustrated enough to spend money for work arounds like buying more character slots instead. everything they do is to milk people for money based on predatory systems.

Originally posted by Kirinketsu:

If you are that upset over something as little as waiting 24 hours to delete one of your 6 character than yeah this is not the game for you.

It allows you to change your mind, you have 24 hours to do so
It also allow you stop the deletion and retrieve items that you may have forgotten before deleting the character

Not sure what still works this way but it used to be when you logged into the game what ever character logged in first got send the event items and power passes, and if you deleted that character you lost them, so likely this system was added to stop support tickets.

The 24-hour wait time to delete a character isn’t just a little inconvenience for returning players, it creates unnecessary friction for no meaningful reason. Given your points:

“It allows you to change your mind”
The system is already there by typing the character's name which already ensures deliberation. This delay doesn’t add value for players who are certain about their decision, especially for low-level characters with minimal to no time investment. For anyone who wants to return to the game, this just feels like an arbitrary hurdle.

“It allows you to stop the deletion and retrieve forgotten items”
This point would make sense if players deleting characters frequently forgot important items, but Lost Ark already has systems to mitigate this, such as allowing players to manually transfer gear and items. Plus, low-level characters (like my level 14 one) usually don’t have anything critical to retrieve. If for some reason it has anything important to retrieve a simple warning pop-up or a one-hour grace period would be sufficient here.

“Prevents issues with event items or power passes”
If this feature was implemented to address past problems, there are better solutions. The game could track these items and reassign them during character creation or provide an inventory check before deletion. Penalizing all players with a 24-hour wait feels excessive.

“This is not the game for you”
This argument dismisses valid feedback. The goal of modern games should be to encourage players to return and enjoy the experience, not alienate them with restrictive mechanics. A system that frustrates returning players is counterproductive to a healthy player base.

Ultimately, the 24-hour wait seems less about protecting players and more about nudging them toward buying additional character slots. Many other MMOs handle character deletion efficiently without this kind of delay, proving there are better alternatives. Returning players should feel welcomed, not like they’re being punished for wanting to play again.

Originally posted by Asator:

Originally posted by Kirinketsu:

If you are that upset over something as little as waiting 24 hours to delete one of your 6 character than yeah this is not the game for you.

It allows you to change your mind, you have 24 hours to do so
It also allow you stop the deletion and retrieve items that you may have forgotten before deleting the character

Not sure what still works this way but it used to be when you logged into the game what ever character logged in first got send the event items and power passes, and if you deleted that character you lost them, so likely this system was added to stop support tickets.

The 24-hour wait time to delete a character isn’t just a little inconvenience for returning players, it creates unnecessary friction for no meaningful reason. Given your points:

“It allows you to change your mind”
The system is already there by typing the character's name which already ensures deliberation. This delay doesn’t add value for players who are certain about their decision, especially for low-level characters with minimal to no time investment. For anyone who wants to return to the game, this just feels like an arbitrary hurdle.

“It allows you to stop the deletion and retrieve forgotten items”
This point would make sense if players deleting characters frequently forgot important items, but Lost Ark already has systems to mitigate this, such as allowing players to manually transfer gear and items. Plus, low-level characters (like my level 14 one) usually don’t have anything critical to retrieve. If for some reason it has anything important to retrieve a simple warning pop-up or a one-hour grace period would be sufficient here.

“Prevents issues with event items or power passes”
If this feature was implemented to address past problems, there are better solutions. The game could track these items and reassign them during character creation or provide an inventory check before deletion. Penalizing all players with a 24-hour wait feels excessive.

“This is not the game for you”
This argument dismisses valid feedback. The goal of modern games should be to encourage players to return and enjoy the experience, not alienate them with restrictive mechanics. A system that frustrates returning players is counterproductive to a healthy player base.

Ultimately, the 24-hour wait seems less about protecting players and more about nudging them toward buying additional character slots. Many other MMOs handle character deletion efficiently without this kind of delay, proving there are better alternatives. Returning players should feel welcomed, not like they’re being punished for wanting to play again.

spot on man, it's about making money every little way they can think of. no matter how much worse it makes the game. If they removed all the predatory tactics it would be a next level game.

They have waited for many months or years to return, what is one more day wait to clean up and free slots. in ignite server, deleting 5 characters to free slots, wait for a day and process continue to support the main. I saw people who have no patience to wait for loading the game that takes few minutes, same here to delete characters to free slots and wait for 24hr. Not sure if the game is for this kind of people.

Originally posted by Asator:

Originally posted by Kirinketsu:

If you are that upset over something as little as waiting 24 hours to delete one of your 6 character than yeah this is not the game for you.

It allows you to change your mind, you have 24 hours to do so
It also allow you stop the deletion and retrieve items that you may have forgotten before deleting the character

Not sure what still works this way but it used to be when you logged into the game what ever character logged in first got send the event items and power passes, and if you deleted that character you lost them, so likely this system was added to stop support tickets.

The 24-hour wait time to delete a character isn’t just a little inconvenience for returning players, it creates unnecessary friction for no meaningful reason. Given your points:

“It allows you to change your mind”
The system is already there by typing the character's name which already ensures deliberation. This delay doesn’t add value for players who are certain about their decision, especially for low-level characters with minimal to no time investment. For anyone who wants to return to the game, this just feels like an arbitrary hurdle.

“It allows you to stop the deletion and retrieve forgotten items”
This point would make sense if players deleting characters frequently forgot important items, but Lost Ark already has systems to mitigate this, such as allowing players to manually transfer gear and items. Plus, low-level characters (like my level 14 one) usually don’t have anything critical to retrieve. If for some reason it has anything important to retrieve a simple warning pop-up or a one-hour grace period would be sufficient here.

“Prevents issues with event items or power passes”
If this feature was implemented to address past problems, there are better solutions. The game could track these items and reassign them during character creation or provide an inventory check before deletion. Penalizing all players with a 24-hour wait feels excessive.

“This is not the game for you”
This argument dismisses valid feedback. The goal of modern games should be to encourage players to return and enjoy the experience, not alienate them with restrictive mechanics. A system that frustrates returning players is counterproductive to a healthy player base.

Ultimately, the 24-hour wait seems less about protecting players and more about nudging them toward buying additional character slots. Many other MMOs handle character deletion efficiently without this kind of delay, proving there are better alternatives. Returning players should feel welcomed, not like they’re being punished for wanting to play again.

You really need to think outside the box. Let's say my son or cousin or friend or 'madge gf/wifey' tries to troll and delete your character? Well they can't since u have 24 hour protection. Literally get over it a lot of MMORPG's have this 24 hour period protection.

Originally posted by Shun Pinocchio Syndrom&Hypocrite:

They have waited for many months or years to return, what is one more day wait to clean up and free slots. in ignite server, deleting 5 characters to free slots, wait for a day and process continue to support the main. I saw people who have no patience to wait for loading the game that takes few minutes, same here to delete characters to free slots and wait for 24hr. Not sure if the game is for this kind of people.

I mean i woulda just uninstalled again and play something else if i wanted to delete a character and had to wait 24 hours to play. I owe this game nothing and if having to wait 24 hours to play cause of scam tactics to try and get me to swipe, I don't think it's unreasonable to be like. lul what a trash game.. i'll play something else that doesn't have a stupid setup like this.