Lycus
Legendary AdventureGuide!
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We already do clear the database from time to time for names, last time over 5,000,000 names were freed up by the clearance. However there are some extremely strict rules we have to enforce when doing so, such as that they have to have been inactive for a set amount of time (usually 2-3+ years), they must not have purchased Varium at any point, and multiple other checks that take place. This is to ensure that, as stated above, some of those issues do not arise. We also do this manually to make sure that players clearly know when we are clearing names, so if any do know people or of accounts that have not been played, they can login and play them before. However with such a large inactive period it eliminates most of those inactive due to life stuff or taking a break etc. since if they do leave for that long, they will likely understand why there character has disappeared - of course, if it ticks all the criteria for being deleted.
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