Old accounts being purged?

**Ally** · 14th May 2007, 12:34 PM

Posted on UO U.Hall

Comment:

I've been thinking of coming back to UO.
I have heard a rumor that when KR comes out, that all old, closed accounts will be purged from the system.
Does anyone know if this is true?
If it is true, how much time do I have to reopen my old accounts?

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To the best of my knowledge, we have no such plans. If we ever do, it'll be in large print everywhere I can stick it, with as much warning as I can give you.

E. Jeremy Dalberg
UO Community Coordinator
EA Mythic
www.uo.com

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**Queen Mum** · 14th May 2007, 12:42 PM

TY for squishing that 'rumor'

**Adri** · 14th May 2007, 01:24 PM

That rumor has been floating around for as long as I have been playing UO. Glad to see it is laid to rest for now!

**kitiara** · 14th May 2007, 04:20 PM

I thought all accounts got purged after 90 days of being closed, so this is news to me

**Silverfoot** · 14th May 2007, 04:27 PM

Nope the accounts have never been purged that I know of. The initial discussion on that I think happened just before Trammel. They have always said it was possible, but have never thrown the switch.

buddy lee · 14th May 2007, 04:27 PM

i have re-opened accounts that were closed for like 9 months before and still had characters and items.

Bo · 14th May 2007, 09:59 PM

I am glad this is not true. I am sure there are ALOT of people with closed accounts right now waiting for KR. That would be a big blow to UO if those folks' accounts got deleted and when KR came about, nobody came back cause they didnt want to start over.....

Stormcrow · 15th May 2007, 12:39 AM

Purging closed accounts would be the most stupid thing any company could ever do. They would then effectively doom their own game forever. I bet EA hopes more than ever that KR will attract purposefully old players as well as new ones.

**Tabbitha** · 15th May 2007, 11:45 AM

They have NEVER purged accounts. Database storage is cheap.

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Kylas, that's not true - accounts were purged once or twice early on. We haven't done it in a number of years, though.

E. Jeremy Dalberg
UO Community Coordinator
EA Mythic

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Yes I was one of the unlucky ones, I started playing in Oct. 98 and then about 6 months later left for about 3 years. When I came back I made a new account because I couldn't remember my old details. Besides my old account was based mainly on Napa, and I lived in Australia (this was before Oceania was made).

Around 2006 I came across a little book we had kept in the house for years with info on out Internet details etc... and in this book was my old user name and password for my very first UO account. Since at the time I was really into UO on my newer account I decided to re-open the old one for an extra house.

I was really looking forward to logging onto my old chars on Napa, even tho I was going to be playing on Oceania since I was relatively rich on my other account and besides, who wants to play with 400+ ping (to Napa) when you can play with around 30 to Oceania?

But when I logged on to Napa and got to the char selection page, guess what? No chars

In memory of my main char back on the purged account, Que Xux, when I first made my 2nd account in 2001 I made another char by the same name, and he is still to this day on Oceania, and is my oldest char at around 6 years old.

One thing that I did find however was all my vet reward choices there, so it was as if my account had been active for the full time, which it hadn't. It is at least some consolation to be recognized as a 7 year vet

**bendavho** · 15th May 2007, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kitiara

I thought all accounts got purged after 90 days of being closed, so this is news to me

My account was closed for 4 years and was surprise that I still had everything

14th May 2007, 12:34 PM	#1
Ally The Couch Hottie Join Date: Aug 2004 Shard: Lake Austin, Atlantic Posts: 4,423 Gold: 3,133 My Mood: Thanks: 37 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts	Old accounts being purged? Posted on UO U.Hall Comment: I've been thinking of coming back to UO. I have heard a rumor that when KR comes out, that all old, closed accounts will be purged from the system. Does anyone know if this is true? If it is true, how much time do I have to reopen my old accounts? --------------------------------------------------------- To the best of my knowledge, we have no such plans. If we ever do, it'll be in large print everywhere I can stick it, with as much warning as I can give you. E. Jeremy Dalberg UO Community Coordinator EA Mythic www.uo.com ---------------------------------------------------------

14th May 2007, 12:42 PM	#2
Queen Mum Lead Administrator Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Sonoma Posts: 3,009 Gold: 14,961 My Mood: Blog Entries: 19 Thanks: 112 Thanked 270 Times in 101 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Old accounts being purged? TY for squishing that 'rumor'

14th May 2007, 01:24 PM	#3
Adri Wearing metal panties in a lightning storm Join Date: May 2004 Shard: Pacific/Landroval Posts: 3,763 Gold: 5,912 My Mood: Thanks: 177 Thanked 93 Times in 65 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 2	Re: Old accounts being purged? That rumor has been floating around for as long as I have been playing UO. Glad to see it is laid to rest for now! We are all broken and wounded in this world. Some choose to grow strong at the broken places. --Harold J. Duarte-Bernhardt Thanks to Atlas for the fantastic sig!

14th May 2007, 04:20 PM	#4
kitiara Polar Bear Queen Join Date: Nov 2006 Shard: Atlantic & Lake Austin Posts: 4,178 Gold: 262 My Mood: Thanks: 52 Thanked 33 Times in 24 Posts	Re: Old accounts being purged? I thought all accounts got purged after 90 days of being closed, so this is news to me [UOCraft.com] - [Photography: Blog - My eBay Store - Flickr] - [Other Blogs: Bird Blog - Geek Blog]

14th May 2007, 04:27 PM	#5
Silverfoot Mith'quessir Join Date: Mar 2005 Shard: Chesepeake Posts: 2,287 Gold: 10,966 My Mood: Blog Entries: 7 Thanks: 173 Thanked 139 Times in 81 Posts	Re: Old accounts being purged? Nope the accounts have never been purged that I know of. The initial discussion on that I think happened just before Trammel. They have always said it was possible, but have never thrown the switch. "Careful what you wish for, You just might get it all.... And then some you don't want"

14th May 2007, 04:27 PM	#6
buddy lee Agent Zero Join Date: Oct 2006 Shard: Atlantic Posts: 1,961 Gold: 14,231 Thanks: 22 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts	Re: Old accounts being purged? i have re-opened accounts that were closed for like 9 months before and still had characters and items.

14th May 2007, 09:59 PM	#7
Bo byebye sandland! less than 24hrs to go! Join Date: Sep 2005 Shard: Baja Posts: 2,527 Gold: 610 My Mood: Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Old accounts being purged? I am glad this is not true. I am sure there are ALOT of people with closed accounts right now waiting for KR. That would be a big blow to UO if those folks' accounts got deleted and when KR came about, nobody came back cause they didnt want to start over.....

15th May 2007, 12:39 AM	#8
Stormcrow Join Date: Feb 2007 Shard: Europa Posts: 110 Gold: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Old accounts being purged? Purging closed accounts would be the most stupid thing any company could ever do. They would then effectively doom their own game forever. I bet EA hopes more than ever that KR will attract purposefully old players as well as new ones.

15th May 2007, 11:45 AM	#9
Tabbitha Administrator Join Date: Mar 2006 Shard: Europa/Snowbourn Posts: 5,896 Gold: 49,287 Blog Entries: 6 Thanks: 208 Thanked 206 Times in 116 Posts Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Re: Old accounts being purged? They have NEVER purged accounts. Database storage is cheap. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kylas, that's not true - accounts were purged once or twice early on. We haven't done it in a number of years, though. E. Jeremy Dalberg UO Community Coordinator EA Mythic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes I was one of the unlucky ones, I started playing in Oct. 98 and then about 6 months later left for about 3 years. When I came back I made a new account because I couldn't remember my old details. Besides my old account was based mainly on Napa, and I lived in Australia (this was before Oceania was made). Around 2006 I came across a little book we had kept in the house for years with info on out Internet details etc... and in this book was my old user name and password for my very first UO account. Since at the time I was really into UO on my newer account I decided to re-open the old one for an extra house. I was really looking forward to logging onto my old chars on Napa, even tho I was going to be playing on Oceania since I was relatively rich on my other account and besides, who wants to play with 400+ ping (to Napa) when you can play with around 30 to Oceania? But when I logged on to Napa and got to the char selection page, guess what? No chars In memory of my main char back on the purged account, Que Xux, when I first made my 2nd account in 2001 I made another char by the same name, and he is still to this day on Oceania, and is my oldest char at around 6 years old. One thing that I did find however was all my vet reward choices there, so it was as if my account had been active for the full time, which it hadn't. It is at least some consolation to be recognized as a 7 year vet

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