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title: Oceanic players: make Roleplay characters before Normal or PvP ones
url: https://wowforever.si/items/bnet-forum-post-30639364/
id: bnet-forum:post:30639364
section: blue
status: confirmed
label: Blue post
published: 2026-10-27T20:02:47Z
updated: 2026-10-27T20:02:47Z
source: https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/name-reservation-issue-for-oceanic-players/2393431/1
credit: Kaivax (Community Manager), official forums
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# Oceanic players: make Roleplay characters before Normal or PvP ones

**Blue post** · blue · published 2026-10-27

Kaivax warns Oceanic players on Australian servers about a bug: if you create a character on a Normal or PvP ruleset first, the Roleplay and Roleplay-PvP rulesets stop being available for later characters. Until the fix lands, create any Roleplay or Roleplay-PvP characters first. Blizzard says it's working on the fix urgently.

Source: [Kaivax (Community Manager), official forums](https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/name-reservation-issue-for-oceanic-players/2393431/1)

Tags: character names, oceanic, rulesets, topic:pvp