Square-Enix has announced a 'character recovery support' for Final Fantasy XI. This will be a godsend for quite a lot of players, specifically ones who have accidentally deleted their characters. If an accident like this takes place, all the player has to do is ring the Square-Enix Information Center within three months, and the deleted character will be restored from the nether realm. The service is free of charge at the moment, but a fee may be imposed in the near future, especially if the service is abused.
Also, the recovery of a lost character can only be performed once per account.
Also, Square-Enix has registered the name 'The Chains Of Promathia' in the United States, which has started off plenty of rumours. As you probably already know, Promathia is a god in the world of Vana'diel, and according to those who have visited the statue of Alrana, there is a statue of Promathia behind her which is completely wrapped up in chains. After seeing this, many have presumed that an expansion pack is on the way for FFXI. However, nothing has been confirmed as of yet,
so please don't build your hopes up.
[Sources: AllRPG, Square Insider]
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