when I quit FFXI in July 2004 I had no plans to ever returning to FFXI so didnt care if my char was gone after 3 months.

However in July 2005 Square-Enix had this Return to game promotion, where i found out that my character hadnt been deleated yet. I happened to be without an MMO at the time having quit Matrix Online in June 2005 after only 3 months in that game.

When i Came back to FFXI not only did i keep all my Levels and Rank that i had gotten before quitting, When i checked my Mog House I still had a Stack of Beastman Seals and My Old Linkshell Pearls which had since been Broken and Disbanded.