All of my characters that I have not played in a long time are all flagged with “ character update available”. It asks me to pick a specialization that I want updated gear for, and then it says “ processing character boost” sometimes for hours, and then nothing happens? The option to update is still there?
What is the purpose of these updates and are they a bit wonky?
This is the news article for the Welcome Back system when it first came out in 2023. At times it can be a bit wonky from what I have heard from others. I have never personally used it.
WARNING!! It will erase your quest logs and delete any quest related items.
How it works:
- Any character level 10-60 who hasn’t logged in in 60 days will receive a notification of the Gear Update in the character login screen.
- Players can then select if they wish to wipe their quest log or keep their existing quests. Characters currently on the Shadowlands or Battle for Azeroth campaigns won’t have the option to wipe their quest logs.
- Players can then choose the specialization for their character and receive gear appropriate for that specialization and character level.
- Talents will be reset to the Starter Build for a fresh start.
- Once the gear update has been accepted, the character will log in to the game and can be teleported directly to Chromie’s location.
- Similar to a boosted character, characters will not lose any of the gear currently on their character or in their bags and will receive their previously worn gear in the mail.
The Welcome Back Gift will be available for any character level 10-60 who hasn’t logged in for 60 days even if that character has previously received a Welcome Back Gift.
OKay yeah its very wonky right now and its just not working, so im gonna just log in without using it. Thanks for the info
You’re welcome.