Character Transfer Change (http://www.eveonline.com/news.asp?a=single&nid=3912&tid=1)
26 May 2010, 1:08 pm
For security reasons, all new character transfers will have a ten hour delay, during which time the character will be unplayable. More information about this change can be found in this EVElopedia article (http://www.evelopedia.com/en/wiki/Character_Transfer).
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