[zenith]

I just want to state that player accounts don't get deleted. The space they take up in the database isn't that big of a deal. When they go inactive they just don't show up in the user list. I used to delete accounts a long time ago, but no longer do so. My reasoning is if they do come back (even as another account) I will instantly know. Yes I am anal about things like that, but I believe it benefits my job at administering the game.

People who propose the "give them the option to delete their account" option are claiming something similar to giving them the option to be placed in the retirement district. They aren't attackable either way. At least with the retirement district they do have the option to come back though and their stats are still in the pantheon.

Remember, you can't really do anything in the retirement district. You can't use the gym, send items, do crimes, etc. You get no bank interest or job stats. All you really can do is mail other players and exit the district. Once you exit though you can't go back in.

I'll admit, both sides have some very good points.

Perhaps there should be a cooling off period for potential retirees. Meaning that if you "retire" to the district, you are in there unless you are inactive for X days. If you do not log in for this amount of time, you are put back into play into a random district to become a meatbag. My reasoning behind this is twofold; 1) players who retire and are off for more than a month usually don't come back and 2) a cooling off period is sometimes all that is needed to get the fire back and play again.

We don't have many in the retirement district. We currently have 10, and all the upper levels have logged in recently. Why? Who knows. But perhaps they are just waiting for something to change.