A few days ago, players of the World of Warcraft MMORPG reported that they were having problems attempting to transfer characters between realms.

For some people like Cartian, this meant that they were stuck at the window's "pending approval" queue for more than 12 hours.

In light of this recent problem, Blizzard representative Syndri dropped by the forums to create a thread to keep the affected players updated. Here reads the latest announcement from Syndri:

As some of you have already noticed, the Paid Character Transfer service has been temporarily shut down so that further efforts may be made to ensure that its correct functionality is restored; our developers are currently working to repair the underlying coding issues that have contributed to the present complications for many players. While it is not known at this time when further updates shall become available, you may rest assured that we shall make you aware with all due haste at that time; for now, we are greatly appreciative of your continued patience. Thanks, folks