He knew this would be something

Dan really started at CCP if the policy was set up, so effectively his characters were, basically,"put on ice" for several months as he got ready for them to EVE Echoes ISK undergo CCP's witness protection program and get new identities. But the policy shifted, meaning he basically got his personalities back this day. He knew this would be something he would need to manage going into his new gig - something that he juggled with was the way he would deal with the procedure with his principal character, something that I think every MMO participant can empathize with.

"The witness security facet of your characters is kind of dependent on your profile before you join the corporation. So in my case, my main would have undergone a witness protection, get a brand new name, wipe corp history, new portrait - those sorts of things. And to me, as my identity and my experience in EVE was tied up in that personality, I was considering maybe not even taking off him ice since I did not want to change his title, his portrait. So having the ability to still be that character today when I'm playing EVE is amazingly fantastic, and has been a lot more significant to me than I had anticipated until just before I arrived to CCP and realized the implications of Buy EVE Echoes Items what could happen to this personality."