He was back at Tier I, but he had learned a Tier X lesson:
Alexei rushed to his email to reset his password, only to find he couldn't log in there either. Then, his phone buzzed with a notification from his bank: a small "verification" charge from an unfamiliar overseas merchant.
He opened a browser and typed: .
Two days later, Alexei managed to recover his game account with the help of support. When he finally logged in, his garage was empty. All his rare, high-tier tanks had been sold for credits, and those credits had been spent on low-level "gift" items sent to an account he didn't recognize.