Character Transfer Info
kjmk
Ltervlet
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Thanks for the link, kjmk. :) Unfortunately, guild transfers appear to be out of the question. They are requiring that you basically disband the guild and reform it again on the destination server. Which means the fee will have to be paid again and 5 people will have to log on at the same time (after transferring to the same server) and they aren't giving the available destination server information out in advance so something like this can be planned. And on top of that, the guild banks will have to be taken care of separately. While they will re-grant the banks, they will have to be emptied before transfer. Way to go Bioware. :( Get everyone excited and then throw the proverbial monkey wrench into the fray....
Ltervlet
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I found some more details and clarification on the SWTOR website. It is as follows:
This makes me feel a lot better, for now. We have the opportunity to transfer to a higher population server if we decide to do so and that is a good thing. What's even better is it's actually going to be free to start with. (color me so surprised ;)) I was concerned about possibly missing some members but if it's going to be an ongoing process, we should all be able to transfer and reform the guild on another server (again, only if we decide to do so). Maybe we should start talking about this and come to a decision so we will be ready for when transfers go live! Please let me know what your opinions are about this. :)
Many guild leaders have contacted us with their concerns about coordinating their guild members in preparation for the free character transfer service and I wanted to take some time to explain how this process will work.
In order to ensure an optimal playing experience for every server, we’ll be offering direct transfers from one origin server to a pre-selected destination server. This means that the destination server will already be selected for the origin server. As mentioned in our blog post, all server types and languages will be respected. You will not find your PvE characters transferred to a PvP server, or vice versa.
Therefore, all guild members on the origin server will be eligible to transfer to the same destination server, ensuring that the guild has the opportunity to stay together.
As we mentioned in our blog, the character transfer service will be made available gradually, starting with a small number of origin servers and adding more until all servers eligible for transfer are available in the service. We know everyone is excited for the opportunity to transfer their characters, but it is critical that we do this gradually to ensure both a smooth transfer as well as a great player experience on the destination servers.
Eligible servers will be listed as they become available for transfers at www.swtor.com/transfer, which will go live on Tuesday. This is to prevent potential server load issues.
Please note that we will not be dividing the population of an origin server onto multiple destination servers for this free character transfer process.
Additionally, players need not worry about rushing to transfer as free character transfers between selected servers will remain available for as long as it is needed to help balance server populations naturally. Rest assured that if we ever decide to stop this free character transfer service, players will be given plenty of advanced notice.
This makes me feel a lot better, for now. We have the opportunity to transfer to a higher population server if we decide to do so and that is a good thing. What's even better is it's actually going to be free to start with. (color me so surprised ;)) I was concerned about possibly missing some members but if it's going to be an ongoing process, we should all be able to transfer and reform the guild on another server (again, only if we decide to do so). Maybe we should start talking about this and come to a decision so we will be ready for when transfers go live! Please let me know what your opinions are about this. :)
QiqJoe
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Maybe we'll get lucky and ours will be a destination server. *crosses fingers*
Unfortunately, you have to rename your character on transfer if it's already taken on the server you're going to. I don't know about you guys, but I'm very attached to my names. I probably spent WAY too long picking them out coordinating them with the character and their personality. And everyone has to rename their Legacy name on transfer; the same name can be picked if it's not already taken.
Still crossing my fingers....
Unfortunately, you have to rename your character on transfer if it's already taken on the server you're going to. I don't know about you guys, but I'm very attached to my names. I probably spent WAY too long picking them out coordinating them with the character and their personality. And everyone has to rename their Legacy name on transfer; the same name can be picked if it's not already taken.
Still crossing my fingers....
Silver101uk
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theres one problem that i see with this is that if the sever that is tranfered to could be worse than the one we are on
Seannewboy
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theres one problem that i see with this is that if the sever that is tranfered to could be worse than the one we are on
Only if we transfer to one that others are leaving, and then it would only end up just as bad. I dont think that whatever happens we will be worse off.
Ltervlet
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The gist of what I got from the blog post was that the destination servers are the ones that already have a fairly large population and any transfers would only serve to augment that. Because our server is practically dead it would be considered an "origin" server and we would be permitted to transfer (for free) to another server where the working theory is groups will be easier to form for anything that needs it. :)
QiqJoe
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So at this point I think we should start getting opinions of everyone if we should transfer to the new server as a guild when that time comes. I'm going to start a new thread for that.