I guess nobody airing their opinion would make you complete? Gross generalizations are just that. Funny how sick-minded this community is when someone gives their opinion on something, it must be belittled or shouted down if it doesn't shoot sunshine out of their backside. They could have easily given us more choice in where we wanted to be. Their destinations they chose are all so overfull it is horrible, they should never have merged so many into so few. Queues this long after release is a sickness.

Haha Wizardry. Those were the days. Had Shayde there too. Started in D&D like I think everything we play can be originated in. Pretty damn original for an 11 year old.

Well, it was pretty original when I came up with it in 1981. But no matter what, when you are forced from 15 servers to one with no control whatsoever, the chances are low.

Yeah.. "Transfer for free to any server you want, available only one day after the billing cycle"

Yeah, because we all knew that they'd whittle 100 servers down to 10.

I am, and it was hardly crying, but a focused effort to make sure those responsible paid the price. They have. I was never looking for sympathy in this thread, I was looking to voice my concerns, and the concerns of people like me. They're out there. I've already gotten messages of support from people who don't want to get flamed here. But it doesn't matter, because I honestly couldn't care about what silly flaming internet e-peen wavers post. As Moaky can attest from that lousy other board. But to respond to the many "If this is what made you quit, you're stupid" posts. You just don't get it. My identity is a big part of what KEPT ME PLAYING. With the endgame lacking, new content trickling in at a snail's pace and ZERO social aspects in this game, it was the deciding factor. The small business I created, the guild I was in, my place in the galaxy. Not just me, but my alts as well. That was why I kept paying. Why I kept playing. Why I'm not going to anymore.

I'll get right on that Tony Robbins.

Because we ALL knew that 100 servers would be condensed to 12. Hardly flamebait, except that anything posted that isn't sycophantic towards the game gets flamed. If stating my opinion is flamebait than flame away. Others already have.

Yes, but an MMO is a different beast. The game prospers by us being invested in the characters. That is what gives a game longevity. It is really the only thing. This haphazardness of the transfers damages that investment. As far as uniqueness.. this is the first problem I have ever had not getting my name. Over 10 MMOs. Didn't have that problem here until I'm being forced to abandon my server for one that has it taken. If I had a choice in the matter I wouldn't be here.

All mmos should do this. STO and Champions tied their names to your handle's name, so there could be multiple character names, and you could tell/friend/interact with others by their handle. Really the best way to go in any game. But that ship sailed over a year ago.

I can see your viewpoint, but you get out of a game what you put into it. I'm defined ingame by my identity ingame, it has been consistent over 10 different MMOs, and it was a very important part of my part of my community. It's the only thing of value I have in this game. Every other bauble and trinket can be bought/sold/looted. A big part of it is my investment in the story. I watched Shayde's story unfold and take shape depending on what choices I made. It was my epic journey, creating an unrivaled criminal empire. Granted, there's a couple thousand others out there, but not quite like me. I guess that's the fault of the developers, in making a story so damn engaging. Funny thing, both my kids transferred without a problem. They didn't care because it was insignificant to them. This just illustrates why so many developers don't understand player retention. It is the attachment I feel that keeps players playing the game. Hell, there's thousands of ex-SWG players who would jump at the chance to play that game again because of what they invested into their characters in that game. There's people who wouldn't quit that thing even after sony screwed the game up beyond recognition because of their personal investment in the lives of their toons. That's devotion, that's loyalty. But I digress. Either way, I guess my toons will die when they shut Space Slug down. Honestly, I can't see how they expect people to come back and play TOR if they come back to having to transfer their toons and meet new people or reguild.

They should at least give us more options to move to. Hell, if I could pick the server I would pay to transfer, especially if I could keep my identity. My identity is all I have in this game. If that is gone, I have nothing.

I just want to state flat out why none of the carrots they have offered to get me to move servers will work. I don't want to make this a complaining thread, because I have been a supporter of TOR from beta, and while it pains me to say it, will probably stop playing. It all boils down to the one factor in why I would continue to play an MMO over any other game. My attachment to my characters. Sure, TOR doesn't have a ton of customization options, custom housing, etc... but what it does have let me create my identity. My name was first and foremost, I rushed to get to the server assigned to me so I could forge that identity. I worked hard to unlock my legacy name. It is WHAT I AM in this game. Otherwise I am just some random toon. Now with the 15>1 server ratio of mergers, I looked at my destination and all my names are taken except one. Legacy is likely gone too. So to paraphrase the bard, is a toon, by any other name, just as sweet? Not to me. So what are my choices? Lose everything I built and move? Or die at the eventual forced server merges? Sure, TOR didn't handle names well, I get that. Not everyone understands the GENIUS that Cryptic came up with for Champions and STO. If our Legacy name was our identity, merges would be easier to handle. Sure, there might be 1000 Shaydes, but only one with my surname is me. This is nothing but woulda-shoulda-coulda. Should TOR at least give us a destination choice? Absolutely. Let me find a server that I can get a few characters transferred to intact. That will improve things. Or how about giving us a couple more destination servers? There are queues now, why not open a couple more and give us better options? I just had to get this out. I'm sure there are a lot of you out there that share my viewpoint. I know most of my guild leadership isn't moving for this VERY REASON. No free pet, or speeder, or other nonsense is going to do. If we leave we lose our identity. That is all we truly have.

I read we won't end up on a PVP if we're PVE.. but what if we WANT to move between a PVE and PVP server?

If they stop the sub fees now I'll be happy to pay for this.