To me it all seems like an attempt to keep subscribers. One of the criteria was to have an active subscription to be eligible for character transfer (active subscription up till 28th feb? ). Then once AP Servers are live, another sliver of information slips out... oh yeah btw transfers wont be happening until late April.
All i can say is thanks for at least telling me this now, cancelled my sub, only 1 day active left, good timing.