Everyone has to submit a CS ticket. Should not be a problem as there are seemingly only a few thousand people left playing.

Just checking in to confirm that there still hasn't been an official response. Nope! Ok, I'll stay unsubscribed then.

I've tried playing on Jung Ma, and the lag is horrible. Bioware, how hard is it to open up transfers to a west server? Press a few buttons and alleviate our suffering!

Is it really a suggestion to ask that I get what I paid for?

I'd be happy if that option was taken, even though I'd still likely lose my name. At least I'd be able to play without having to deal with high latency. Thanks for the suggestion!

I feel your pain. Hopefully someone will notice us and do something to help.

I transferred one of my 8 characters from Ajunta Pall which is a US West server to Jung Ma which is a US East server. The only reason I transferred this one character was because everyone left my server and now there are less than 40 people online at any given time. My problem is that when I logged on to the new server I immediately noticed an increase in lag due to the switch to the eastern data center. Please, do not try to tell me that the lag is caused by some misconfiguration on my end. I'm not stupid, and the difference is very obvious when I switch back and forth between servers. It is unacceptable to ask me to either play on a server with 30-40 people or accept a transfer to a data center that is laggy (from my location). I don't think it's unreasonable to ask that I be given the option to transfer my characters to a western PvP server. My server is practically dead because it was chosen as a source server. I wanted to stay here, but now it's practically impossible, and the only alternative is to accept the laggier game play and give up my favourite character's name. I chose my server carefully based on it's physical location and rule set. It doesn't seem fair to ask me to switch data centers and accept the higher latency on top of losing my character's name. Asking me to wait for paid transfers is quite frankly insulting. I ordered the collector's edition as soon as it was available and I took time off of work, woke up very early on the first day of early access to reserve those names. I feel like no one at Bioware appreciates the impact these server mergers have had on my enjoyment of the game. I'm very close to the point of losing all desire to continue playing. It would go a long way to at least acknowledge that quite a few customers got screwed over by this server merger, even if you refuse to call it a merger for PR reasons. I have to admit I'm not very optimistic that there will be anything done to offer me a viable alternative, but I'll at least make an attempt at providing some constructive suggestions. 1. Allow free character transfers to destination servers that are in the same data center as the source servers. 2. Open up a new (empty) PvE & PvP server in each data center, and open up free transfers onto those servers from the respective server types for each location, so that everyone will have an equal opportunity to get the names they may have had since launch (or earlier). Doing this will, in my opinion, help get the remaining players off of all those dead servers and consolidated so it will be easier to close some down. Not everyone will get their desired names, but at least they'll have a fair/equal chance of logging in and reserving their name when the server opens. Thanks for reading my rant.... and best wishes to everyone who is able to enjoy the game unaffected by these issues!

Why did you change Zenith's crafting bonus from +15 Investigation to +15 Treasure hunting? Now I have to switch crew skills around between characters to get a bonus. Thanks!

1. My server has lost all of it's population. I can't play anymore so I just have to wait until I'm allowed to transfer to a server that doesn't force me to change the names of my characters and put up with 3 times higher latency. In short: nothing 2. When I was able to play on a healthy server, I enjoyed the open world PvP. Hopefully I will be able to enjoy it again some day. [EDIT] I also like the modular gear and crafting, though the system still needs to be perfected. 3. I'd love to see more playable species. Maybe a new faction (Hutts or Mandalorians) and a new class (Beastmaster) ?

Ok you have the right idea allowing RP-PvP transfers to a PvP server in the correct time zone. Now please do the same for Ajunta Pall. I'm not going to transfer to an east coast server with higher latency.

This ^ I'd love to see the idea of a third faction (Hutt Cartel) expanded on. I could see Troopers, Smugglers, Bounty Hunters and Agents working with that faction. Maybe allow those classes to join the Hutts as part of their class mission arc and once they do so the Beastmaster class becomes purchasable for your legacy, and you can start a new Beastmaster character.

Hahaha truth! I'd say a combination of PT and OPs. PTs tank or Pyro spec to show off the amazing class balance and OPs for stun locks & heals.

1. Trandoshan 2. Weequay 3. Nautolan

I can understand watching the cut-scenes on your first or second run through, but I get a little aggravated when I advertise for a BT/Esseles speed run and someone insists on watching every cut scene. Speed runs are for people who've already been through the story multiple times, and slowing down everyone in the group after agreeing to skip the cut scenes is just plain rude. I guess my point is that it works both ways.

Players on RP servers are probably the most passionate about reserving their character names, yet it's the RP players that get last pick after everyone else has already taken the best names? Truth be told: server transfers have been a negative experience for me. My guild is gone to a server that is in another time zone. If I follow them, I lose my favourite names and will have to put up with higher latency. Sure there will be more people to play with, but overall, it would be a worse experience for me. My server has gone from medium population to low. It's a lose-lose situation. I'm hoping there will be another round of free transfers and I'll be lucky enough to have my server chosen as a destination server, but it's looking more and more like I'll eventually be forced into a merger where I lose my character names that I reserved the minute I was able to log in for early access. That's not really a good way to treat a customer who pre-ordered the CE as soon as it became available and recommended your game and company to friends by word of mouth. Just off the top of my head, in the interest of providing constructive criticism, here is my suggestion for a more equitable way of handling the server consolidation going forward: New, empty servers are launched. Everyone has the same chance to log in and reserve their character names with placeholder characters. Turn on free transfers to new servers based on server type (PvE, PvP, RP, RP-PvP) as well as data center! *Important* I don't want to have to choose between staying on a dead server and transferring to a laggy one. Once a server fills up to desired population, turn off free transfers. This way at least those of us who weren't lucky enough to have started out on one of the chosen destination servers in round one will not be forced to choose between giving up our character's name and playing on a deserted server. Thanks for reading.

It's all a conspiracy to appropriate my coveted character names!

I'm not saying I agree or disagree but my understanding of the argument against F2P models is: It's bad because it generally trends towards a 'pay to win' scenario, wherein all of the most powerful in-game advantages are offered for sale. This upsets the traditional in-game hierarchy because those who've invested the most time and effort into outfitting their character feel their efforts and accomplishments lose some prestige when those same rewards that they worked for by playing the game are offered to anyone willing to pay for them.

Be careful. I have received a 'warning' on my account for correcting someone's grammar. Apparently it's considered spam.

On the bright side I can't wait to hear the excuses in the next EA shareholders conference call.

This is not the case for me. My option is to transfer to an east coast server with higher latency or stay on my underpopulated west coast server. I know your intentions were good but what you've done has resulted in a catch 22 for me with my game play experience degrading no matter which option I choose.

Looks good so far, but I'm concerned about my server. The free one offered does not work for me for various reasons. What are the chances of some servers getting more than one possible destination to choose from? Thanks for keeping us updated.

Why are you even responding to me? My post was a response to a dev's post asking the community as a whole what their thoughts were about RP-PvP transfers. I don't see what you are trying to accomplish.

The post I was responding to was a general question about RP-PvP servers. Mind your own business.

Since someone decided to decimate the only RP-PvP West (Ajunta Pall) , we should at the very least be allowed to stay in the same data center. Right now I'm watching what was a medium population server drain of active players (including my guild) onto an east coast server (Jung Ma). I'm sure that's a great server but to me a three-fold increase in latency and losing my character's names is not an option. Ideally, I want this server to remain open and become a destination server to replace the players who left, but if you insist on dismantling my server and taking away my character's names (I pre-ordered on day 1 and logged in first minute of early access to secure them), the least you could do is offer me a west coast PvP server so I won't lag.

Um, thanks for offering a transfer from my west coast server to an east coast server. 3 times higher latency, and loss of my character's names? Sign me up! Now my server is dead and I will likely be forced onto an east coast server and lose the name I pre-ordered on day 1 and took time off of work to log in first minute of early access to reserve. Thanks so much!