BashFall Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) the thing is.... they KNEW that a ton of people re-rolled to the higher population servers... this would be an easy fix if they just made those servers with the higher pops be able to move to whatever ddestination server they want! 3/4 of these high pop servers are full of gosh danged RE ROLLS! If they allowed for the high pops to go to wherever/whatever type of destination server they want then people can EASILY consolidate their chars. Come on Bioware... use those brains of yours. this is a simple thing that will allow them to have a majority of their player base be happy. . MMO's seem not to realize if you have one 50 on a server you're already populating that server and prolly not going anywhere. So transferring your other 7 50's from another server really doesn't affect anything. you can only play one at a time, and since we're there 8 hours a day anyway what are you affecting on the server? by playing a different 50 are you changing anyones playing experience? at all? So I wish to inform the people of Fatman: I already have a 50 there If my other 5 50's get transferred there it changes nothing for you...right? JMHO Edited June 8, 2012 by BashFall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captiosus Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 So after reading all of this, I came to the conclusion that the process is exactly the same as the original population transfers Blizzard did way back in Classic Warcraft. Select servers only, maintaining the server transfer types, guilds not transferring, et cetera. Obviously guild banks can't be compared since Warcraft didn't have them at the time. The "free" select transfer system here is nearly identical and is going to be a repeat of the same FUBAR that plagued Warcraft in 2006 and 2007 and led them to pushing paid transfers out. As someone who remembers how that played out back then when I had some alt raiding characters on (at the time) a low population server, let me refresh everyone's memories: The transfer system was so terrible only a handful of people used it while the rest chose to stay on their "dead" server, hoping for a better solution, even if it cost money. You had no control over where you got to go: Blizzard chose the source server and destination servers. Blizzard arbitrarily decided when a destination server was no longer receiving transfers so if you didn't get all your characters there by that time, well, too bad. Of course, players weren't privy to knowing when that time was until after transfers were stopped. I said it before and I'll say it again. This system isn't going to be a panacea. A lot of people will not like the restrictions, just as they didn't when the same system was used by Blizzard. This is just another example of Bioware being 5 years behind the curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletBlaze Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I'm sorry if this has been asked already but I'm not going to troll a few dozen pages to find it. Will Cargo holds transfer with us during this? My guild has quite a bit of gear in the bank and we're trying to figure out the best way to move it all with as few people as possible Don't quote me but I think your personal cargo holds will transfer with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScarletBlaze Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Sorry if this has been answered already, but if a player is on a PVP server and was hoping to move to a PVE or RP server, will there be some PVE or RP servers in the mix or just PVP servers? For free transfers this is how they said it will work at least from my understanding. PVP> PVP PVE>PVE RP/PVE>RP/PVE RP/PVP>RP/PVP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runeshard Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Will it cost money, that's the real question. The transfers scheduled for t he 12th will be free. Later versions of character transfers, which allow for more freedom of choice when it comes to which server you want to move to, may and probably will (that is my guess anyway) require a fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NummSaul Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I'm holding my breath for this one.. Just have to wait and see how it unfolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KorvkioscarN Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 "Only selected servers"? My server isn't completely dead but i still want to transfer to another. If "The Shadow Runner" isn't a "selected server" even though I never get to do FP or WZ then I unsub and will probably won't come back, not a great loss for anyone but for me, it's kind of a dealbreaker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanxxx Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 "Only selected servers"? My server isn't completely dead but i still want to transfer to another. If "The Shadow Runner" isn't a "selected server" even though I never get to do FP or WZ then I unsub and will probably won't come back, not a great loss for anyone but for me, it's kind of a dealbreaker. Out of interest if 'never getting to do a FP or WZ' isn't 'completely dead' what is ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauska Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 "Only selected servers"? My server isn't completely dead but i still want to transfer to another. If "The Shadow Runner" isn't a "selected server" even though I never get to do FP or WZ then I unsub and will probably won't come back, not a great loss for anyone but for me, it's kind of a dealbreaker. No worries, The Shadow Runner has been pronounced completely dead, like 4 months ago already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aldael Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 "Only selected servers"? My server isn't completely dead but i still want to transfer to another. If "The Shadow Runner" isn't a "selected server" even though I never get to do FP or WZ then I unsub and will probably won't come back, not a great loss for anyone but for me, it's kind of a dealbreaker. My guess is that servers with standard population will be the destination ones, not the origin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yobro Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 What if i dont want the hassle of transferring, but everyone from my server decides to leave will i be left with a server to myself, acutally i like that idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhaosKlown Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I've got a question that hopefully someone can answer about the Legacy names. I've got a fairly popular legacy name, thats probably already been taken on all the servers. If I transfer servers and the legacy name has been taken by an inactive account is there anyway that I can lay claim to this legacy name since I'm still paying for my subscription and they have quit the game? The legacy is something that I always found really cool and I've built all my characters up around this name, even going as far as limiting myself to specific races with certain skin tones, and I would hate to have all that go to waste just because someone who played for a month then decided they didnt like the game picked the right server at launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauska Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I've got a question that hopefully someone can answer about the Legacy names. I've got a fairly popular legacy name, thats probably already been taken on all the servers. If I transfer servers and the legacy name has been taken by an inactive account is there anyway that I can lay claim to this legacy name since I'm still paying for my subscription and they have quit the game? The legacy is something that I always found really cool and I've built all my characters up around this name, even going as far as limiting myself to specific races with certain skin tones, and I would hate to have all that go to waste just because someone who played for a month then decided they didnt like the game picked the right server at launch. From what I've understood, no, you will have to rename your legacy. In fact, everyone has to rename their legacy upon arrival on the destination server, but if your original legacy name hasn't been taken yet, you can claim it. If it has, there's no other option but changing your legacy name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PendleHill Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I see that you cannot change server type i.e. PVE to PVP, etc. However I have been wondering will it be possible to cross region transfer. For instance move from a North American Server to an EU one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yobro Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I see that you cannot change server type i.e. PVE to PVP, etc. However I have been wondering will it be possible to cross region transfer. For instance move from a North American Server to an EU one? I saw somebody ask this on twitter the other day, they said wait for the release notes with the details. It will all depend on what are the destination servers. I hope mine is one, as I don't want to transfer but its getting ridiculous now. Usually only 10-15 on the Imperial Fleet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PendleHill Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Usually only 10-15 on the Imperial Fleet.Wow 10 to 15 ppl this last week when I've logged in I've been the only person on fleet.. every day... Granted I'm EU based on a US server.. Hence the question. Basically my old guild who long since quit the server was both EU and US based and they decided on a US server, alas I think it would be best to move if possible to a different region.. I really don't want to re roll having put effort in to 6 toons on the server I'm on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yobro Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 (edited) It just kinda sucks iv been playing since release and iv been in two guilds that have completely dissipated. I want to join a new guild that actually play so if I have to move and go on a US server ill do it so I can actually enjoy the "MMO" part of the game. Edited June 8, 2012 by yobro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swids Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Why dont they make the group finder cross server can not understand why not this would also aleviate some transfer needs. It cant be hard to put in most MMO's coming out now rangeing from the good to bad have a cross server group finder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asacado Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I noticed it was rp-pvp to rp-pvp. So PVE server origin players cannot transfer to pvp servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauska Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Why dont they make the group finder cross server can not understand why not this would also aleviate some transfer needs. It cant be hard to put in most MMO's coming out now rangeing from the good to bad have a cross server group finder. There are just as many arguments against a cross-server group finder. Besides, that wouldn't fix a dead economy, would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deongrein Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 To "transfer all members" of a guild as a unit it'd be complete chaos, they're already looking at doing millions of transfers... to add a bunch of pissed off threads about being forced through the guild transfer to rename all of their characters without any choice at all was my point. Fair enough, but for instance my guild is all going to move if that is what bioware decides our server is doing. We will not stay on a ghost town server, we will move as a group, i would rather have the option to move the whole guild, guild bank and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MbaxterBeau Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 I think this a great news and I hope everyone that wants to enjoy the content can do so and meet new people. If there could be three or four servers like the fatman this would really improve the commentary in this forum. Bioware and it's employees seem to be listening to the community and I don't know about you all but I can't wait to roll a thundercat Hooooooooooooooo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
platinumruggo Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 My server's pretty much a ghost town since it's pve and a lot of people have left. I doubt it'll be a destination server, some of this is a bit confusing but hopefully it's all for the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MbaxterBeau Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Good lord, they said the date was June 12th to start. Can you all like... I don't know... WAIT UNTIL JUNE 12TH TO SEE THE ACTUAL SERVER DESTINATION DETAILS before you start writing books about how pissed you are? Come on, people. Enough of this foolishness. Take a deep breath and wait until they release all of the details. ^ ^ this is so awesome!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MbaxterBeau Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 Why dont they make the group finder cross server can not understand why not this would also aleviate some transfer needs. It cant be hard to put in most MMO's coming out now rangeing from the good to bad have a cross server group finder. Hmmm let's see maybe because people might ninja the loot or need things they don't need in every FP, be extremely rude and nasty to people in the group because they know they'll never see them again and or just drop from the group as soon as you start the FP or heroic. Have you ever used dungeon finder or looking for fail I mean raid in World Of Restarts? Trust me you would rather not run FP or heroics than deal with a community like they've created. Personally I'd rather be on a dead server and the only time anyone talked to me was if it was an npc than use a cross server system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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