Logann Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Has information been put out regarding what servers are getting the ability to transfer and where? I do not see anything but seems like some people seem to know already. I just want to make sure I do not miss my opportunity to move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJWyler Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Tomorrow: http://www.swtor.com/transfer Search is your friend: http://www.swtor.com/blog/character-transfer-server-populations-and-you BJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinxblog Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) Has information been put out regarding what servers are getting the ability to transfer and where? I do not see anything but seems like some people seem to know already. I just want to make sure I do not miss my opportunity to move! http://www.swtor.com/community/showthread.php?t=472600 Be sure to click "Read More". Edited June 11, 2012 by Jinxblog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatoldguy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) They could at least let us know which servers will be moving in the first wave, they do not need to give us the destination until the moves start, but seeing as this is supposed to start tomorrow it would be nice to know which servers will be moving so we could make preparations regarding guild banks. Edited June 11, 2012 by fatoldguy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic_Jazz Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 They could at least let us know which servers will be moving in the first wave, they do not need to give us the destination until the moves start, but seeing as this is supposed to start tomorrow it would be nice to know which servers will be moving so we could make preparations regarding guild banks. Exactly, the links provided says NOTHING about which servers will be allowed to transfer and which servers will be destination servers. All they say is that they are coming and how they will work. At this stage, I would like to know more about which servers will be transfer/destination servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caligari Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) As much I really, really want to know the server list as well, I can see why they are not releasing the list early. As soon as they did I would go park all the names I wanted on the destination server, and if everyone else did this too, it could add more work/potential issues with name resolutions, etc. Edited June 11, 2012 by Caligari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomuningen Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Tomorrow: http://www.swtor.com/transfer Search is your friend: http://www.swtor.com/blog/character-transfer-server-populations-and-you BJ Thanks BJ but worthless information, people need to know more. The Alleged transfers are tomorrow and not one peep from BW on the details. I for one would like to now how long of a down time are we going to have in the transfer, I assume the our characters will not be playable during the transfers. With such a massive amount of transfers, does BW not need to take the servers down? Or has the population dropped so much no down time on the servers are need? I can not believe BW has not given us anymore explanation on what is going to happen. I have a bad feeling we will get an announcement today stating...oops we are incompetent and need more time to work out the transfers. Stay tuned, more information to come......it will be soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dastrum Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Thanks BJ but worthless information, people need to know more. The Alleged transfers are tomorrow and not one peep from BW on the details. I for one would like to now how long of a down time are we going to have in the transfer, I assume the our characters will not be playable during the transfers. With such a massive amount of transfers, does BW not need to take the servers down? Or has the population dropped so much no down time on the servers are need? I can not believe BW has not given us anymore explanation on what is going to happen. I have a bad feeling we will get an announcement today stating...oops we are incompetent and need more time to work out the transfers. Stay tuned, more information to come......it will be soon! More proof that people complain even when they get what they wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilikaa Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I was under the impression that information would be released this week with the transfers starting next week. I could have sworn I heard during EA's E3 press conferance last week that transfer would start in 2 weeks. Maybe I remember incorrectly. Or it could be those damned voices in my head again lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysling Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Tomorrow: http://www.swtor.com/transfer Search is your friend: http://www.swtor.com/blog/character-transfer-server-populations-and-you BJ Those links have non of the information the OP asked for. But hey, thanks for the links... um.. I guess.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminminU Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 They really need to give us a bit more information to go on, i mean surely it wouldn't hurt releasing transfer information now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordofdamornin Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) If I had to place a wager, I would say they are waiting until zero hour to see how many people resub because of this feature (and where those characters are located) before they flip the go switches. Riôt Edited June 11, 2012 by lordofdamornin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJWyler Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) Thanks BJ but worthless information, people need to know more. The Alleged transfers are tomorrow and not one peep from BW on the details. I for one would like to now how long of a down time are we going to have in the transfer, I assume the our characters will not be playable during the transfers. With such a massive amount of transfers, does BW not need to take the servers down? Or has the population dropped so much no down time on the servers are need? I can not believe BW has not given us anymore explanation on what is going to happen. I have a bad feeling we will get an announcement today stating...oops we are incompetent and need more time to work out the transfers. Stay tuned, more information to come......it will be soon! And those of the links (well the first anyway) that will have the very information that people are asking for .. on the 12th ... like they keep saying. Whether they release the information a day before they start the transfers or on the same day makes no difference - we are all going to do the same thing regardless of when we get the information. BJ Edited June 11, 2012 by BJWyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caligari Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I for one would like to now how long of a down time are we going to have in the transfer, I assume the our characters will not be playable during the transfers.They said they transferring characters would not be available for play during the transfer, which should take "a few hours", though based on customer volume they can't guarantee that. This seems fairly typical of other MMO character transfers that I've seen. I'd imagine we'll log into the transfer webpage, select our character(s) for transfer, and then in-game they will appear as "locked" or something to that effect until the transfer is complete. Also, I've seen it in other games where the transfer will not even start if you are logged into your account, which I hope will not be the case here, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyh Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Wow Bioware. You cleaned house and still don't have your stuff together. You told us that more info on server transfers would be in the next Q&A.. (Lied) Now server transfers are set for tomorrow and still no information? This is the reason people don't like you. Unfortunately I love the game so i'll deal with it.. Plus server transfers won't effect me since you won't let me move my characters to the same server I re-rolled on even though I left 2 50s and have 3 new 50s on the new server. Double fail. But the suspense is killing me. I just want to know so I can discuss everything with my guild and find out who is staying and who is leaving before they just vanish. Your really making it hard for guild leaders right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Majestic_Jazz Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 More proof that people complain even when they get what they wanted. Not really, complaining, just frustrated that the day before Bioware rolls out transfers, we still do not know which servers will be Origin servers and which servers will be destination servers. I guess it is going to be like Christmas morning. We wake up tomorrow and then log on to see if we get to transfer or if we will be getting transfers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJWyler Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 (edited) Not really, complaining, just frustrated that the day before Bioware rolls out transfers, we still do not know which servers will be Origin servers and which servers will be destination servers. I guess it is going to be like Christmas morning. We wake up tomorrow and then log on to see if we get to transfer or if we will be getting transfers. Exactly - they just happen to be releasing all relevant information on the day the service becomes operational. Either I will be able to transfer or not. Knowing that information a day, a week, or even a month ahead of time won't change that fact. BJ Edited June 11, 2012 by BJWyler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilikaa Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Does anyone have a link leading to a quote that says the transfers BEGIN tomorrow? As i stated on the first page I am under the impression that information is to be released tomorrow with the transfer starting NEXT week. I did not hear anything about the actual transfers starting on the 12th. Can anyone provide a quote from a dev stating this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wutru Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Does anyone have a link leading to a quote that says the transfers BEGIN tomorrow? As i stated on the first page I am under the impression that information is to be released tomorrow with the transfer starting NEXT week. I did not hear anything about the actual transfers starting on the 12th. Can anyone provide a quote from a dev stating this? http://www.swtor.com/blog/character-transfer-server-populations-and-you right there. it says jun. 12. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trussasp Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hi, could some of you please, like, Learn to READ? (I'm sure you play just fine, but really, learn to read, please) http://www.swtor.com/blog/character-transfer-server-populations-and-you 06.06.2012 Character Transfer, Server Populations and You In a previous Community Q&A we talked about character transfers, and announced that they were coming in early summer. Character transfers are a complex process, but we're almost ready to go. Starting next week on June 12th, 2012, we’re allowing character transfers to occur between selected servers in order to provide a better gameplay experience for our players by ensuring population balance across the service. Game Update 1.3 is focused around group content, with the Group Finder designed to help you enjoy Flashpoints, Operations and Heroic Missions in groups. However, we know that a Group Finder can only work when there is a large pool of players to draw from on a server. That's why the new Character Transfer Service is important: it will improve the overall player experience by facilitating maximized server populations across the service. How will it work? Initially we considered allowing players to transfer to any server they wished, or to a variety of different servers. However, on a massive scale, this free-for-all approach causes potential problems. Players who are anxious to ensure they end up on a heavily populated server will naturally flock to what is perceived as the 'biggest' server, potentially over-populating that server. This eventually leads to the exact situation we're trying to move away from. Our aim is to maximize server population across the entire service and to enhance the gameplay experience for our players. Therefore, we made the decision to strictly limit the initial phase of the Character Transfer Service to only allow transfers from selected groups of origin servers (where you're moving a character from) to selected individual destination servers (where you choose to move a character to) based on the player populations of the origin and destination servers. In some cases, a large number of origin servers will be eligible to move to a single destination server. In others, very few origin servers will be transferring to existing high population destination servers. Remember, the goal here is to push almost every destination server to an active population that's higher. This process will be gradual and staged over time. Despite huge improvements being made to the Character Transfer Service by our server team, there are millions of characters to be moved and there is a limit to how many can be moved daily. We want your character to be transferred as quickly as possible, but we will need you to be patient as the process completes. Once your transfer starts we estimate it will complete in a few hours, but with the potential volume of transfers occurring, you may find your character is queued for transfer for a while as we deal with the high volume. We're sure many of you are interested to learn which servers are eligible for outgoing transfers and which servers are eligible to receive transfers. However, because the process will be gradual, we cannot provide that information in advance. Depending on the number of characters transferred, the destination and origin servers eligible for transfer may be altered during the process. We don't want to promise a destination in case it may change. Listings will become available as servers become eligible for transfer. We can tell you that all server types and languages will be respected. You will not find your PvE characters transferred to a PvP server, or vice versa! There are also some restrictions to this character transfer process , which will be more fully detailed in a forthcoming FAQ. For those who have unlocked Legacy abilities, your Legacy will be transferred to your new server and your unlocks will be available there too. If you have already unlocked your Legacy on your destination server, the higher level Legacy will take precedence. For guild members and masters, you will not be able to transfer your guild as a whole to your new server; instead you will need to reform it. If you have a guild bank, it will be re-granted to your new guild on your destination server by Customer Service. This is not an automatic process and you will have to contact Customer Service directly. If your transferred character’s name conflicts with an existing name on a destination server, you will be asked to rename your character. In the case of Legacy names, unless you have unlocked your Legacy on your destination server, you will need to rename your Legacy upon transfer (although you may pick the same Legacy name as on your origin server, if available). The next step We believe that by carefully allowing character transfer between select origin and destination servers, players will have a healthier gameplay experience. With the Group Finder available in Game Update 1.3, we intend for players to be able to easily assemble full groups for all sorts of content. We understand that some of you may be looking to consolidate characters from a variety of origin servers onto one server, and others may be anxious to move to a specific server to be with friends. With the restrictions of this initial service, that may not be possible. We still believe that you will enjoy playing on a higher population server and hope you'll take advantage of the service, but you won't be forced to transfer. Future versions of the Character Transfer Service may allow more options in your choice of destination servers and may require a transfer fee. While we do not have a scheduled time frame for the launch of such a service, we are committed to making improvements to the Character Transfer Service over time to provide players with a great gameplay experience. Stay tuned to http://www.StarWarsTheOldRepublic.com for more details! Summary We've been working as fast as we can to create a viable Character Transfer Service and we appreciate your patience as we've worked to create it. The good news is that the wait is almost over. We're in the final stretch of testing the service, and our release is now June 12th, 2012. Game Update 1.3 will be along not too long afterwards. We hope that the character transfer and the Group Finder will help everyone experience the full array of content available in Star Wars™: The Old Republic™. 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BJWyler Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Does anyone have a link leading to a quote that says the transfers BEGIN tomorrow? As i stated on the first page I am under the impression that information is to be released tomorrow with the transfer starting NEXT week. I did not hear anything about the actual transfers starting on the 12th. Can anyone provide a quote from a dev stating this? "Starting next week on June 12th, 2012, we’re allowing character transfers to occur between selected servers in order to provide a better gameplay experience for our players by ensuring population balance across the service." http://www.swtor.com/blog/character-transfer-server-populations-and-you Second sentence. BJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinCharBamin Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hi, could some of you please, like, Learn to READ? (I'm sure you play just fine, but really, learn to read, please) What he said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilikaa Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 "Starting next week on June 12th, 2012, we’re allowing character transfers to occur between selected servers in order to provide a better gameplay experience for our players by ensuring population balance across the service." http://www.swtor.com/blog/character-transfer-server-populations-and-you Second sentence. BJ Thank you. The page was not displaying for me for some reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidatwood Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 I am hoping it's sometime tonight! Or hopefully tomorrow morning the latest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmegaMayhem Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Wow Bioware. You cleaned house and still don't have your stuff together. You told us that more info on server transfers would be in the next Q&A.. (Lied) Now server transfers are set for tomorrow and still no information? This is the reason people don't like you. Unfortunately I love the game so i'll deal with it.. Plus server transfers won't effect me since you won't let me move my characters to the same server I re-rolled on even though I left 2 50s and have 3 new 50s on the new server. Double fail. But the suspense is killing me. I just want to know so I can discuss everything with my guild and find out who is staying and who is leaving before they just vanish. Your really making it hard for guild leaders right now. They didn't lie... the transfer info was released in it's own blog instead of the weekly Q&A blog. And maybe you should try reading it because they explain why they can't release which servers will be affected by the transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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