Just a question for SOE about the server tranfers upcoming

[sayitaintso]

Will people from poorly populated servers be alowed to move to more populated ones? There was a discussion in chat last night on Guk and I think a lot of people are concerned that we will be losing a significant number of players to other servers because our server has lost so many people finding groups and selling master crafted items has apparently become an issue...There was a lively debate whether SOE would allow X number of players off the server or if there is a cap on the number of transfers allowed per server or what not... Thanks.

[bensilvi]

Why dont you read the FAQ they created.

[erin]

Because the FAQ doesn't have enough details.  Its hard enough to figure out when any of this is occuring (besides the server merge, they are crystal clear on that date).

[Wingrider01]

Erin@Blackburrow wrote: <blockquote>Because the FAQ doesn't have enough details.  Its hard enough to figure out when any of this is occuring (besides the server merge, they are crystal clear on that date). </blockquote> Never seen them place a cap on server transfers, so seriously doubt there will be one on this one. If there was they would have probably mentioned it to prevent a rash of posts on the subject

[bensilvi]

Erin@Blackburrow wrote: <blockquote>Because the FAQ doesn't have enough details.  Its hard enough to figure out when any of this is occuring (besides the server merge, they are crystal clear on that date). </blockquote><p> Ya mean like this line?</p><p>On April 30th, characters on the European PvP servers Darathar, Gorenaire, and Talendor will be merged with the population of Venekor. This merger will complete plans to give our friends in Europe a better PvP experience. <b><span style="color: #cc3300">For a week following this merger, all characters on all servers (except Japan and Russia) will be eligible for a free character transfer to a new server. </span></b></p>

[bensilvi]

Erin@Blackburrow wrote: <blockquote>Because the FAQ doesn't have enough details.  Its hard enough to figure out when any of this is occuring (besides the server merge, they are crystal clear on that date). </blockquote><p> Or maybe this line.</p><p>With the EU PvP server merge and <span style="color: #cc3300"><b>week of free character transfers coming at the end of the month</b> </span>there will be a lot of excitement at the possibilities. Not only do our friends in Europe who love PvP play in EQII get a new home and new challenges, but all players have the chance to relocate their characters to a new home and make new friends! </p><p>The end of the month in most countaries is 30th/31st. Perhaps you are in one that doenst follow that. Since this was posted in April and next Monday is the end of the month i would guess they mean next week. But hey that is my uneducated guess.</p>

[bensilvi]

Erin@Blackburrow wrote: <blockquote>Because the FAQ doesn't have enough details.  Its hard enough to figure out when any of this is occuring (besides the server merge, they are crystal clear on that date). </blockquote><p> What details are missing? Cause the same rules apply to this transfer as the pay transfer so you can visit either that or this and it is clearly spelled out.</p><p><b>FAQ:</b></p><p><b>What happens to my characters if I have hit the maximum number of characters per account for both regions?</b> For our friends in Europe being merged into Venekor, this is a very real question to consider. It is also quite possible that people already on Venekor could be asking the same question and worrying over characters they made in Europe. To address this concern, the dev team is making a special exception for characters incoming to Venekor. Characters created before April 1st, 2007 on Venekor, or any of the EU servers merging into Venekor will be grandfathered and not counted toward the normal six character maximum. For each such character you have, your maximum number of character slots will be increase by 1, to a maximum of 12 character slots. Characters transferred into Venekor from other servers during the week of free character transfers will not be granted this exemption as they were not forced to merge by the process. <b>How many times can I move my character to a new server during this week?</b> For the duration of this week, you can move as many times as you wish. The only limit to this is the time it will take for the data to transfer your character to the new server. <b>Can I transfer my characters between accounts?</b> Yes, during the week of free transfers you will be able to move your character to a new account provided that you own the source and destination accounts. <b>Can my guild move as a part of the free character transfer week?</b> After the merge into Venekor, anyone wanting to move their guild to a new server will need to move their characters and then form a new guild on the destination server. The only guilds being moved for free are the ones being merged into Venekor. <b>Can I move from PvP to PvE servers? What about Exchange Servers?</b> You will not be able to move characters between servers of different rule sets. Characters on a PvP server must stay on PvP servers. If your server has more than one rule modification (PvP + Exchange) you must qualify your target server for each requirement (i.e.: Characters on Vox can't transfer servers because no other server of similar qualifiers exists.) <b>What happens if someone has the same name as me and I don't like how the default process renames my character?</b> Incoming characters with duplicate names should find an 'x' appended to their name to make it unique. International players may find that the special characters used in their native language (such as the umlaut) are not properly represented on the destination. If issues such as this affect your character after the merge or a transfer, please submit a petition at <a href="http://support.station.sony.com/petition" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://support.station.sony.com/petition</a> Please keep this information in mind as you prepare for the merge and any desired character transfers. As a helpful guide, you can view the <a href="http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin/soe.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=16936" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Server Transfer Tips</a> and the <a href="http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin/soe.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=16214" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Reimbursement Policy</a> articles in the Knowledge Base. Thank you for your patience while the merge and transfers were getting set up, we hope you enjoy your new home! </p>

[DngrMou]

Stinkii@Guk wrote: <blockquote>Will people from poorly populated servers be alowed to move to more populated ones? There was a discussion in chat last night on Guk and I think a lot of people are concerned that we will be losing a significant number of players to other servers because our server has lost so many people finding groups and selling master crafted items has apparently become an issue...There was a lively debate whether SOE would allow X number of players off the server or if there is a cap on the number of transfers allowed per server or what not... Thanks. </blockquote> Since these are paying customers, not prisoners, the answer is yes, they'll be allowed to move.

[Savanja]

That seems pretty simple to me.  SOE is not going to cap how many characters can leave a server..lol.  Can you imagine the uproar when they offer free transfers, but people aren't allowed to utilize it?

[Echgar]

Comments and questions about the PvP merge and character transfers should be directed to the <a href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=358291" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">existing thread</a> please. <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />