Guild transfer with /testcopy

[Tayne]

<p>I apologize if this issue has been addressed -- I did a search and couldn't come up with anything that answered my questions.</p><p> I am guild leader and founder of a guild. I recently transfered by /testcopy two of my toons over to the testcopy server. I was told that as leader and founder the guild tags would follow with the toon. They haven't. I logged onto my toon this morning and while I can see <> under my toon name, there is no guild title between those brackets, nor does it appear that I'm in a guild when I press U.</p><p> I want to be able to use the test butler on the docks and see what we can expect for guild halls -- along with suss out any potential bugs and help that way. And if that butler on the docks isn't for doing that kind of thing, is it only for established guilds on test?</p><p> Sorry for all the questions. Just a little confused and would appreciate any help/feedback.</p>

[Calthine]

In my experience the guild takes longer to show up.  But it will!  I'm thinking 24+ hours is what it took.

[Tayne]

<p>Ah thanks very much! I'll check in later tonight and if not tomorrow, too.</p><p> I just hope I didn't screw up the guild hall option by hailing the guy on the docks too early.</p><p> If so I can just delete the toon that messed up by the early hail and re-copy back to test right?</p>

[Bratface]

<cite>Tayne wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>Ah thanks very much! I'll check in later tonight and if not tomorrow, too.</p><p> I just hope I didn't screw up the guild hall option by hailing the guy on the docks too early.</p><p> If so I can just delete the toon that messed up by the early hail and re-copy back to test right?</p></blockquote><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes but....You will end up with an X or two, maybe more, if you delete the first one and it is set to copy over.Deleting the toon and doing a fresh /testcopy will bring another copy of your guild with an X appended to it most likely.We are up to 5 X's now and can't find anyone to remove them, the old ones are still stored somewhere because wen I try to update the guild cloak I get teh message that our other guilds with fewer X's have that design.We petitioned but they said to ask a dev, can't find one so we're stuck.</span></span>

[Cyberlink]

<cite>Bratface wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes but....You will end up with an X or two, maybe more, if you delete the first one and it is set to copy over.Deleting the toon and doing a fresh /testcopy will bring another copy of your guild with an X appended to it most likely.</span></span></blockquote>Same problem here.I think it's important not just to remove the char but either disband the guild which means you will have to kick everyone out of the guild and then yourself so the guild is being deleted.I haven't tried this yet but in theory it could work <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />What's about a TestcopyServer reset? Delete everything then we can start over copying our chars.

[Deeno]

<cite>Cyberlink wrote:</cite><blockquote>I haven't tried this yet but in theory it could work <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />What's about a TestcopyServer reset? Delete everything then we can start over copying our chars.</blockquote>Don't even say that! Lots of folks have real characters here, there are not just /testcopy ones.

[Mikkahl]

<cite>Calthine wrote:</cite><blockquote>In my experience the guild takes longer to show up.  But it will!  I'm thinking 24+ hours is what it took.</blockquote>And in my experience it took 3 extra days after my guild leader appeared for the guild to show up. <img src="/smilies/9d71f0541cff0a302a0309c5079e8dee.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />  But it will get there eventually.

[Tayne]

<p>Ok it's been almost a week and the guild still hasn't transferred over.</p><p> I had initially sent a petition asking for help on this on day one, but they said they offered no support for TEST server and suggested posting here.</p><p> Lol .. any suggestions?</p>

[thalus]

I talked to a Gm in game on test the other day and he told me the guilds won't show up till they restart the server so whenever they patch again  they should show up for those that just copied over.

[Tayne]

Ah thank you very much! You're lovely <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" />

[Mikkahl]

<cite>Coushi@Kithicor wrote:</cite><blockquote>I talked to a Gm in game on test the other day and he told me the guilds won't show up till they restart the server so whenever they patch again  they should show up for those that just copied over.</blockquote>Huh, really?  So that's why reports of the time delay are so variable?   Do they have to do an actually patch, or can they just restart the server every few days?  I think it's been over a week since the last patch.

[Tayne]

<p>Well I logged on this morning and my guild was there! YAY!</p><p> For me, it took a little over 7 days for it to upgrade/inherit.</p><p> And yep, sure enough, the toon that I deleted and recopied has two X's after the guild name. Heh. How funny. Silly me.</p><p> But yeah, I guess the overall advice is to just be patient -- it can take up to a week for your guild to show up on Test.</p>

[Mikkahl]

Well, that's because a patch went in last night (5139T), with some nice updates (although the forum test update notes have not been posted).

[Gzelle]

<span style="font-size: small;">You were able to copy a char and guild over to test copy?  ummmm I have searched and searched - what is the command?</span>

[Mikkahl]

<p>/testcopy add</p><p>This takes about 24 hours to copy the character, its house, personal vault, and personal bank (not shared bank)</p><p>Only if the character is a guild leader will the guild also be copied.  And even then, apparently the guild doesn't get copied until the server restarts (like last nights patch).</p>

[BleemTeam]

Mikk - Where are the notes?

[Mikkahl]

<cite>BleemTeam wrote:</cite><blockquote>Mikk - Where are the notes?</blockquote><p>When you log in the Test servers, press Update Notes on the launch pad, and you get:</p><p>Test Update<i> October / 02 / 2008</i> SPECIAL EVENTSThe reuse time on the Archeologist Token of the Excavation has been removed.The crafting quest D.I.R.T.Y. Crafters should be able to be completed even if you fail or stop a recipe.The Vampiric Mirror for the Haunted Mansion quest is no longer flagged as Lore.Tradeskillers can now craft sinister helm and sinister bracers for Nights of the Dead.Fixed some animation issues with Griffons and Sokokars in multi-core mode.GAMEPLAYFixed choppy animation when multi-core is enabled.ITEMSWall-placed house items now use a different method to stick to the wall that should keep them from disappearing into the world geometry.PLAYER HOUSING WINDOWThe payments tab has been renamed to "History" and will now display payments and credits to the escrow account.The deposits tab will only display contributions to the escrow account from players.Fixed an issue with the Relic & Signet Peddler displaying the wrong factions for his items.The tranquil sackcloth vest is now a slightly different shade from the "dashing tunic" acquired in Sebilis.GUILD HALLSAdded fail messages to the expansion travel bells, spires and carpet that tell the player which expansion they need when they try to use the amenity.Guildless players will now get a fail message and the portal effect won't play when they use the Magic Door to the Guild Hall.The Stable Hand no longer says he cared for your horse if you don't have permission to use him.When purchasing an amenity, an additional fee will be added to the purchase price for any full weeks of prepaid upkeep on the guild hall.Harvesting hirelings now give a confirmation dialog before handing over resources.  They also mention in their dialog that it will take two hours to accomplish the task.The guild Strategist now sends you to the guild's banner in the world for the guild hall that owns the Strategist instead of your personal guild.  The Slayer Sign amenity has been removed temporarily from guild halls.The waypoint window will now give directions to many of the amenities in a guild hall.TRADESKILLSRemoved recipes for comely teak table, large light cedar table, and small teak table, which had duplicate appearances to existing furniture items.ZONESVeeshan's PeakPhara Dar will no longer critically attack when Khalan is dead. </p>

[Kirstie]

<cite>Cyberlink wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Bratface wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes but....You will end up with an X or two, maybe more, if you delete the first one and it is set to copy over.Deleting the toon and doing a fresh /testcopy will bring another copy of your guild with an X appended to it most likely.</span></span></blockquote><p>Same problem here.I think it's important not just to remove the char but either disband the guild which means you will have to kick everyone out of the guild and then yourself so the guild is being deleted.I haven't tried this yet but in theory it could work <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />What's about a TestcopyServer reset? Delete everything then we can start over copying our chars.</p></blockquote><p>I'm going to start planning a Test Copy clearing after GU49 goes onto the live servers.  I think its been long enough that people who are using it are getting a few too many X's.</p><p>In regards to guilds, your guild won't show up unless the server is completely restarted so keep your eye out for a restart/update or complain loudly to me in a PM that you'd like Test Copy restarted if its just been too long.  <img src="/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>- K</p>

[Bratface]

<cite>Kirstie wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Cyberlink wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite>Bratface wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Yes but....You will end up with an X or two, maybe more, if you delete the first one and it is set to copy over.Deleting the toon and doing a fresh /testcopy will bring another copy of your guild with an X appended to it most likely.</span></span></blockquote><p>Same problem here.I think it's important not just to remove the char but either disband the guild which means you will have to kick everyone out of the guild and then yourself so the guild is being deleted.I haven't tried this yet but in theory it could work <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/283a16da79f3aa23fe1025c96295f04f.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" width="15" height="15" />What's about a TestcopyServer reset? Delete everything then we can start over copying our chars.</p></blockquote><p>I'm going to start planning a Test Copy clearing after GU49 goes onto the live servers.  I think its been long enough that people who are using it are getting a few too many X's.</p><p>In regards to guilds, your guild won't show up unless the server is completely restarted so keep your eye out for a restart/update or complain loudly to me in a PM that you'd like Test Copy restarted if its just been too long.  <img src="/eq2/images/smilies/3b63d1616c5dfcf29f8a7a031aaa7cad.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /></p><p>- K</p></blockquote><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">A clearing? Does that mean a wipe of eveything? Pardon my panic but I am new to this, which is how we got so many X's on our guild name, we copied to many guild leaders over......Anyway, is everything getting wiped or are you going to sort out the good from the useless?</span></span>

[Stormdove]

<p>Don't confuse the Test server with the Testcopy server.  </p><p>The Test server, although it was stated in the past that there is the possibility that it will be wiped, has to my knowledge, never been wiped.  (Although there is the occasional rollback because of nasty bugs that are found, no one minds, that is the function of the server.) </p><p>The Testcopy server is a server that will be completely wiped occasionally if I understand what I have read about it in the forum postings referring to it.  So don't /testcopy your characters and guild and then expect to play and level there indefinately.  You can't in effect transfer to the Testcopy server, you are only making a temporary copy of your characters and guild to help test the new content.  </p><p>If you want to make a new test character that you plan on playing and leveling up then make the character on the Test server.  There is a great community there with helpful people and guilds that you can join.</p>

[Gzelle]

TY TY - got it done tonight /smiles