Server Transfers in 1.3

[Aeife/Niamb]

While I am enjoying leveling Niamb, when I get to level 50 there appears to be no end game beyond doing the same dailies over and over and over. Our server is dying. I log into the game and there are less than 30 people on the Republic fleet at prime time. There is no one to buy the stuff I put on the GTN and there is no one to buy desired items from. Mind Trick is a pretty lonely place of late. Many of our most active members have started characters on high population servers and abandoned their level 50 characters on Mind Trick. It is discouraging.

I found this post on a thread on the SWTOR Community Forums. It is a consolidation of answers BioWare has given to many of the transfer questions. I think when 1.3 debuts and free transfers are available, our server will go into rigor mortis unless it it fortunate enough to be a destination server. I think the guild should prepare to move or die.

Here's a copy of the post:

WrecklessMEDIC
Joined: Dec 2009

05.29.2012 , 03:46 PM | #5

Quote: Originally Posted by InnerPieces

I’ll start with the top 12 questions I have or have seen in the community forums:

1. Is it true we will only be allowed to move characters from specific servers into one other specific server for free?

Yes, you will be able to move characters for free from selected servers to a pool of destination severs.

2. Similarly to the above, will we have to move all of our characters from one server to the same server or will we there be a pool of servers we can choose and separate our toons across more than one server?

Yes, there will be a pool of destination servers and yes you can separate your toons.

3. Will the transfer system be web-based or handled directly in the game client?

Unknown at this time.

4. Will I be able to / have to transfer all of my characters from various servers to one server?

Yes, up to a maximum of 8 characters per server.

5. Will I lose my character or Legacy identity (name)?

Possibly, if the name is already taken on your destination server.

6. Similarly to the above, how will it be decided who will keep their character / Legacy identity and who will lose their character / Legacy identity?

Names are given on a first come, first serve basis. If someone on your destination server already has your name you will not be able to use it.

7. Will guilds be able to move to the same server and keep their guild intact or will they have to recreate from the ground up?

Possibly. Still being worked on at this time.

8. Will the Guildmaster take the guild with him/her (and all perks purchased for the guild) when transferring from one server to another?

Yes, the Guildmaster will take the guild with him including all guild bank unlocks.

9. Will I lose my guild identity (name)?

Again possibly. Just like character names, guild names are given on a first come, first serve basis. If someone is already using your guild name on your destination server it will be unavailable to you.

10. Will there be “super-servers” in the near future and will the first round of server transfers have anything to do with “super-servers”?

Yes, server transfers are the first step in creating "super-servers".

11. Will people who have unsubscribed be allowed to transfer their characters while remaining unsubscribed or will they have to resubscribe for the chance to move their characters or to even find out if the first round of transfers actually helps solve the problem or not?

No, unsubscribers will not be allowed to transfer their characters without an active subscription.

12. Once the first round of transfers are complete and the “dead” servers are officially in the morgue ready to be buried (or cremated, depending on your preference), what happens to the characters who are left (due to unsubbed accounts, people who just didn’t log in during the transfer period, etc)?

Anyone left on a "dead" server will be prompted to choose a new server on login after all transfers have been completed.

Additional Questions:

13. Will we receive a list of intended to and from servers for the “free” transfers ahead of time?

Yes, there will be a list right before server transfers begin.

14. If we have Legacies on the destination server and the origin server, will our Legacies be merged or will we have to choose which Legacy we wish to keep and which we are willing to lose?

Highest level Legacy will always take precedence including name, rank and all perks unlocked. Legacies will not be merged.

[ziruszero]

Hopefully either we are:
A. Merged with Jedi Covenant

Or
B. Get a free transfer there.

Being a destination server does not guarantee mass transfers.

[Jaxs]

I agree. I hope we can move or something. Have 5 people on a planet is bunk.
There is no Massive here.

I am done with dailys. all my gear is at max for daily mods.

Major bummer. This proves that you need a good end game or people will vanish.

[Aeife/Niamb]

Moving to Jedi Covenant would be ideal, but as that is already one of the few servers that consistently shows Heavy population, I would be surprised if it was designated as a destination server. Still, we can hope as many of our old friends already have characters on JC.

My bet is that they designate certain close to Standard servers as destinations, trying to even out the population based on metrics that BW has to which we are not privy. I hope they act soon, as the Mind Trick server is dying a slow death atm.

[ziruszero]

Maybe that level 15 stuff can help us.

[Terina/Sinaroc]

www.swtor.com/blog/character-transfer-server-populations-and-you

[patt]

Server transfers started yesterday, seems JC IS a destination server. We have had 3 new servers come over to ours yesterday and today. mind Trick ins't on any lists yet but it's only a matter of time. No idea MT willbe a destination or "transfer out of". I knew JC was full last night. I was afraid to log into Mind Trick and then not be able to get back on to JC...we had 300 people on rep. fleet and averaged about 250 all evening. Before 2 more servers coming in. Just an update