Coming back after 6 months

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Originally Posted by Normalizer

Server transfer cannot bypass the server lock as far as i know. So even if you create the character on another server, you still have to wait till Balmung is unlocked. It only helps you save the time need to create a new character.

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I don't believe it actually bypasses the lock exactly, but their systems will be automatically doing the "Is it open yet? ... Is it open yet? ... Is it open yet?" checking, rather than you as a player having to keep checking again until you get in. So it eliminates the most frustrating part of that on-again off-again server lockout.