I've been trying to transfer for months and it's driving me insane.

Hey all. I'm a returning 1.0 player trying to transfer from Masamune to Leviathan.

I'm logged out in the Gridania Inn.
I've connected to Leviathan (but not made a character there).
I have no retainers and when I go to hire one I have to customize a new one, which I have not done.
I have no items for sale or with the calamity guy.
I'm not part of a FC.
I own an LS but I don't think that matters. I also cant figure out how to delete it.

What am I doing wrong?

Soooo, are you getting some sort of error when you apply for transfer, or...?

Also, to destroy a linkshell, go the person who issues new linkshells (there's one in each city)

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Originally Posted by Raldo

Soooo, are you getting some sort of error when you apply for transfer, or...?

Also, to destroy a linkshell, go the person who issues new linkshells (there's one in each city)

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I have no retainers and when I go to hire one I have to customize a new one, which I have not done.

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The image you posted says you have to rehire your retainers.

Looks like you can't log out in a residential area (inn?)

Rehire only counts if you had some from 1.0, which she said she doesn't as she has to make a brand new one.

Looks like the only issue is that LS hanging you up.

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Originally Posted by Ozreth

Hey all. I'm a returning 1.0 player trying to transfer from Masamune to Leviathan.

I'm logged out in the Gridania Inn.
I've connected to Leviathan (but not made a character there).
I have no retainers and when I go to hire one I have to customize a new one, which I have not done.
I have no items for sale or with the calamity guy.
I'm not part of a FC.
I own an LS but I don't think that matters. I also cant figure out how to delete it.

What am I doing wrong?

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Leviathan is closed to new characters and transfers at the moment since it's full.

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...23e07acb3d22f6

You can wait until it's quiet and then transfer. My guess is that's it's a legacy server and your former home? Consider going to a less populated server but still with enough people.

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

Rehire only counts if you had some from 1.0, which she said she doesn't as she has to make a brand new one.

Looks like the only issue is that LS hanging you up.

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He never said he didn't have any in 1.0, he said he has none now. Also when you rehire a 1.0 retainer, the customization is the same as if you were hiring a new one. It's the same process.

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Originally Posted by Ametrine

Rehire only counts if you had some from 1.0, which she said she doesn't as she has to make a brand new one.

Looks like the only issue is that LS hanging you up.

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Everyone from 1.0 had to recustomize their retainers so maybe they just forgot? I doubt they had any serious investment in a 1.0 character without a retainer, otherwise they would just make a new one.

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Originally Posted by ispano

He never said he didn't have any in 1.0, he said he has none now. Also when you rehire a 1.0 retainer, the customization is the same as if you were hiring a new one. It's the same process.

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Originally Posted by Estellios

Everyone from 1.0 had to recustomize their retainers so maybe they just forgot? I doubt they had any serious investment in a 1.0 character without a retainer, otherwise they would just make a new one.

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OH, I didn't realize you got to customize them like new ones. I was under the impression that it is permanant.

.... and I was welcome to make a transfer to Balmung, which is also full. The actual transfer of data just takes more time that way. The character creation lock is just that the server is full of players currently logged in. Even the packed servers will open up at the off hours, which is like, 4AM range for busy legacy servers like Balmung and Sarg.

Ok. So It's not that the server is full? And it might be my LS? Or I might have to hire a new retainer?

And while I didn't have TOO much invested (I'm only lvl 30) it was my first character and I like her, and I have the Goobbue mount which I would really like to keep :)

provided the world you are transferring to isnt full
rehire/remake your retainers even if you only had 1 hire them both(since you're char is a 1.0 char they wont give you a choice if you had retainers before the servers went down)
do not log out in the inn before the transfer

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Originally Posted by Ozreth

Ok. So It's not that the server is full? And it might be my LS? Or I might have to hire a new retainer?

And while I didn't have TOO much invested (I'm only lvl 30) it was my first character and I like her, and I have the Goobbue mount which I would really like to keep :)

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I think your problem is that you had retainers in 1.0(You never said otherwise) that you never rehired. We're not talking about hiring NEW retainers, just the ones you had in 1.0, if any.

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Originally Posted by ispano

I think your problem is that you had retainers in 1.0(You never said otherwise) that you never rehired. We're not talking about hiring NEW retainers, just the ones you had in 1.0, if any.

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I did make one in 1.0, although whether I still had it or let it go for some reason before 1.0 went down I don't recall, it's been a long time. I don't have any rehire option, just the option to make a brand new one. I guess I'll do that and report back. Thanks for all the feedback so far everyone.

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Originally Posted by Ozreth

I don't have any rehire option, just the option to make a brand new one.

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that is how you rehire them. I suggest making 2 just incase. you get 2 included with your account for each character anyway

I'm also in the process of transferring... To a different game...

It's much less of a hassle.

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Originally Posted by Wildsprite

that is how you rehire them. I suggest making 2 just incase. you get 2 included with your account for each character anyway

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Dang, that could explain it! Will try when I get home in a few hours and report back.

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Originally Posted by Ozreth

Dang, that could explain it! Will try when I get home in a few hours and report back.

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did you succeed? some of us are curious(well I am anyway)