Not accepting any more new characters..

So this is quite disappointing. I'm trying to get my wife into this game, yet due to character restrictions, I'm unable to join her server she created a toon on, nor can she create one where my main character is..

This is frustrating because we'd like to play together and I'd like to get her into this game, but if we can't play together than what's the point?

Try make the character after this come up maintenance.

(Also yay 2k post \o/)

http://www.world-alerts.com/ (will email you when the server is open for new characters) Or, you could always just pay the 18 bucks and one of you could transfer.

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Originally Posted by Dorander

http://www.world-alerts.com/ (will email you when the server is open for new characters) Or, you could always just pay the 18 bucks and one of you could transfer.

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Thanks for the link, not going to be paying $18 however lol

Find out what time the server opens up character creation

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Originally Posted by Zodiar

Find out what time the server opens up character creation

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where do I find that out?

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Originally Posted by Obsessive

where do I find that out?

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Usually really early in the morning when the server is usually dead.

Try around 3 or 4 AM (Central Time, NA). That almost always works for me.

Or, skip a couple of meals and pay the $18. That *always* works. :)

meet in the middle and both create a character on a mid pop server

I guess your best bet is to find out the "off-peak" timing for your server and just do a quick 10minute login to create it.

I did likewise when I started off at Tonberry. Had to just do a crazy early wake up just for 1 day around 6am at my time just to create it. But it's worth the trouble since that's the only time you'll ever need to be on at those timings (unless you work shift hours at your job or something)

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Originally Posted by Obsessive

where do I find that out?

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ask around on you or your wife's server to find out.
Also, you can't transfer onto locked worlds, I tried.

I admit, may be a pain but I agree. Slap that alarm for 4am or whenever it should be over, take the few mins to login and make a new characters and done....plus if your like me that feeling of going back to bed feels sooooo good. xD

It should be easy as long as you wake up early after maintenance. Unless it's Balmung in which case...I have tried to get on even after maint, but if you wait more then 3 minutes it will be closed again. :/

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Originally Posted by Mixae

It should be easy as long as you wake up early after maintenance. Unless it's Balmung in which case...I have tried to get on even after maint, but if you wait more then 3 minutes it will be closed again. :/

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I've made new characters on Balmung, amusingly.

However, as you said, the window of time is EXTREMELY short before you get locked out.

Personally, if it were me; I'd just fork over the $18 to play with my boyfriend. It would just come out of fun money pile that I save into.

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Originally Posted by Roegadyn_Bear

I've made new characters on Balmung, amusingly.

However, as you said, the window of time is EXTREMELY short before you get locked out.

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Yea somehow I woke up late it was about 10 minutes after maint ended....and nope. I'm gonna try again for hahas this morning :P

Thank you for all your replies! Looks like the restriction has been lifted and my wife may be able to create a character on my main server.

I know your issue is resolved, but come fill in some of the lower pop servers! If people just keep making characters on like 3 servers, the problem will only get worse as time wears on.

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Originally Posted by Lethallin

I know your issue is resolved, but come fill in some of the lower pop servers! If people just keep making characters on like 3 servers, the problem will only get worse as time wears on.

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It's inevitable, honestly.

A bustling economy, considerably cheaper market board prices due to said economy, larger pool of players to play with, and even more groups available on the party finder VS a server that feels empty at times, hard to find groups save for peak hours, less people, and market board prices that will violate your wallet hard.

Which one do you think most players would choose?

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Originally Posted by Zodiar

Also, you can't transfer onto locked worlds, I tried.

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You most certainly can.

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Originally Posted by Zodiar

Also, you can't transfer onto locked worlds, I tried.

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We have had an influx of people in my FC who are transferring their characters and alts onto Balmung (which is just about always closed). Now, I don't know if this works 100% of the time, but it seems to be a very high likelihood that you will have no issue.

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Originally Posted by Wadoka

Try around 3 or 4 AM (Central Time, NA). That almost always works for me.

Or, skip a couple of meals and pay the $18. That *always* works. :)

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but you still can't transfer if the world is blocked from adding new players


World Transfer Process

・Before beginning the World transfer process, you must first log out o and exit the game client.

・There may be instances where your character cannot be transferred to a specified World.

・Characters cannot be transferred to Worlds with restrictions on character creation.

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Originally Posted by pauleta

but you still can't transfer if the world is blocked from adding new players


World Transfer Process

・Before beginning the World transfer process, you must first log out o and exit the game client.

・There may be instances where your character cannot be transferred to a specified World.

・Characters cannot be transferred to Worlds with restrictions on character creation.

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Not sure what to tell you, but this is simply not true. They may claim it, probably more to protect themselves against backlash from the small group that can't get in, but buying a transfer is a good way to get into a locked server.

As others have suggested you need to find when the off peak hours are for that server and try really early for that server. I was able to make a character on Gilgamesh one of the populated servers but I had to wake up at 5am to see if it was available. You can also do the extreme camping method and keep checking every hour in the game.

Actually, there is a restriction to character transfers to a locked server. However, the limit for character transfer to a locked server is higher than the limit for character creation on a locked server. They are not the same.

The limit to character transfers is much higher though. It rarely gets reached, except after major patches for overly crowded servers. It happened to several servers after Heavensward too. Most of the servers were locked to character creation. However, out of all those servers locked for character creation, most were open to character transfers while a few were locked to character transfers.

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Originally Posted by pauleta

but you still can't transfer if the world is blocked from adding new players

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I've done it 3 times so far. Burned a lot of good sushi money. Create a character on Faerie or Mateus, transfer to Gilgamesh, no problems. During "Lock" periods.

They need to introduce a refer a friend priority over new randoms being created to the world in my opinion. Having friends come to try play with you and being unable to, then being told they need to spend $20 extra to do so is ridiculous.

The weighting scale may be the same as opportunities to go into the world is on an equal playing field but should veteran players get a priority on allowing their friends to get in?

I would like to know why they count characters made by someone already on the server. I find it odd that I can't make an extra character on my server since I can only be on one of them at a time... I think a big part of the character restrictions are because of RMT.

As for getting your wife on your server just wait until early morning/off hours of the server and you should be able to get one before long.

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Originally Posted by Vivi_Bushido

Personally, if it were me; I'd just fork over the $18 to play with my boyfriend. It would just come out of fun money pile that I save into.

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Depending on how you play with him he should be the one paying. :p

Make a character on the same data center then Pay to Move. Pay to move you can still pick a closed server.

At least that was the case a while ago.