Official World Transfer Service Announcement (10/24/2013): Questions

[Cacie]

question #3 is the only one I'm interested in.

[Mere]

Question:

How does it work if you transfer 2 characters with the exact same names into the same server?

Example: Cloud Srife from sever A move into server X, and Cloud Strife from server B also moves into server X. Both are your characters. How would you make sure that the "right" character keeps his name? Lets say you want the one from server A to keep the name, but change the name of the character from server B.

Also, How does it work if you already have a character with the exact same name in the server that you are treanfering to?

Example: You made a Cloud Strife in server A, maybe you play with it, maybe you didn't. Now you want to transfer Cloud Strife from server B into server A, BUT you want it to keep the name. If you are willing to delete Cloud Strife from server A, so that your Cloud Strife from server B, gets to keep his name, do you delete the one from server A AFTER the transfer or BEFORE the transfer. Meaning, do I still get the chance to manage my characters once the transfer has been done? Will the "renaming flag" go away once you delete the character causing it?

I hope I didn't confuse you much xD

[duceTRE]

How does it work if you transfer 2 characters with the exact same names into the same server.

In the case of you having two characters on different servers with the same name, if there is one that you play with the most and like that name move that one first. Then move the second, and then the second will get the name change option.

[duceTRE]

How does it work if you already have a character with the exact same name in the server that you are treanfering to?

Example: You made a Cloud Strife in server A, maybe you play with it, maybe you didn't. Now you want to transfer Cloud Strife from server B into server A, BUT you want it to keep the name. If you are willing to delete Cloud Strife from server A, so that your Cloud Strife from server B, gets to keep his name, do you delete the one from server A AFTER the transfer or BEFORE the transfer. Meaning, do I still get the chance to manage my characters once the transfer has been done? Will the "renaming flag" go away once you delete the character causing it?

I hope I didn't confuse you much xD

Look carefully at your example, you answered your question. If the server B character is the one you want on A with the name from B, delete the current character on A first before you log in with character B.

[Wildsprite]

It's $18 per transfer according to that page. In other words, $18 per million gil you want to bring with you.

this is false, its $18 per world(up to 8 chars) to world, not 1 char per transfer

[necrosis]

Swill no answer on #3? They obviously have not updated the information on transfers page cause it still says you cant transfer off legacy servers.

[Mere]

Look carefully at your example, you answered your question. If the server B character is the one you want on A with the name from B, delete the current character on A first before you log in with character B.

Well... it happened what I feared.

You gotta delete the char BEFORE actually applying for a transfer.

So for my example, I transfer Cloud Strife from server B to sever A then log in the game. On the character selection screen I see that Cloud Strife B requires a name change, and I proceed to delete Cloud Strife A. However, Cloud Strife B is still unplayable until I change his name: clicking on it, I get a window to type in a new name. Even if I delete and retype the name, since is the same, the "Accept" button is greyed out.

So the "correct" way of doing this, was to risk and delete Cloud Strife A way BEFORE doing the application for the server transfer. *sigh*

So all I did to make sure I get the name I wanted was for nothing !!

[necrosis]

Bump for answer on #3 again.

EDIT: Yeah. Looks like money grubbing SE is making us pay because they screwed up bigtime.

As if SE's idiotic and deplorable customer service was not bad enough they have to pull crap like this.

[Aroth]

Well... it happened what I feared.

You gotta delete the char BEFORE actually applying for a transfer.

...snip...

So all I did to make sure I get the name I wanted was for nothing !!

Same crap happened to me so don't feel too bad. I'm already barking up their tree to get the flag removed because I REFUSE to give up my name and I will be damned if they think I am going to pay another $36 just to "fix" it. Unfortunately since they only respond to support tickets during business hours I am screwed out of playing this weekend.

[Neo_Genesis]

Bump for answer on #3 again.

EDIT: Yeah. Looks like money grubbing SE is making us pay because they screwed up bigtime.

As if SE's idiotic and deplorable customer service was not bad enough they have to pull crap like this.

What? How did they screw up? You're lucky they even opened up Legacy>>>Non-Legacy transfers at all.