Why are the servers transfers free only for US players?

[Sakuraluna]

I think they probably did it this way because the EU players on NA data centers won't experience any significant changes in game play, and especially not for the worse, while NA players on Chaos will be negatively impacted by the move.

I agree with you (OP) though, I feel like it's a bit one-sided because the whole reason for the move to Europe was because EU players have been negatively impacted by the server location all along, the move was to remedy that. IMO just because there's no noticeable change to the NA servers now doesn't erase the issues EU players still experience on those servers. It would have been more fair to allow free transfers both on and off Chaos.

[Kaela]

It would have been more fair to allow free transfers both on and off Chaos.

This. I honestly thought I read somewhere that they already planning to do it this way. I can't understand why they didn't follow with that. For there are also NA players who are on the Chaos servers for whatever reason. Now they are going to have the same lag issues that the EU players had prior to the move. This only means EU can more to EU but stuck NA can't move to NA servers without paying. Cause face it, they did this so that the game play will be more optimal for those of the regions that they are meant for. However, this just screws the straggler NA players on the EU servers.