Transfer Restrictions and Roleplayers

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Also, what if the non-RPers also don't want to leave for the same reasons? They have friends, etc. You going to live with Balmung locked forever?

Again: If a raid group wants to move, it's just a matter of picking a different name for your server. For a roleplayer to move, they have to manage the logistics of how their move would impact their ability to roleplay, whether or not they should devise a way to remove their character from rp, potentially cutting off existing in-character relationships, interrupting plotlines, and just overall disrupting the entire in-character network. A community of roleplayers is a lot more complex than a community of non-roleplayers. It is a heck of a lot easier for non-roleplayers to jump ship to another server.