Question about server transfer restrictions

[ImeXo]

You all are making a big deal out of the legacy stuff when it really isn't as bad as you make it. There is TWO NA legacy server listed as "overcrowded"... Hyperion and Excalibur. You still have 3 other servers to choose from if you want to get off of your overcrowded servers (and stay on the same data center... or 8 if count going to JP). I have RL friends on Sargatanis who have no issue at all playing the game.

While I would not be opposed to them creating a new "legacy" server, you do have other options out there other than to "sit" on your current legacy server. And if you want all of your non-legacy friends to join you, figure out the least populated legacy server and everyone move there.

Because 3 Legacy servers has a lot of space for the hundreds of thousands of players that may really wish to transfer there. Not to mention the ones coming from a non-Legacy server. Legacy servers will continue to get crowded due to SE's stupidity on the matter of not letting Legacy players xfer to newer servers.

[ImeXo]

There are no characters available for World Transfer.

Um... then what am I paying for each month... please tell me...

[Vullandra]

There are no characters available for World Transfer.

Um... then what am I paying for each month... please tell me...

Continue to refresh and try. I had the same challenge among other errors and finally got through after 10 minutes.

[ChickensEvil]

Because 3 Legacy servers has a lot of space for the hundreds of thousands of players that may really wish to transfer there. Not to mention the ones coming from a non-Legacy server. Legacy servers will continue to get crowded due to SE's stupidity on the matter of not letting Legacy players xfer to newer servers.

You are likely blowing this way out of proportion, I highly doubt that many people want to transfer over. If it was really an issue then you would already have all the legacy servers listed as "overcrowded". Most of the people I have seen posting here complaining about the legacy issue are either already on one of the two overcrowded servers, or trying to get there. If you really must play on a legacy server (for one reason or another), give one of the others a chance. Im sure if ALL the legacy servers end up "overcrowded" then they will do something about it. Are they "empty"? no, but far from full. I am willing to bet they are somewhere in the middle like Midgardsormr, which actually makes them the most "ideal" in my opinion. You wont have such a heavy population that you can't play the game, but you also won't be running around in a "ghost town".

Friends from overpopulated legacy server X -> lower pop legacy sever Y
You on normal server W -> lower pop legacy server Y
You all get to play together, and are all on a lower population server. Would help immensely if we knew how full or empty the servers in the middle between "crowded" and "uncrowded" were. Create a level 1 and see how bad it is during your guild's peak play times. You should be able to get a decent judge that way.

[Lewtz]

Still says No available char.. i can get a list of like 30 servers just cannot select my char .. the lodestone still has my char in gear from 2 days ago i think is why..

[Seraphi]

Still says No available char.. i can get a list of like 30 servers just cannot select my char .. the lodestone still has my char in gear from 2 days ago i think is why..

I get my char, but the list is only about 8 servers (half are JP), and the one I want isn't there

[Laoch]

When will legacy players be able to switch to non legacy worlds? I have a few friends on a EU legacy sever and they wanna switch to the NA nonlegacy server with me and the rest of our friends. So when will this be made possible?

[Pheira]

I am trying to meet up with my friends in their server. I was incredibly upset because at launch, I was unable to make a new character with them because it was closed and restricted.

Now that they finally release free world transfers will I once again be unable to play with my friends because the world is not in the drop down list in the Mog Station server transfer application screen?!

Should I have some real hope that they un-restrict the server that I ACTUALLY WANT TO PLAY IN?
Or am I screwed and have to beg the large amount of friends to accommodate me and move to some random server?

Please help, I'm desperately looking for answers, I am so ready to reunite with my friends and I can't. Give me a little more information other than the vague answers that don't tell me if they may open servers up or not.

[Velev]

What? That's not even remotely the same thing as this. What you're describing is the same as a new player choosing to play on a legacy server.

It is NOT the same as suddenly dumping hundreds of millions of gil into a different server.

Ok, so 50% of the population have 10000 gil and then transfers brings in 50% of a new population with 1M+ to the same server.

Prices rise because the ones with gil can afford it and you end up being in a bad spot cos you hardly have any gil to buy items now that prices have risen.

OR

You land on a server with 10000 gil to your name and everyone else that was already on there years before, ie in the case of XI let's say, has 1M+.
Prices are high due to the players having gil that can afford items and you are again in a bad spot.

Looks like the same to me.

[Velev]

when na joined 11 they raised the lvl cap from 50 to 75 so BAM gear reset.

Which makes it even worse for the new players and goes in my favour instead of against my point.