Confirm: No transfer possible

[Mossclaw]

Have the rules changed regarding transfers? If so, where would I find them?

Situation:
Play-style: RP
History: 3 members transferred to unofficial RP server - no issues
Current: next member has error: "Characters cannot be transferred to Worlds with restrictions on character creation."
Timeframe: Today


T.I.A.

[Arunas]

Maybe the server you want to transfer to has new character creation locked, thats why you can't transfer?

[Risvertasashi]

Try again at offpeak hours. Balmung is especially difficult to get into and sometimes only unlocks in the small hours of the morning.

[ExiledOne]

Ha! So much for bypassing the charater creation in overcrowded servers by paying for a transfer, as asserted in so many threads.

p.s. I hope you get your character in there.

[Mossclaw]

Ha! So much for bypassing the charater creation in overcrowded servers by paying for a transfer, as asserted in so many threads.

p.s. I hope you get your character in there.

I know, right? I posted about this when I first came to the game because it didn't make sense. However, I was told that it is the way it works: You can't create a character, but you can transfer one. And, as we found out, even though that doesn't make any sense, sure enough it worked that way

So now I'm in this awkward position where we've spent 54$ under the old rules, and now the rules have been changed, and it will take a further investment of 54 more dollars, bringing the total to 108 dollars - all because of a policy change that I don't know where to look for to confirm. Very disappointing, if so.

Moving forward from that - I can't bring over 15+ people to FF if I cannot be sure that we can play together. So I really need to track this down. :/

[Gemma]

If Balmung is that hard to get onto why don't the RPers go to a underpopulated server instead of trying to stay on a Legacy server that was already pretty full to begin with? I understand in the beginning of 2.0 RPers on Balmung couldn't leave but that restriction is gone so why not find a more open server?
Hell that would even help to satisfy the need for housing & what not.

Doesn't make sense to me why people keep trying to cram more characters on a server that's already filled to the brim.
Going to a underpopulated server seems like it would benefit everyone,
New RPers can get on no problem while friends of the Legacy players that were on Balmung can actually start playing with their friends.
Another reason why I think SE should offer a free one time transfer to help encourage a move like this.

[Mossclaw]

If Balmung is that hard to get onto why don't the RPers go to a underpopulated server instead of trying to stay on a Legacy server that was already pretty full to begin with? I understand in the beginning of 2.0 RPers on Balmung couldn't leave but that restriction is gone so why not find a more open server?
Hell that would even help to satisfy the need for housing & what not.

Doesn't make sense to me why people keep trying to cram more characters on a server that's already filled to the brim.
Going to a underpopulated server seems like it would benefit everyone,
New RPers can get on no problem while friends of the Legacy players that were on Balmung can actually start playing with their friends.
Another reason why I think SE should offer a free one time transfer to help encourage a move like this.

I understand you viewpoint, but RP in a Virtual Space is not the same as playing a D&D campaign in your living room. It's not enough that your merry band of friends are doing it, it is the interactions with others that are also engaged in doing it. So, picking random server "X", so you can all be together doesn't rate. FF seems to be a rare bird that does not designate RP servers, something I do not understand as they offer marriages. >.<

For what you are proposing to work, they would need to: a) designate Balmung and <insert random server here> as RP Servers, then b) offer free transfers from Balmung to the new server so that there is enough "seed" population so that the server has the intended atmosphere.

What you are saying is the equivalent to: "I don't see why you can't just pick a server and PvP in your own little group. Why do you need to be around other PvP'ers any way?" RP and PvP are two playstyles in which community is a heavy factor. Hope this explanation helps.

[Risvertasashi]

If Balmung is that hard to get onto why don't the RPers go to a underpopulated server instead of trying to stay on a Legacy server that was already pretty full to begin with? I understand in the beginning of 2.0 RPers on Balmung couldn't leave but that restriction is gone so why not find a more open server?

As poster above mentioned, it's about having the community. Moreover, Balmung has a lot more to offer than RP. The real question is why Square is stuck with this antiquated server model.

[Niwashi]

FF seems to be a rare bird that does not designate RP servers, something I do not understand as they offer marriages.

Designating certain servers as "RP servers" gives the impression that other servers are therefore not RP servers. They're trying to ensure that RP stays alive and well on all of them. You don't need everybody on the server to be RPing (not even Balmung has that). You just need well established RP communities, which I believe all the servers have (though possibly to varying extents).

[RiversideGuy]

The person who recruited me plays on Excaliber... so even with her recruiting me, I found I could not get in. She told me about the transfer (plus fee), but I pointed out that in writing, they say even for transfers, there is no guarentee. Didn't want to pay money only to be denied. Of COURSE, being a recruitee SHOULD get me on the recruiters world, not deny me. This is a very bad policy.

I tried login in at the times the "restricted" list got posted... but soon saw that by evening time (EST) there were maybe 2-3 at most open. So I starting getting up to catch the 7AM list... after a week, I saw Excaliber was never open. I DID hear Yoshi P. plays on Excaliber...

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