Forced server move from Ragnarok

[worldofneil]

I have both a FC house and personel house and would like some info on what this will mean.

Unfortunately it means you'll have to relinquish the personal house (or try and sell the trashing rights to someone else) and you have to leave the free company before it'll even let you move. The FC owner could sell the FC (and house) to someone if desired though, that's a way to get quick money if you can find a buyer.

Can I assume that the FC chest needs to be emptied before the move?

Yes and no. You can't move a free company across server so if you want to take the items with the individual(s), so then yes you'll have to empty the chest. But then you'll have to create the FC again on the new server which unfortunately will start at level 1 again Each person would naturally have to do their own world transfer/costs too

Will the items my retainers have for sale be moved with them?

It won't let you move if your retainers have anything for sale, you have to stop them selling things first. Items held in the retainers can be carried across though, however there is a severe gil limitation, 1 million per character and 100,000 per retainer. Anything more is lost.

I guess I will have to move all housing items out too?

Those you can pick up, yes. Sadly not all items can be picked up.

SE is not going to give us the gill back on the houses or plots

I'm afraid not. With 3.1 the house demolishing is being introduced and owners of the FC or personal house will get 80% when it gets demolished, but it requires not going into the house for 45 days (from the point 3.1 launches) and then you only get 80% of the money you paid back (better than nothing though!). You'd have to wait 45 days though and lock everyone out the FC house so no one can accidentally go in it and that's from 3.1 so that's like end of December.

You can view the full World Transfer requirements at:

http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodest...nsfer_service/

Sorry I don't have better news