Transfer & creation : no logic ? (Omega)

[Yarukiba]

Hello,

It's just about Omega and the transfers being locked ; why ? Why transfers but not creation ? What is the point ?

This is the part that I don't understand, why is it possible to create a new character when you can't transfer other characters from another server ?
It just doesn't make any sense (in my eyes). I did create a character on Omega and there is a load of new players everywhere, so it's not "lacking" newbies, even older servers are actually lacking new players way more.
I keep waiting without any idea of when I will be able to move and not understanding why I should be forced to create a new character, start from scratches all over again, when I already have a character I've been playing with for more than 3 years.
The only server facing a similar situation is Balmung, but Balmung is waaay more populated (And you could not create, you could only transfer, for a very long time)

If someone can provide any answer about this, thanks.

And good night / day !

[Yarukiba]

Double post because I am locked to 1000 characters (idk why) : but if this is not the place where I should ask, please show me where to because the only talks about servers I have seen are in community side and there is nothing about it nor there are GM answering to threads about it.

[Bixillarla]

Double post because I am locked to 1000 characters (idk why) : but if this is not the place where I should ask, please show me where to because the only talks about servers I have seen are in community side and there is nothing about it nor there are GM answering to threads about it.

You can get around the 1000 limit by positng part of your post then editing to add the rest. No idea why they have a 1000 character limit when making a post but allow you to go over it when you edit.

[ErryK]

Transfers were locked because it was to deter more transfers since they were reaching the population of the other servers very fast.

[Aronys]

It's better this way as if it's only transfers, then people can transfer at any time, making the server bigger. If it's only character creation, then the server itself determines when it's available for new people to enter.

[FateAudax]

Just my opinion regarding the difference between creation of new character and transferring a character:

- Transferred characters could possibly affect the economy of the server which the player is transferring from and to.
- Transfer players tend to bring over their Gils (capped at 10m), and other valuable items such as Materias, and crafting materials which could worth a lot in the new server. This also means the server the player is transferring out of will lose a chunk of those items (if the player is loaded). Which will in turn affect the market prices.

- Creating a new character has nothing (a subligar maybe).

[Aronys]

- Transfer players tend to bring over their Gils (capped at 10m), and other valuable items such as Materias, and crafting materials which could worth a lot in the new server. This also means the server the player is transferring out of will lose a chunk of those items (if the player is loaded). Which will in turn affect the market prices.

Correction, the cap is 999 million now.

[FateAudax]

Correction, the cap is 999 million now.

Holy sheets.

[Keydah]

Correction, the cap is 999 million now.

Only when transferring from a congested to preferred server, or any server to a new server, and Omega is not considered a new server anymore. So...the cap is the one that applies to everyone else. 10m + 5m on retainers.

[Rinuko]

Correction, the cap is 999 million now.

Omega isnt a prefered server anymore. 10M cap applies.