Current Plans for World Transfers

[Zenaku]

Please keep server names the same as 1.0. Will save everyone a lot of hassle.

Thank you.

Not really because your world may end up being EU or JP some if not all would like to go to a world that it's in there area.

I think we should have new names so people don't bitch later on that there world ended up becoming JP or something.

[JillyBean]

Thank you for the information! but I still have a little question.
Getting into the beta phase 3 means having a currently active FFXIV service account or everyone who had it can go, can you give a further information about this tiny thing please?

Personally, I think it means anyone with an XIV account (even those who played for 2 weeks in October of 2010 and logged out on a Level 5 CNJ and never came back). The reason, I believe stated at some point, is that they want to find out how many players will return to the game which I think will finalize their Server assignment/transfer plans.

[Zenaku]

Personally, I think it means anyone with an XIV account (even those who played for 2 weeks in October of 2010 and logged out on a Level 5 CNJ and never came back). The reason, I believe stated at some point, is that they want to find out how many players will return to the game which I think will finalize their Server assignment/transfer plans.

yep your right that why there doing it. They want to know how many worlds they have to open up by beta3

[Qually]

Personally, I think it means anyone with an XIV account (even those who played for 2 weeks in October of 2010 and logged out on a Level 5 CNJ and never came back). The reason, I believe stated at some point, is that they want to find out how many players will return to the game which I think will finalize their Server assignment/transfer plans.

So does it mean I have to reactivate my ffxiv service account ?
Im kinda confused lol :P

[JillyBean]

So does it mean I have to reactivate my ffxiv service account ?
Im kinda confused lol :P

Well obviously, I'm not a rep, so I don't know. But my impression is that if you are able to log into your SE Account and go to select services, then select XIV, and under your permanent options, you had the game registered (even if your characters have expired or whatever), that counts. In May 2012 when I re-activated my char to play again (I played for 3 weeks at launch, never got past free trial), my game and garland goggles and what not were still registered and under permanent options, I just had to reactivate my character. I think they're saying anyone with a 1.0 character. Again, that's just my interpretation.

I don't think you can re-activate anything now, or even register codes, but I'm sure that time will come.

[Qually]

Well obviously, I'm not a rep, so I don't know. But my impression is that if you are able to log into your SE Account and go to select services, then select XIV, and under your permanent options, you had the game registered (even if your characters have expired or whatever), that counts. In May 2012 when I re-activated my char to play again (I played for 3 weeks at launch, never got past free trial), my game and garland goggles and what not were still registered and under permanent options, I just had to reactivate my character. I think they're saying anyone with a 1.0 character. Again, that's just my interpretation.

I don't think you can re-activate anything now, or even register codes, but I'm sure that time will come.

Ah thank you very much, I just found out my service is ok and my char is still active :P
lll just wait to beta phase 3

[JillyBean]

Sorry, no this isn't correct. If you do absolutely nothing, you won't be placed in a random world. Everyone that was on that world, who also did not transfer, will be moved to the same place together.

However, just to reiterate, don't worry - we will announce the full details when they are all finalized. I know you're all anxious and we're keenly aware of it being a very important point for everyone!

Specifically, I'll be looking to find out:

The "do nothing" people will be moved to the same place together.... but will they know exactly what world that will be (and therefore what region)? In other words, will the "do nothing" people know exactly what 2.0 World their 1.0 character will be placed on if they "do nothing"?

It may end up being a strategy to do nothing (for me at least, depending on the answer to the above question, and what my LS's want to do).

Further, for those who "do nothing" initially, will that transfer option still exist for them to use later (within the designated time frame, of course), if they decided later they do want to change servers?

In other words, is "doing nothing" taking your turn, or does it just skip your turn and you can come back to it later?

[Ashiee]

I don't want to start a whole new thread for this question so I hope the devs see this.

I was wondering if there was any plans for a paid server transfer service when ARR launches for those who may have missed deadlines for choosing a server, or do not like what server they were on (for example, regret choosing a JP based server and want to go to an NA based server).

[ArkhamNative]

Before the server merge, Yoshida said they were planning a World Transfer Service for 2.0. There may be limitations or costs, but it seems possible they will have such a feature for individual transfers available at some point.

[Kraggy]

Please keep server names the same as 1.0. Will save everyone a lot of hassle.

Thank you.

Doesn't matter to me TBH, I remember the world I started on, I rarely remember the name of the world SE force-transferred me to later on.