[Dev Help Please] Character Transfers Early

[Yaptap]

Has there been any word about allowing transfers of v2.0 characters created a legacy server to a non-legacy server? I know they weren't allowing 1.0 characters to transfer during beta, but what about 2.0 characters?

I'm in the same boat as you. I wanted to roll on Behemoth, but at the time I created my character, all NA servers were locked, and so I ended up creating a character on Durandal (legacy). Now, I just completed my Darklight set and got my relic+1, so it would be very troubling to have to end up rerolling despite being a 2.0 character on a legacy server. I hope SE looks into this issue, as I'm sure there are more than just a handful of us who had to roll on a server we weren't able to choose given the character locks.

[Draymos]

Camate thank you for the information, much appreciated. My whole guild is on Leviathan (130 members) of Hammerfist Clan but 16 of us are on Coeurl. I hope that the rest of us can transfer to Leviathan when transfers happen in October and if not I think the whole Hammerfist Clan (HFC) on Leviathan and Coeurl should be able to transfer to another open server if that is not possible. I think its a real problem when game servers got full 1-2 hours of early access and not actual release. I want to play with my Free Company guild not pugs. I level 50 and sick of doing pugs all the time for end storyline. Get the world transfer service going for October and make it smooth: FC members all on same server, all characters/armor/gear but go as well. Please if you want to ensure you keep the playerbase that have right now, no more mess ups.

[Theref]

When transferring server, what if on our target server there's someone else that has Exactly same name as me?
I don't want my name changed into

Rurod Arkdale2
http://i.imgur.com/QWBzH63.jpg (<- check the username of Meg Milk, idk how there's 2 on it)

Even worse, your char gets transferred to someone elses account.

This will be a major LOL

[OrganizationXIll]

When transferring server, what if on our target server there's someone else that has Exactly same name as me?
I don't want my name changed into

Rurod Arkdale2
http://i.imgur.com/QWBzH63.jpg (<- check the username of Meg Milk, idk how there's 2 on it)



This will be a major LOL

I saw somewhere that the transferred character will be prompted to rename upon logging in. Can't find source so, meh.

[ArkhamNative]

I saw somewhere that the transferred character will be prompted to rename upon logging in. Can't find source so, meh.

That's what SE has done in the past (FFXI, FFXIV). If there's a conflict, it asks you to pick another name the first time you log in to that world.

The two times FFXIV has done transfers before, it's been like this where lots of people would be choosing lots of destinations all at once. Instead of individual requests, there was an application period, and a Web page where you could see each world's population and if it was accepting transfers. (Those statuses could change during the application period.) When the application period ended, they did all the transfers while all worlds were offline. Maybe this time will be the same.

[OrganizationXIll]

That's what SE has done in the past (FFXI, FFXIV). If there's a conflict, it asks you to pick another name the first time you log in to that world.

The two times FFXIV has done transfers before, it's been like this where lots of people would be choosing lots of destinations all at once. Instead of individual requests, there was an application period, and a Web page where you could see each world's population and if it was accepting transfers. (Those statuses could change during the application period.) When the application period ended, they did all the transfers while all worlds were offline. Maybe this time will be the same.

I hope so. I wish that page you are referring to would be available all the time. xD

[Camate]

Hello,

We've seen questions from users asking us to clarify about what happens if the World you are transferring to already has a character with the same name as you. In this case, the person moving into that World would be prompted to select a new name.

In other words, the person already residing on that World would retain their name.

[Ailyia]

Hello,

We've seen questions from users asking us to clarify about what happens if the World you are transferring to already has a character with the same name as you. In this case, the person moving into that World would be prompted to select a new name.

In other words, the person already residing on that World would retain their name.

Would this be the only method one can change their character name? Or would a name change service be provided as part of the Optional Services at the Mog Station in the future?

[HEC]

Would this be the only method one can change their character name? Or would a name change service be provided as part of the Optional Services at the Mog Station in the future?

Technically - you can create a character on the world you want to move to with your current name (or your friend can) so then during the transfer it will initiate the name change prompt as well and then delete the new temp character. If you want to change the name on the same world, just move back again (assuming indeed that it would be allowed or that there will be no some kind of "cooldown" prior next transfer of the same character etc.). And indeed you'll get charged for two transfers in that case but if it's woth for changing the name it's up to you ...

[MasamuneBranford]

Hello,

We've seen questions from users asking us to clarify about what happens if the World you are transferring to already has a character with the same name as you. In this case, the person moving into that World would be prompted to select a new name.

In other words, the person already residing on that World would retain their name.

Out of curiosity, when this world transfer begins in October, will players be able to transfer to any world? Or will players currently on legacy worlds have to stay on legacy worlds? For people worrying about economy abuse, just implement a gil cap during the transfer and bind all equipment / inventory to the player (make it unsellable). That should solve any problems.