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Free transfer list released
Obraik
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Taken from the Official Forums:
In response to requests from our players we are offering a limited time opportunity to move any characters on identified servers to a designated target galaxy at no charge. We believe that by offering a Free Character Transfer Service (CTS) in this manner we can address the concerns we have heard players voice with respect to server population. It is our hope that those of you who are looking to move will take this opportunity to do so beginning on January 13, 2009, and that this will bring with it a fresh sense of excitement and enthusiasm that will extend across all the galaxies.
Free Character Transfer will begin at 12:01AM PST on January 13, 2009, and will only be offered to those accounts with characters created on or before December 10, 2008 at 11:59 PM PST on the identified galaxies listed below. Again, the only way to qualify for the Free Character Transfer is to be on one of the identified Free Character Transfer servers and move to one of the targeted galaxy servers and this is only available on a one-time/once per character basis. The Free Character Transfer service will end on March 31, 2009 at 11:59PM PST.
More Details
Effective January 13, 2009, and ending on March 31, 2009, the character(s) you have active on the identified current "transferred from" galaxies* listed below, that were created on or before December 10, 2008 at 11:59PM PST, may be moved to one of the destination servers at no charge*. This option will be available on a one-time/once per characterbasis.
The current "transferred from" galaxy servers include:
* Corbantis
* Europe-Infinity
* Intrepid
* Kauri
* Kettemoor
* Lowca
* Naritus
* Scylla
* Tarquinas
* Tempest
* Valcyn
* Wanderhome
The valid destination galaxy servers include:
* Ahazi
* Bloodfin
* Bria
* Chilastra
* Eclipse
* Europe-Chimaera
* Europe-FarStar
* Flurry
* Gorath
* Radiant
* Shadowfire
* Starsider
* Sunrunner
Free Character Transfer Service Rewards – Available to Transferred Characters that Meet Free CTS Requirements
In the spirit of galactic friendship, all characters who move to a valid destination galaxy will receive a relocation gift of a painting which when "examined" will carry the name of the transferred character and the home (transferred from) planet on it. Only characters who transfer to a valid destination server as part of this promotional free character transfer service are eligible to receive the painting gift.
Along with the painting, players who transfer to a valid destination galaxy as part of the promotional free CTS will also receive a gift box which can only be used as a gift to give to a waiting welcomer on the new galaxy. Once the gift box is given to another player, it can be opened to reveal the same painting received by the transferor but with a new inscription which includes the "welcomer" recipient's name and the moving character's name and home galaxy, as a "thank you" for their warm welcome of the newcomer (the inscription is only visible when you use the "Examine" option to view the painting).
It is in the spirit of peace and friendship that we offer these gifts and hope that the goodwill that comes from sharing these gifts will spread across the galaxy like the stars overhead.
We want your experience with Star Wars Galaxies to be the best possible and look forward to seeing you in your new home galaxy!
More details on this promotion will be released in the coming days and weeks.
May the Force be with you!
Terms and Conditions Apply:
* Free Character Transfer is available beginning at 12:01AM PST on January 13, 2009, through 11:59PM PST on March 31, 2009. This "Free" Character Transfer Service only applies to a one-time/once per character move from an identified server to a designated target galaxy server as determined by SOE in its sole and absolute discretion. To qualify for the Free Character Transfer the character must have been created on or before December 10, 2008 at 11:59PM PST. All characters must be transferred to and from the same Station account.
* Your character must be located on one of the original 10 ground planets at the time of your transfer request to perform a server transfer. The original 10 ground planets are Corellia, Dantooine, Dathomir, Endor, Lok, Naboo, Rori, Talus, Tatooine, and Yavin 4.
* For purposes of this promotion, current "transferred from" servers include: Corbantis, Intrepid, Kauri, Kettemoor, Lowca, Naritus, Scylla, Tarquinas, Tempest, Valcyn, Europe-Infinity and Wanderhome.
* Valid destination servers include: Ahazi, Bloodfin, Bria, Chilastra, Eclipse, Europe-Chimaera, Europe-FarStar, Flurry, Gorath, Radiant, Shadowfire, Starsider, and Sunrunner.
* To access the Free Character Transfer service, you must login to Star Wars Galaxies with the character you would like to transfer. You will be notified via in-game message that your character qualifies for the free character transfer service opportunity when you login. Eligible characters may also enter "/freects" to begin the transfer process. Only one character may be transferred at a time. Please read and respond carefully to each question and answer entry you type. All Character Transfers are considered final and cannot be reversed.
* Character Transfer Service terms and limitations: Please be aware that Vendors and contents of Vendors will not transfer. Items equipped by the character (and/or contained within items equipped by the character) will transfer. Items in the character's inventory (and/or contained within items in the character's inventory) will transfer. Items in the character's bank (and/or contained within items in the character's bank) will transfer. Items in the character's datapad (and/or contained within items in the character's datapad) will transfer. Items that do not qualify as either "items equipped by the character" or "items in the character's datapad" as noted in the aforementioned terms, will not transfer.
* Please note that any items that are connected to your in-game structures must be packed up with the structure(s) or they will not be transferred.
* Character names are not guaranteed on galaxy-to-galaxy transfers. If the character's name has already been used on the Galaxy you wish to move to, you will be able to enter a new name in the field provided (subject to the terms and conditions of the Character Naming Policy).
* Character transfers from one account to another are not part of the free Character Transfer Service promotion.
* The Free Character Transfer painting that a player who transfers to a new galaxy receives, is available immediately upon completion of the character transfer and will be available as a reward (and can be claimed) using the existing /claim reward interface. The reward will appear in the character's inventory when it is claimed. There is no limit to how many gift boxes and painting(s) a character can receive and both items are tradeable. The inscription is only viewable in the viewer's Examine window.
* If you attempt to transfer characters in violation of these rules, the Terms of Use for Star Wars Galaxies or the Rules and Policies (for instance, attempting to transfer characters from another person's account or to or from an account purchased by or for you for another person on which you are not the original registered user of that account), the characters will not be moved, your request will not be processed or approved, and your account(s) will be subject to review and appropriate disciplinary action taken.
* Sony Online Entertainment and LucasArts do not ensure continuous or error-free access, use or availability of any game content, feature, game-play or server and may change, modify, disable, suspend or remove any such content, feature, game-play or server at their sole discretion.
Comments
lol.
It took them long enough and now they are encouraging players to abandon these ghost servers by offering gifts?
I don't know what SOE has up their sleves but for sure it aint a "spirit of galactic friendship".
lol.
It took them long enough and now they are encouraging players to abandon these ghost servers by offering gifts?
I don't know what SOE has up their sleves but for sure it aint a "spirit of galactic friendship".
Sad thing is, all of those Galaxies were thriving pre-nge. Any one still want to claim the NGE wasn't a mistake?
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Distress over the gifts has already began at the Oboards:
http://forums.station.sony.com/swg/posts/list.m?topic_id=798634
regardless of the what they once were, presently the players on those 'dead servers' aren't having much fun so its great that SOE is giving free transfers. They could just continue charging players $50 for a transfer
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SOE and LucasArts are the reason the servers are empty in the first place. They SHOULD have offered free transfers a long, long time ago.
Tecmo Bowl.
Dont be so naive. SOE is offering gifts to SOME whilst excluding others - this will create even more drama.
Additionaly, why do you think they are now so interest in moving these people by offering gifts? Instead of merging servers they are shifting the responsability on the players now. A few months down the road when they announce the closure of these servers anyone who did not benefit from this "encouragement" WILL have to pay and it will mean minimum expense for SOE, and lowering costs by closing half the servers.
think what you want, but this is a GOOD thing and something the playerbase has been asking for for quite sometime. Sure, they could have done it sooner but at least they're doing it
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Ahazi is dead Intrepid is growing thes two should be reversed.
Wow suprised by those two names.
Ajax
Players have been asking for mergers. And yes, for the 5 people still playing this IS a good thing, but, as usual, the execution is not.
I 'get' the list of destination servers. Not everyone is going to want to go to an established high population server. It gives the player base from low pop servers to decide where to go. Its up to the community and it's their opportunity to redefine some of the lower population destination servers. Why not make a new RP/PvP/PvE server?
Someone just needs to come out and say "Ahazi is going to be the new RP server" "Gorath is the new PVP server"
You never know, it might just stick
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At lease the 15 people that still play on Kauri will get to meet new people.
Tecmo Bowl.
wow..kauri is low...
i use activeframe GCW stats (http://swg.activeframe.de/bb-std/tp-en/main.12.html)
to get an idea of server poulation and Kauri has 56 officers.... chilastra has 442
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I seem to be alone in thinking that the gifts are a nice touch. lol
I think it's a shame that they're not increasing character slots though. I used to play on multiple servers and would love to have all my toons on Bloodfin. I don't play anymore, but it's still something I'd like to do. I'm sentimental like that
Dont be so naive. SOE is offering gifts to SOME whilst excluding others - this will create even more drama.
Additionaly, why do you think they are now so interest in moving these people by offering gifts? Instead of merging servers they are shifting the responsability on the players now. A few months down the road when they announce the closure of these servers anyone who did not benefit from this "encouragement" WILL have to pay and it will mean minimum expense for SOE, and lowering costs by closing half the servers.
The people transfering are given a gift pack that they can trade to a person on their new server that will give that person the same painting.
I also very much doubt that if they do decide to shut the servers down fully after the transfer event that those left on them will need to pay to leave to a new server.
This means they will probably close down the galaxies that you migrate from?
About time though
Starwars Galaxies, An Empier Diveded, That's what it says on my box anyway.
wow..kauri is low...
i use activeframe GCW stats (http://swg.activeframe.de/bb-std/tp-en/main.12.html)
to get an idea of server poulation and Kauri has 56 officers.... chilastra has 442
Yeah Kauri is essentially dead. Lowca is pretty much in the same boat. My original toon from launch was on Lowca.
Tecmo Bowl.
This is undoubtedly a good thing for the current players, but I fear it doesn't go far enough.
The top servers seem to float around a "medium" level, and as we know medium is only half way to capacity. It would stand to reason that 3 "medium" servers could theoretically fit onto 1 server.
With this in mind I would estimate that the servers could be condensed from 25 down to 5 or 6 - less then half of what they are allowing to stay open. SoE should be taking advantage of the this because I have little doubt that the servers wont dramatically increase in the next year or so, especially as we approach the release of TOR.
*edit This is of course assuming they'll plan to shut down servers after the transfers are complete.
Good move and I hope everyone moves so they can close some servers down and merge the remaining few players.
Dont be so naive. SOE is offering gifts to SOME whilst excluding others - this will create even more drama.
Additionaly, why do you think they are now so interest in moving these people by offering gifts? Instead of merging servers they are shifting the responsability on the players now. A few months down the road when they announce the closure of these servers anyone who did not benefit from this "encouragement" WILL have to pay and it will mean minimum expense for SOE, and lowering costs by closing half the servers.
Hozloff, now you are being paranoid or just trolling.
I have played many games that have downsized since their initial release and I have never seen any of these games charge a player to move their characters. What always happens to those who wait is they are moved to a server they could not choose.
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Why don't they just make 1 single server? Then the game would be 'heavy' populated almost 24/7. When will these SOE people pull their heads out of their asses?
I miss the good ol' days when nerds were actually intelligent.
Because that would utterly kill PvP?
How?
I miss the good ol' days when nerds were actually intelligent.
I would also like to know how this would "kill pvp".
Merging all servers to one will not reach the capacity which one server PRE-CU enjoyed.
Dont be so naive. SOE is offering gifts to SOME whilst excluding others - this will create even more drama.
Additionaly, why do you think they are now so interest in moving these people by offering gifts? Instead of merging servers they are shifting the responsability on the players now. A few months down the road when they announce the closure of these servers anyone who did not benefit from this "encouragement" WILL have to pay and it will mean minimum expense for SOE, and lowering costs by closing half the servers.
Hozloff, now you are being paranoid or just trolling.
I have played many games that have downsized since their initial release and I have never seen any of these games charge a player to move their characters. What always happens to those who wait is they are moved to a server they could not choose.
SWG has always charged players to move characters ever since this service became avaiable despite the plea for well over a year now to merge servers. SOE has dismissed the matter and brought about systems (such as a new grouping tool) which did nothing to improve the situation and kept people playing in desolate servers.
When all of a sudden they offer incentives for a limted time only to move characters to selected servers and talk about "galactic peace" there is plenty of reason to question their motives.