Given how fast server transfers happen, this seems possible. But moving a player in-game is much different than moving one that is not.
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Sure. Why not, and I bet they can even program an automatic $10. charge to your credit card for each server you transfer to.
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Originally Posted by Yogi_Bare
IMO, it would be cool if toons could treat the live servers as different dimensions they could phase into for a short period of time.
They could accomplish this as: A Day Job temp power or accolade that allows for a longer duration per duration spent logged out at a specific destination A single-use craftable power with a set duration. [Or through a permanent portal at a specific location... maybe Pocket D?] [The player would need to have an open character slot on the destination server] At the end of the duration, the player's toon would be auto-shifted back into their home server (unless they are in an instanced mission; then the auto-shift would occur once the mission was exited) Logging off would also auto-shift the player back. Shifted players would not be able to create or join S/VGs or Coalitions; or alter their current S/VG or Coalition. Shifted toons would have their names temp-tagged with their home server ID (ie. A toon named Jack Spad from Infinity that shifts over to Justice would have their name appear as Inf.Jack Spad) [Actually, having all toons tagged as such, as a regular thing and then just making that tag visible while shifted might be easier]. This would enable players to, hopefully, take their favorite toons to various player events that may be spread out between different servers or allowing their toons the chance to PvPummel players from different servers without having to commit to a permanent move each time they wish to do so. |
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Forbin's nailed one of the problems with this suggestion on the head. Server transfers are largely a monetary advantage for the developers. Once January is over, the game will go back to charging money for transfers. |
Originally Posted by Forbin_Project
Sure. Why not, and I bet they can even program an automatic $10. charge to your credit card for each server you transfer to.
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So if you didn't use the free server transfers to free up slots on the servers you want to put new characters on with Going Rogue... hope your credit card is ready.
My hunch is that it's not that major a source of income or they wouldn't have been able to make it free for as long as they had. They may like us, but they're not crazy ... 
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oh... you know. They just made sure that everybody has a chance to get their characters in line for Going Rogue.|
Originally Posted by BlueBattler
My hunch is that it's not that major a source of income or they wouldn't have been able to make it free for as long as they had. They may like us, but they're not crazy ...
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6 transfers per week isn't a lot, and if you were using the system for free renames, you could go through all of the transfers very, very, very quickly.
did everyone forget that these were given out for a reason. i forget exactly but i think it had something to do with the transfer tool or character copy tool not working for a while.
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I thought the reason was because the game was dying and they were letting people transfer off the servers which would soon be closed?
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Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
did everyone forget that these were given out for a reason. i forget exactly but i think it had something to do with the transfer tool or character copy tool not working for a while.
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Originally Posted by Arcanaville
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You've got it backwards. We didn't get free transfers because the system was unavailable; the system was unavailable because they were implementing the code to allow the free transfers to take place.|
Originally Posted by Sharker_Quint
did everyone forget that these were given out for a reason. i forget exactly but i think it had something to do with the transfer tool or character copy tool not working for a while.
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The free transfers were there for the exact same reason as the two free character slots given away to each account when they did that - Our devs are just too nice for their own good.
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It stands to reason, that after a month of players moving their toons to their desired servers; for free... the demand for permanent server transfers will drop dramatically.|
Originally Posted by je_saist
Forbin's nailed one of the problems with this suggestion on the head. Server transfers are largely a monetary advantage for the developers. Once January is over, the game will go back to charging money for transfers.
So if you didn't use the free server transfers to free up slots on the servers you want to put new characters on with Going Rogue... hope your credit card is ready. |
It probably wasn't a huge cash cow to begin with; it probably won't even be a pocket-change calf after this; at least, not for a long while.
[Note: I am not saying that this should replace the permanent server transfers; it could actually be a useful tool in conjunction with it]
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I think this is a nice idea. If it's a limited temp power, and the shifted character has restrictions, then it wouldn't really replace paid server transfers. And it offers potential fun for roleplayers, too, being able to bring in alter-egos who really *are* from another dimension.
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IMO, it would be cool if toons could treat the live servers as different dimensions they could phase into for a short period of time.
They could accomplish this as:
A Day Job temp power or accolade that allows for a longer duration per duration spent logged out at a specific destination
A single-use craftable power with a set duration.
[Or through a permanent portal at a specific location... maybe Pocket D?]
[The player would need to have an open character slot on the destination server]
At the end of the duration, the player's toon would be auto-shifted back into their home server (unless they are in an instanced mission; then the auto-shift would occur once the mission was exited)
Logging off would also auto-shift the player back.
Shifted players would not be able to create or join S/VGs or Coalitions; or alter their current S/VG or Coalition.
Shifted toons would have their names temp-tagged with their home server ID (ie. A toon named Jack Spad from Infinity that shifts over to Justice would have their name appear as Inf.Jack Spad) [Actually, having all toons tagged as such, as a regular thing and then just making that tag visible while shifted might be easier].
This would enable players to, hopefully, take their favorite toons to various player events that may be spread out between different servers or allowing their toons the chance to PvPummel players from different servers without having to commit to a permanent move each time they wish to do so.
Apparently, I play "City of Shakespeare"
*Arc #95278-Gathering the Four Winds -3 step arc; challenging - 5 Ratings/3 Stars (still working out the kinks)
*Arc #177826-Lights, Camera, Scream! - 3 step arc, camp horror; try out in 1st person POV - 35 Ratings/4 Stars