While you'll be hard pressed to find anyone that wouldn't appreciate more free transfers, the ones they gave us last year were done in anticipation of Going Rogue being released.
Going Rogue was originally scheduled for release in the first quarter of 2010 which coincided with the first set of free transfers. The second set of transfers was done the first week that Going Rogue launched.
The devs were giving us the chance to open slots on our favorite servers and to move established characters to new servers without having to start over from scratch or being forced to delete characters in order to make room.
So tho I would like a few more of them myself I doubt we'll see free transfers on any regular basis.
I just wanted to second the idea of another free transfer this year. I think they are especially valuable when in conjunction with DXP weekends for a few reasons, most of which we're all familiar with.
If free server transfers are too resource intensive, perhaps they could consider making free server transfer tokens that could be given out like costume change tokens, vet rewards, or even bought on the market. I bet being able to buy transfers, like we can with respecs (which last I recall were also sold in the CoH store), would provide another Inf. sink for the game.
So... /sign from me. 
I was mainly hoping for them when i19 hit, but sadly that never happened. I'd actually like another sheet of unlockable character slots more then free transfers at this point. I've been at 36/36 (even after transferring 12 toons the last free transfer round) on my main server for awhile now, and have 4 free unlocks that are just gathering cobwebs. I'd even spend $80 on the last 8.
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I'm not sure it's a matter of resources; rather, I believe that as a business, they'd usually like you to pay money for services rather than letting you have them for free.
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While I'm sure a lot of people would love this, NCSoft is a business and the first and foremost objective of businesses is to make money. They provide excellent games and great service, but they also need to make a profit as well. But it would be cool. I dont think it will happen but I support this idea.
I agree that it would be nice to have them again. I moved several toons for various reasons, but now that we have alpha slots, I would like to move some of them back. I understand the reason behind giving them in anticipation of GR, but i19 also changed the game quite a bit. It'd be nice to see some as a result of that.
@Just Jane
I say yes at least once every couple of months........
The reason I considered it a potential issue of "resources", besides eating into something that is quite possibly bringing them a tidy sum every quarter, was the line from the Transfer/Rename Info Page:
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It seems like there would be an operational cost associated with the Transfers, even if they're automated. And of course, any money they get from the transfers goes back into paying staff and helping to cover development costs, which is a win for us too if you look at it like that. More money = more resources/staff = faster, better updates. But those transfers are just so awesome, and the best things in life are (sometimes) free. I think that's what we're all interested in here; another round of temporarily free transfers. Having them permanently free would be too much to ask I think. At that rate they might as well work on a system in-game that makes them moot to begin with.| ...We feel the price of these features is enough to prevent potential abuse, but also reasonable enough to not be prohibitive for those who want to improve their gaming experience by moving servers or changing a character name. |
What do people think of the idea of Free Transfer tokens? Either as part of the Veteran Reward system (they have Free Server Slot tokens, so it seems like the tech to do something like that already exists), or maybe added as a very rare recipe drop/unlockable from a trial in the game, like the Respecs which were/are sold in the NCSoft store, also for $10. I think there'd have to be a limit to how often an account could gain/use transfers if it came from an in-game source like that, but it would provide us another way of obtaining one and potentially serve as an influence sink. Obviously respecs and transfers are two very different beast, but I figured I'd flesh out the thought a bit while it was fresh in my mind.
I would go for a free-transfer tokens as a vet reward.
Something else that might be interesting is bundling a free-transfer with booster backs.
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I would go for this. Perhaps once every 5-7 years?
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Originally Posted by je_saist
I would go for a free-transfer tokens as a vet reward.
Something else that might be interesting is bundling a free-transfer with booster backs. |
In my personal situation, I moved some toons I love to play over to another server for a PvP ladder - plain and simple. It was something I thought was going to last awhile, but it didn't. Now I don't have a chance to play them in regular game because they aren't on my "home server." If I had the money to move them all, I would. I can see that I would be able to accommodate the team more if I had more AT's, AND Ive put so much inf into those toons and it seems as though I have wasted it. I would appreciate the dev's at least give it some thought, even If it was just a couple of toons. I think a transfer would be nice now that we all got to have a taste of other servers. Some of them are "clickish" and I don't enjoy that. I love my "home server" and don't plan on ever leaving it or ever quitting the game. I have already paid to move a couple over, but I just can't afford to move them all from both of my accounts. Maybe there could be a compromise and the price could be lowered. Ten dollars is a lot to most of us. If you look at it, 4 toons x $10.00ea = $40.00, which is over a month of playtime. Could we get a red name in here to just say aye or nay, and maybe a bit of an explanation? I dont think thats asking too much.
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I'd rather see them do it like the character slots. 1 every 12 active months.
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I would go for this. Perhaps once every 5-7 years?
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They already gave us an official explanation.|
Originally Posted by Big_SOB
Could we get a red name in here to just say aye or nay, and maybe a bit of an explanation? I dont think thats asking too much.
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Id like another round of these as I didnt get to move any last time because I couldnt afford to open slots on another server. Now I would pay 40 bucks to open 12 slots to move some toons onto the server my entire SG and most people I play with moved to.
The hard things I can do--- The impossible just take a little bit longer.
If numbers are so much more important than a teammate who is fun to play with, forget about the game altogether and go play with a calculator instead. -Claws and Effect-
Have to echo others here.. as it'd be nice to get some free transfers, as with then some non-played characters could be moved elsewhere and new ones made.
Heck, was sorta hoping they'd do it for the 2XP weekend but guess not.. 
I think part of it, too, is that many folks didn't understand the reasoning behind free transfers the first time. I didn't know it had anything to do with GR, nor did any of my sg mates. Maybe they said it, but I missed it. I think it'd be great to have it one more time with the clarification that it's not happening again, on a regular basis, whatever.
I also like the idea of it being added to vet rewards. No offense to the hard-working devs, but some of the vet rewards leave a little to be desired. This would be a great thing to pop in those spots.
@Just Jane
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Originally Posted by je_saist
I would go for a free-transfer tokens as a vet reward.
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Could also help them having to come up with ever-yet-another-vet-travelling-power.
Aside from that, free transfers and free respecs are given to us very conveniently whenever content changes make them highly desirable, so we really should be happy.
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Not trying to be argumentative but the free transfers only happened twice within the past year because of GR, so they can't really be said to be given out whenever content changes make them desirable.|
Originally Posted by BlueRaptor
Yeah, I could see that.
Could also help them having to come up with ever-yet-another-vet-travelling-power. Aside from that, free transfers and free respecs are given to us very conveniently whenever content changes make them highly desirable, so we really should be happy. |
I wish it were true.
I would even like to see discounted transfers, like when we buy multiple character slots they get a little discount. I wouldnt mind seeing this with some kind of transfer token.
The hard things I can do--- The impossible just take a little bit longer.
If numbers are so much more important than a teammate who is fun to play with, forget about the game altogether and go play with a calculator instead. -Claws and Effect-
That would be great; being able to buy transfers at bulk discount rates like we can the server slots.
I also wish that we could transfer purchased but unused character slots to other servers. I have several that I wish I could now move to my home server. Speaking to a GM made it sound like the tech for that sort of thing just doesn't exist yet.
Not that it's overly surprising. I can't imagine there's much demand for relocating server slots.
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There was a time (when we couldn't get more slots by any means other than buying a new box, e.g. CoV's launch) when I would have gladly traded all of those slots on other servers I'm never going to play on (because they aren't Virtue and they smell bad) to have even a quarter of them added to the one I do. I was almost full up, and reluctant to fill the last few, because then if something irresistibly cool came along I'd be stuck.|
Originally Posted by R-Tech
I also wish that we could transfer purchased but unused character slots to other servers. I have several that I wish I could now move to my home server. Speaking to a GM made it sound like the tech for that sort of thing just doesn't exist yet.
Not that it's overly surprising. I can't imagine there's much demand for relocating server slots. |
Lately, however, between veteran rewards, reduced playtime and a lack of inspiration for new alts, I find myself with no less than six open slots and no plans to fill them anytime soon. And I didn't even have to pay extra for them; they came with time.
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So if there are free transfers from the GR expansion, then how do I know if I have one to use? I got some chars to move and atleast 2 are in dire need since that server is dead.
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They weren`t given to us with the purchase of GR. When the expansion was released there was a window of time in which you could transfer your toons for free. If you missed it, you m issed it.
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Originally Posted by angelo55
So if there are free transfers from the GR expansion, then how do I know if I have one to use? I got some chars to move and atleast 2 are in dire need since that server is dead.
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It was the first week that GR was launched. The previous time they allowed free transfers was during the Winter Event. They started it in December 2009 and carried it over until February 2010. GR was originally intended to be released sometime in the first quarter of 2010 but was delayed until August.
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Originally Posted by Bossa_Nova
They weren`t given to us with the purchase of GR. When the expansion was released there was a window of time in which you could transfer your toons for free. If you missed it, you m issed it.
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How about making free server transfers a regular occurrence? Like, maybe add them to a couple of holiday events, or something. I've been hoping there'd be another one soon.