I agree here; when I found out how barren Firaxan Shark was (once I got over the "I'm a console person" thing and realized this isn't single-player KOTOR III), I was considering my options. I would never "rage quit" or the like, but it became increasingly difficult to find a reason to log in when you're the only one on a planet on occasion. Thankfully, someone on General chat suggested re-rolling on Lord Adraas (now Ebon Hawk), and I've been enjoying things now quite a bit . . .but I'd like to see a free or reduced rate to bring in my legacy (such as it is) toons from FS.

Yeah, that was what I was figuring . . .the generic "we'll see" response from BioWare. I think they at least have to have an inkling of the direction this is headed, though. I do wonder what the market will bear with this, since I'm sure it will end up as a paid option. This being my first MMO, what is the usual "going rate" for transfers in other games? I've read that it's free on some other games . . .but how much do you think we're possibly looking at per character?

First off, I had a great experience transferring my toons from Lord Ardraas to Ebon Hawk. No issues whatsoever, and it went through in about five minutes total. However, I'd love to be able to get my guys from Firaxan Shark over to Ebon Hawk as well. Now that we've finished up the "directed" transfers . . .to move large herds of us around . . .I think its time to discuss a timeframe for when we can expect the one-offs (like myself) to be able to go freely with our toons from server "x" to server "y". I can't be the only one itching for this. I understand that this could be a paid option as well, so perhaps we could use this thread to also figure out what the market might bear for such a thing. Mods . . .this isn't a QQ thread or another more-of-the-same thread; it's more about trying to establish next steps with the transfer service without having to reference the stickied 400 page behemoth above. Please don't close this, so we can have a place for those of us not covered under the "transfer on rails" to discuss our options.

It'd be nice I guess, but I got tired of playing on the Shark (my original toons are still there along with what little legacy level I have) and sometimes being the only person on a planet. Maybe it was just me, but I would play entire stretches and not see a single soul out while questing. It was kind of neat at first, coming in from a console perspective . . .but I quickly realized that (even though this is my first MMO), it's nice to have a community to interact and play with. I re-rolled to Lord Ardraas in the middle of May (which folded over into Ebon Hawk this week) and have been a lot happier . . .I do miss playing my "mains" though, even though my re-rolls are almost as high level as what I left behind now. I don't understand why Firaxan Shark is still waiting . . .although I'll probably end up doing the "move wherever you want" paid version of transfers and getting my other four characters onto Ebon Hawk.

My "original" four characters are on Firaxan Shark . . .I know that's not going to roll to Ebon Hawk (as my other four did yesterday; I re-rolled on Lord Adraas a few weeks ago and moved 'em without issue over to EH). Waiting for the "wherever you want to go" round of transfers (paid, I suppose . . .although it really shouldn't be at first due to the re-rollers who are trapped between servers now like me) in the future to get them off and everyone onto Ebon Hawk as one big RP-PvE family. :smile:

Lost three (out of of the four I had on Lord Ardaas), but went with some creative apostrophe usage and double vowels on 'em, and I had my old names anyway . . . the biggest change was on my toon "Zara" that then became "Xa'ara" (Xara, Zara and Zaara were all taken). I actually like the new "X" name a bit more (it feels a bit more Star War-sy) . . .and it's still pronounced the same.

No, not really. I was the one that asked the question yesterday that returned the read-between-the-lines response from Allison that said, "this is the first phase, oh and we may do something in the future (that's paid)" response. I phrased my question intentionally asking about my thought that paid transfers being the next step . . .in so many words. Your interpretation is no more "correct" than mine or others right now. I understand you enjoy the game, and appreciate your attempt to police the thread away from too much wild speculation. However, we're all trying to get more information here; I'd rather not have to wade in and argue amongst ourselves in the process.

Joveth, I'm going to wager quite a few Community members are going to wait this "transfer on rails" out, and look for the option (paid) to move our toons freely from server to server. With that in mind, please make releasing details on the paid service a priority once you've got the server populations close to where you want them. I very much want to play my characters on Firaxan Shark again, but I can't go back to worlds with three and four people on them after being spoiled on Lord Adraas.

Agreed. I just want all my characters in one place that I re-rolled to. Apparently, I'll have to pay to do so later on. . . .hopefully there's a discount.

Very well. I'll wait a few more months and let my Firaxan Shark characters collect dust . . .hopefully it won't cost too much, but at least you've more or less confirmed what I figured. I guess I'll see if it's worth the price once it's announced. Thanks for your response . . .I can't say I'm overjoyed, but I suppose we're at least on our way with getting people to the servers they want to end up on.

The metrics have been there to study for a while . . .since we have no choice of where we're going to go, BioWare obviously has at least some idea of what pairs are where. Incredibly gimped "solution" for something that the forums have been on fire for months for . . .

When do we get to pick where we want to transfer, Allison? How much will it inevitably cost?

You don't get a choice of where to go . . .your "destination" server will be pre-ordained by BioWare, apparently.

Prepare for a lot of disappointed "re-rollers", then. . .who had to do so to make up for the ghost towns that existed on their previous home. Very disappointing.

Well, if that's the case (and upon re-reading this now that I have some time, this seems to be what it means), then I guess I can kiss all my Firaxan Shark characters goodbye, since I know Lord Adraas won't be a destination server. Lame. I suppose I'll be able to move them in the future . . . and have to pay to do so. No thanks, guys.