PvP Community's Plans for Server Transfers

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No, not all. Just most. This thread proves it. Only instead of rolling PUGs on TEH, the push is to move to POT5 so you can roll scrubs in ranked matches. More comms, more high fives for the brohams, more chest hair.

It just seems ludicrous to preach about lack of competition on TEH, then move to where there's even less of it. The only difference being ranked matches instead of normal, where you can assign a ranked number value to how awesome you are. If it's competition you're really after, then the move wouldn't be necessary.

What do you expect to happen on POT5, honestly? Bring a handful of TEH PvP guilds, start crushing their ranked teams, and expect that they'll keep showing up to be facerolled day in and day out? Sure, the good times will roll for a few weeks, but after awhile, you'll have the exact same thing as what we have here. No one to play against.

can i just check, because i really feel like i missed it. Can we actually transfer to a different server type ?

the last i read was to do with APAC mergers, and Eric had this to say

"Why did we decide not to merge the three APAC servers into one large APAC server? We decided this for two main reasons. 1. The issue in doing this is that two play-styles (PvE, PvE-RP, or PvP) would need to sacrifice their desired play-style in order to have one server with a higher population. We feel that it is important that each player is allowed to continue to play SWTOR in their preferred play-style. Therefore, accommodating all the existing play-styles was a primary goal. By allowing you to move to a NA West server, you will be able to keep your play-style. 2. The move to North American servers better delivers on our ultimate goal of providing the best play experience, with the most possible players, long term."

has this stance changed?

granted this is for forced merges, just wondering

The situation is like this. 80% of POT5 is horrible but 20% is good, Say there is 1000 that PVP that is 200 good people. TEH has about 60 % good 40% bad. but like 100that pvp. so 60 good people VS 200? POT5 has a larger mass of PVPers so yes as a whole the server is worse skill wise but they have the numbers. Those numbers allow it too support constant ranked and have a higher chance of competitive matches.

Well, I think we're all hoping that transfers are wide open, but we have no idea.

I do read that above paragraph as referring to forced mergers. I can see why they wouldn't want to force people to change server type. Paid transfers are another matter. They won't get my money unless I get real choice.

Ya'll might be stuck with your favorite Jerc in the galaxy.

Well now that it appears all of the general negativity is gone and we're all back on the same page, I guess I'll respond with my intentions as of right now considering we know nothing about server transfers and how they're going to be implemented.

That said, if open paid server transfers happened I would consider a transfer to Pot5 with hopes of getting involved in competitive end-game PvP (aka Rated War Zones). However, I wouldn't go over there on a whim unless enough experienced players that I currently enjoy playing with decide that we're all going to move over with intentions to field a team that can compete in Rated War Zones. Right now my current guild is 50/50 on the transfers and some of our more experienced members are currently taking a break from the game. So that means that as of right now, the chances of me transferring are very small considering the totality of the circumstances.

My assumption is that server transfers will likely be the end of me playing this game unless I can get together with some of the experienced players from TEH and develop a plan of attack for competing in Rated War Zones on Pot5 if we are presented with that opportunity.

Anyways, we'll just have to wait and see what happens.

If you want to see what unranked warzones are like on PvP servers, look no further than this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVrRA-p-2kY#t=10m40s

The fact that almost everyone on Ebon Hawk cares so much about objectives that they are willing to get mad at each other over it actually sort of warms my heart.

When I responded asking if such a thing was commonplace on their server:

I actually like the presence of good players and guilds in our unranked warzones, because at least this way I am gaining IQ points rather than losing them.

Wow....I'm never going over there...the total ignoring of objectives would make me want to kill myself.

I'm pretty sure the reason to transfer would be because of more ranked pops. Face it, it's pretty much non-existent here (although I'm interested in joining a group to get face-rolled if anyone is hiring ). Now, if nobody else in the game can compete with our teams...that's not really something that can be helped.

Accusing someone of ONLY going to a different server because it's "easier" isn't really a fair judgement to make.

That video is 7000% accurate on what goes on in Huttballs over there.

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