It continues to be mind-boggling insane that this service does not exist yet, and that there has not been any update from anyone typing in yellow about this. This is a BASIC service in a multi-server MMO. It would be be bad enough if Legacy didn't exist, but adding the advantages from Legacy that accrue from having your characters on the same server, makes it egregious. Come on BW, you need to provide some sort of update. This thread continues to be the most viewed Cartel suggestion thread w/o yellow text by far.

S E R V E R T R A N S F E R S ! ! ! ! A lot of the stuff in these posts are request for new features/mini-games/etc, not QoL improvements. QoL improvements consist of things like Legacy Bank, Stored Gear Profiles, Stored keybinds /ability buttons tied to spec Dual Spec, A Return-trip option for the Fleet Pass, etc. But I'd forego all of those for the ability to pay to transfer my characters onto the same server (and therefore same Legacy), or the ability to have Legacy work cross-server.

I remain optimistic that the free transfers for APAC players will also coincide with paid transfers becoming available for everyone. At the moment the first APAC player transfers sucessfully we'll know for 100% certain that there are no technological impediments for this and it simply becomes a decision on BW's part. We're talking about transferring characters to join up with other characters on your account, so even if you're going to a high-pop server there shouldn't be an impact on server crowding since you can only play one char at a time.

I was actually somewhat heartened by what they said on the APAC server note, since it seems to imply the server transfer techonolgy bugs are being squashed. So, to me that implies that once they're secure enough with the server transfer process to open it up for the APAC exodus, they should be able to open up a paid char transfer service.

Thanks for the update - as someone who left ~ mid 2012 and recently came back as a paying sub again, I can state that I agree with your assessment of positive trajectory. Group Finder was massively needed and works just fine, and to me the combat is so much smoother and more responsive than a year ago. Plus, it turns out the CM is kind of fun. First game I've played with a cash shop like that and I'm finding it a fun diversion. Wow, lots and lots of whiners in this thread. Lent-san, you in particular should be on perma-ignore at BW, the whine-to-actual commentary ratio in your posts is roughly infinity. What's missing in the update? Any information on character transfers. When you introduce a system like Legacy that rewards having your characters on the same server, but do it post-launch when players might have characters spread around servers, you need to make a viable paid transfer system available. This is my single most glaring point of frustration with this game, the fact that I'm completely unable to get my characters together under one legacy on one server.

Yep, and the bonus also covers Legacy XP...which it would be nice to actually benefit from by having my characters on the same server!! I get that this is more complicated than it seems and I get that it can't launch with any risk that the CS team will get flooded. I totally get all that. What I want is some gold text saying and confirming those things and roughing in a timeframe expectation.

The sound, of silence... C'mon BW, just an acknowledgement that this is either a) coming someday soon or b) never gonna happen. At least give us that.

Is it even mathematically possible to be Legacy level 30 and not have a single character to 50?

Sorry, I've just gotten too used to this in WoW. The ability to log in through the website or mobile app to view the auction house, buy/sell, collect $$, etc. is just awesome. Would pay for the service through the Cartel market or otherwise.

I read that a few minutes ago, and I figured the "Move" duck he was referring to was something to do with moving your mobile authenticator to a new device, which would seem logical given the context of the post having to do with account security. Buuuuut...I can also be talked into your interpretation - hope springs eternal!!

Ghostcrawler promised me a moose too, see where that got me. Eric, or anyone at BW, an update on plans for this service is sorely needed. Even if all you have to say is "We're still not sure when we'll be able to offer this service due to x and y".

I get why people are interested in this, but I come down on the side of this being too game-breaking. The only thing I could see BW doing that I wouldn't be too unhappy with is attaching a 6-month cooldown to AC change for that character, so you're not just swapping AC's each week. Having faster and easier respecs within your AC is something I think is needed. Going to the vendor isn't such a big deal, but overall the process is very clunky and time-consuming. WoW does this well in my opinion, allowing you to save two configurations that includes not only the talents and glyphs but buttons and hotkeys. Also wouldn't hate a way to save gear sets for faster swapping.

And also note that this is the most viewed thread on this sub-forum (that doesn't have a BW tag), so it would seem like something the community is looking for information about.

From your keyboard to a BW employee's eyes. Would like to know: 1) Are server transfers going to be enabled with 2.0 (or any preceding, unannounced patch ala 1.75 or 1.8...) 2) What are the restrictions going to be in terms of quantity of transfers, source/destination, etc? 3) What is the cost, and is it through the cartel market or separate? 4) How are legacies going to be managed in the cases where you are transferring individual characters from one server you play on to another one you already play on? Are legacy points from server A going to be lost when you transfer to Server B? Can they just be added in and the subsequent Legacy levels achieved? Will we get a prompt to select one of the two Legacy names or will the destination server Legacy be the default?

I'd like to refute this assertion. Usually server transfers are a nice thing to have to be able to play with friends, or to find a server in your local time zone, or whatever. With SWTOR, the Legacy system drives the need more than anything else. The game system conveys some really great perks and advantages, but is restricted to alts on the same server. This is probably a technical limitation. At launch, there was no warning that Legacy might be coming and that rolling on different servers 'for fun' would in fact be detrimental. So it's not "our own fault" for wanting transfers to unite legacies. If server imbalance is a major concern, find a way to make Legacy account-wide instead of server wide. Then I know my personal need for a transfer evaporates, and I suspect a sizeable percentage of others' needs as well.