As many of you are aware, we have announced the first in a series of optional character transfers. These moves are being done on a voluntary basis to ease the population of our most crowded servers and spread players out onto new or less-crowded worlds.
We realize many of you might have expected us to announce such a plan in advance so that guilds or groups of players might take advantage of the offer together. While we may consider such a plan in the future, our goal with this move was not to spread out guilds or ease competition on a per-server basis. The goal is to reduce the overall number of players online during each server's peak playtime.
We do not plan to list which servers will be given the option to move, nor will we post a schedule of when in-game announcements will be made. Players who are online when the offer is broadcast will have a limited amount of time to request a server transfer.
Frequently Asked Questions on Server Transfers
How can I elect to take advantage of the server transfer option?
If you are online when our customer service personnel announce that the option to transfer to another server is available, you will receive instructions on how to initiate the transfer of your character.
Can I cancel the move if I change my mind before the transfer takes place?
During the registration period, you may type the "/movelog remove" command if you decide to withdraw your request for a transfer. Once the registration period ends, however, you may no longer cancel your request.
When will the character move take place?
Characters included in the server transfer should be moved within 24 hours of the in-game announcement.
Is there a fee for taking advantage of the server transfer option?
This is a voluntary procedure and there will be no charge for moving your character to the destination server. We may offer an additional opportunity to move characters between servers in the future for a fee.
Can I choose my destination server?
No, the server you have the option of moving to will be announced in game. Since our goal is to spread player population out to new servers, we will be selecting where characters will be moved. All players on a given server who take advantage of this offer will be moved to the same destination server.
Does my request guarantee that my character will be moved?
No, registering for a move does not guarantee that a character will be moved. Move registrations are handled on a first-come, first-served basis.
If I decide I don't care for my new server, can I have my character moved back?
No, we will not move characters back to their origin servers. Please be certain of your choice before electing to use the transfer option. Customer service personnel will not make any exceptions.
If the transfer offer ends before I can log in to take advantage of it, can I petition in game to be added to the server transfer list?
No, the only opportunity you have to take advantage of this offer is to log in while the option is available. Customer service cannot add you to the server transfer list after the request period ends.
Can I request that my whole guild move with me?
No, requests to move are handled on an individual basis. We are not offering an option to move entire guilds or groups at this time.
Can my friend and I request to be moved together?
There is no way to request a move on the condition that another character is also moved. While people who register within seconds of each other are likely to be moved together, there is no guarantee it will happen that way.
What will happen to my guild tag and guild status points when I move?
Guild names will not be moved to the new server, even if every member of the guild elects to move. Every character moved to the new server will lose its guild affiliation and a new guild will need to be formed on the destination server.
What will happen to items in my shared bank?
A character who moves will take the contents of their shared bank with them. For example, if you have two good-aligned characters on a single server and move one of them, the character that moves will take any items in the shared bank slots with it. Items in the shared bank of any evil character on that same server, however, will not be affected.
What happens if I already have a character on the destination server that has items in its shared bank?
If the account already has items in the shared bank on the destination server, the shared bank may be overfilled. The character may need to move items out of the shared bank and camp a few times to get the shared bank down to the size where all its contents can be accessed.
What if another character with the same name as mine already exists on the destination server?
Moved characters whose names are already taken on the destination server will have an "x" appended to their name and should /petition for a name change.
Will my friends and ignore lists carry over to the new server?
Characters that are moved will need to make new friends/ignore lists on their new world.
Will my accomplishments listed on EQ2Players.com carry over to the new server?
Character accomplishments as reported on the EQ2Players.com site will not be moved along to the new server. As far as the website is concerned, it will be as if your character simply stopped existing on its old server and started at its current level on the new server.
Will a character transfer option ever be offered again on my server?
We may offer additional character transfer options in the future if we feel it is necessary to ensure healthy server populations. If we do, we will likely move smaller groups of players so that we do not measurably alter the balance of the destination server's economy, discoveries, or population.
If some kind of problem arises when the transfer occurs, could my character be accidentally deleted?
In the unlikely event of any critical problems occurring with the transfer process, we will be able to restore characters on their origin servers.
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Moorgard
EverQuest II Community Guy
When I logged in today the MOTD said the destination server would be Neriak. Did a /movelog add and now hoping for the best.
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