The Latest on Transfer Timing

[Cordovan]

UPDATE: Character Transfers have been re-enabled following the resolution of a bug which caused transfers to be disabled last month. We are extending the After Party of the Hardcore Season through March 21st, with the After Party ending when we bring the game worlds down for weekly maintenance on March 22nd. Additionally, we are re-enabling free Character Transfers to Orien and Sarlona through March 21st, ending when we bring the game worlds down for weekly maintenance on March 22nd. To read more about Character World Transfers, click here.

We are currently working to resolve an issue that prevents us from opening World Character Transfers. At this time we do not have an ETA on when this service will return. We will announce an extension of the free transfer period to Orien and Sarlona in addition to an extension of transfers from the Hardcore server once we know more about this service's return.

[DarkSkysz]

We are currently working to resolve an issue that prevents us from opening World Character Transfers. At this time we do not have an ETA on when this service will return. We will announce an extension of the free transfer period to Orien and Sarlona in addition to an extension of transfers from the Hardcore server once we know more about this service's return.

Since devs are working on it, any chance the system also gets an improvement? Like transfering our stable to the new server? Losing paid stuff or even exclusive stuff from events from years ago is a BIG issue.

[Dandonk]

Since devs are working on it, any chance the system also gets an improvement? Like transfering our stable to the new server? Losing paid stuff or even exclusive stuff from events from years ago is a BIG issue.

Yeah, I lost some of my event augments. Not a gae breaker, but still pretty annoying.

[C-Dog]

How does this relate to transfers OFF the HC Server? Are those affected? (And what is the current date for end of that after party?)

[Just_a_Dude]

How does this relate to transfers OFF the HC Server? Are those affected? (And what is the current date for end of that after party?)

Someone didn't read the whole post.

[Sirea]

Soon™

[Oliphant]

Thanks for the info.

[Khimberlhyte]

With the extra load from transfers, can you please look into moving the default to another server? The lag over the past two weeks is making Orien unplayable in US eastern evenings. Putting new players somewhere with less server load is probably the fastest, cheapest band-aid solution.

[mbartol]

Thanks, Cordovan, for the news regarding extending the free transfer period.

Has there been any thoughts about SSG officially supporting a mega-server after seeing the outcome of the free transfer period?

[thbu21]

Thank you for providing us with some update at the very least.
Although, I must insist that we get some type of consolation for this.

I personally was left stranded with a single character in a different server, before I could move my whole account, and my friends cannot follow me also.
Many others were left without their guildies, and without their gear like me.
Please address that once the services are back online.

And just like others said, please allow sharing the mount stable between servers, or at least just the for the rare mounts..
My server is dying out, but I don't want to lose years of collecting rare mounts just to have a bit more joy with other people.

Thank you.

[LT218]

We are currently working to resolve an issue that prevents us from opening World Character Transfers. At this time we do not have an ETA on when this service will return. We will announce an extension of the free transfer period to Orien and Sarlona in addition to an extension of transfers from the Hardcore server once we know more about this service's return.

Serious question. Is this in the bug fix queue ahead of or behind the ladder bug?

Just asking so I can decide whether to spend time prepping all the bank mules for transfer or bequeath my account to my children's children and specify finally getting my toons to Orien as my last wish.

[Meugh]

Thank you for the information and all the work to get this to happen.

Good luck<
Shane

[LrdSlvrhnd]

With the extra load from transfers, can you please look into moving the default to another server? The lag over the past two weeks is making Orien unplayable in US eastern evenings. Putting new players somewhere with less server load is probably the fastest, cheapest band-aid solution.

But gee I thought the solution to all of DDO's problems was a mega-server, do you mean that this idea is unfeasible?? /s

[kamimitsu]

We are currently working to resolve an issue that prevents us from opening World Character Transfers. At this time we do not have an ETA on when this service will return. We will announce an extension of the free transfer period to Orien and Sarlona in addition to an extension of transfers from the Hardcore server once we know more about this service's return.

Since devs are working on it, any chance the system also gets an improvement? Like transfering our stable to the new server? Losing paid stuff or even exclusive stuff from events from years ago is a BIG issue.

Cord, perhaps this isn't the place to bring it up... but there is at least one glaring issue with transfers that seems to be affecting a lot of people: being unable to re-earn Monster Manual rewards. It might be worth looking into this while whatever else is being worked out is worked out.

My thread on it is here.

[parttimewarrior]

With the extra load from transfers, can you please look into moving the default to another server? The lag over the past two weeks is making Orien unplayable in US eastern evenings. Putting new players somewhere with less server load is probably the fastest, cheapest band-aid solution.

Seconding this.
The lag is unbearable regardless of your location. We have people from US, Western Europe, Eastern Europe etc, and everyone experience crippling lag nearly all the time (there's like, one window on workdays when it's possible to play for a couple of hours with little lag, but that's it. And on weekends there's no point logging in at all).
Hopefully there's no more transfers to Orien until the lag issue is resolved. And if it's impossible to resolve, well, hopefully there's no more transfers to Orien at all. And those who couldn't get their whole guild or alts to Orien can probably get an option to transfer back to where they came from?

[Sylvado]

How does this relate to transfers OFF the HC Server? Are those affected? (And what is the current date for end of that after party?)

"in addition to an extension of transfers from the Hardcore server once we know more about this service's return"

[Ereshkigal]

We are currently working to resolve an issue that prevents us from opening World Character Transfers. At this time we do not have an ETA on when this service will return. We will announce an extension of the free transfer period to Orien and Sarlona in addition to an extension of transfers from the Hardcore server once we know more about this service's return.

Thank you for the update!

[Grymli]

My sense of the servers prior to the free transfers was that Argo and Orien were overpopulated and had too much lag, Wayfinder was dead as disco, and the remaining, mid-size servers were... OK.

As I understand it, the point of allowing transfers was to enable players from Orien and Sarlona, who had been blocked from transferring home from the hardcore server, to return home.

Instead, we're seeing numerous players jumping from less-active servers to Orien and Sarlona... creating even less activity on mid-size servers like Thelanis, Khyber, Ghallanda, Cannith, and play-crippling lag on already-overpopulated Orien. Not cool, cool I myself jumped from Argo to Sarlona looking for less lag... only to discover I wasn't the only one with the idea. If this ends with enough players making the same move to bring the lag with us, I will cry

Unless the goal is to make all servers less attractive, please do something to fix this. Soon. Gamers have short attention spans. We're seeing a lot of returning players at the moment. Don't give them a reason not to stay.

Cheers.

[pjw]

We are currently working to resolve an issue that prevents us from opening World Character Transfers. At this time we do not have an ETA on when this service will return. We will announce an extension of the free transfer period to Orien and Sarlona in addition to an extension of transfers from the Hardcore server once we know more about this service's return.

Any chance that the fixed version will allow for a complete transfer (AS, mounts etc)? Or the ability to "fold up" a guild to give a "Guild Charter" in your inventory that also has the guild XP of the original guild? Or something like that?

[NemesisAlien]