ArenaNet strikes again with the news hammer. This time, a news post that details what players will first do when they boot the game up at launch (or pre-purchase head start.) Apparently they intend to give free server transfers temporarily at first.
At launch, players will be able to transfer between worlds freely. However, once server populations have largely settled and stabilized, world transfers will be restricted to once a week and cost a variable amount of gems based on the population of the world being transferred to.
Be sure to check out the full post here.
This is a great addition, even for a short time. Getting stuck on a "bad" server is terrible. Being able to get moving on your characters and then move them to a more acceptable server as things settle down is a real bonus.
"In time, we’ll also introduce free “guesting,” which will allow players to visit other worlds as guests as long as they have friends on those worlds. This feature will be free, but guest players will not be able to enter World vs. World, and the Power of the Mists bonuses from their home world will continue to apply to their characters."
ummm...wtf is this??? Isn't being able to play on another server in PvE only scheduled for release as they've been saying for weeks now? Wasn't this allowed in the BWE's? How much is this going to cost on the cash shop is what I am wondering now, must like you have to buy tickets to take part in ranked SPvP matches.
@coppertopper They never said it was intended for release. They didn't even have guesting in the betas (well I think they had it briefly in the first one but it wasn't working right).
You are going to be able (for the first week or so, it didn't specify) transfer freely between servers. After that, you will have to pay and can only transfer once a week.
In the betas, they allowed you to transfer for free for the first 24 hours, then you had to use gems to buy transfers.
Also SPvP is global. It takes from ALL the servers, regardless of where you are in the world.
Hope this helps clear some things up :)
@coppertopper They never said it was intended for release. They didn't even have guesting in the betas (well I think they had it briefly in the first one but it wasn't working right).
You are going to be able (for the first week or so, it didn't specify) transfer freely between servers. After that, you will have to pay and can only transfer once a week.
Also, I have a theory that guesting is not available right now because they are allowing free transfers so there is no need for it right now. Once the servers get settled, they will shut off free transfers and unlock the guesting feature.
In the betas, they allowed you to transfer for free for the first 24 hours, then you had to use gems to buy transfers.
Also SPvP is global. It takes from ALL the servers, regardless of where you are in the world.
Hope this helps clear some things up :)