Posts Tagged ‘server transfers’
Server Consolidation Happening Today, Including Additional Character Slots
Earlier this week, BioWare allowed players to test out the new high population server tech they planned to implement on our current servers. Today, that server tech is being added, and as a result, we’re seeing the final phase of our rather lengthy SWTOR server transfer and merge process. This final phase includes the consolidation [...]
Hints of Changes Found on High Population Test Server
Yesterday, BioWare launched a brand new test server to specifically test some new high population server technology. Remember back in May when the team talked about “mega-servers”? This is that tech. Here is a preview of the news article: In order to provide a better overall gameplay experience we’re getting ready to introduce new high [...]
July 27 Q&A Community Response
Here is this week’s Q&A Community Response, where we take some of last week’s questions and corresponding answers, and provide some of the feedback straight from the community. Make sure and check out the full Q&A posts for all of the questions, because we’re only going to be covering some of the highlights. This week’s [...]
Update on Server Merges – What About Full Character Slots?
Thanks to the somewhat-confusing manner that SWTOR server transfers were handled, some players are left in an odd predicament. These players have characters on both their designated origin server and designated destination server, and not enough new character slots to accommodate their characters. Without the ability to transfer characters elsewhere and a limited number of [...]
The Next Step in Server Transfers
Yesterday started out to be a good day for SWTOR news. We found out about the free trial program, friend recruitment speeder reward, and free week for former players. On a more, well, not-so-positive note, we also found out about the next step in BioWare’s grand server transfer plan– the eventual closing of the designated [...]
Rewards for Free Character Transfers
BioWare is currently offering rewards for players who have active accounts on SWTOR and have taken part in the server transfer program (or just happen to be on one of the destination servers). This means that both players who have already transferred and players that transfer now will be eligible. It seems that the goal [...]
Ajunta Pall Alternative Transfer Options
SWTOR’s limited vision of server transfers has been rather complicated for players on the various RP-PvP servers around the world. Earlier this week, BioWare provided the three EU RP-PvP servers with better transfer options. Yesterday, players on the West Coast RP-PvP server, Ajunta Pall, were finally given multiple transfer options as well. The situation on [...]
EU RP-PvP Servers Finally Given a Choice
Over the weekend, we had another update to the server transfer situation on the three EU RP-PvP servers (Lord Calypho, Jen’jidai, and Huntmaster) that were originally excluded from transfers, then given a single transfer option that didn’t take the players’ playstyle preferences into consideration. Finally, these players are now able to choose between a transfer [...]
EU RP-PvP Servers Finally Offered Transfers
We thought we’d post a follow-up to the situation of BioWare leaving three EU servers without any server transfer options. Yesterday, BioWare finally issued a response– and a solution: Originally posted by AllisonBerryman (Source) We wanted to clarify the current situation with the European RP-PvP servers Lord Calypho, Jen’jidai, and Huntmaster. Our goal for SWTOR [...]
The Positive Side of Transfers
Despite the gloomy storm of complaints on the official forums, a large portion of SWTOR players are actually very pleased with the server transfer process so far. Evidence of these happy players is seen on most of the destination servers, where populations thrive, groups are readily formed, and planets and fleets buzz with activity. It’s [...]
Three EU Servers Excluded from Transfers
The fact that BioWare is grouping all of the server transfers up by server type right now and not allowing players to cross between those types is confusing many players as it is, but it is, I imagine, quite efficient. Except… one problem. Three, rather. The Lord Calypho (English), Jen’jidai (German), and Huntmaster (French) RP-PvP [...]
Laura Shot Third: Amidst the Transfer Construction Zone
The SWTOR community has seen its fair share of crashing lumber and bent nails flying through the air this week while server transfers have been happening. Oh, yeah, and official forum drama. Lots of that. Always lots of that. Folks who were unhappy about logging in to empty servers are now unhappy about server queues, [...]
List of Available Servers for Transfer
During day 2 of server transfers yesterday, BioWare posted a complete list of the designated origin and destination servers. A list like this is what many players have wanted to see for more than a week now, and it’s great to get a glimpse of what the intentions are behind the transfers. There are obvious [...]
Day One of Server Transfers: Community Feedback
Yesterday, we saw our first day of SWTOR server transfers. While the server list started out small, it grew as the day went on, until BioWare discovered a bug in the system and had to halt transfers for the rest of the day. With any luck, after last night’s brief maintenance period, the system will [...]
Finally, Details on Server Transfers
Yesterday, a community news blog was released with some important details about the upcoming SWTOR server transfers. The community has been these awaiting details for quite some time now, and some very good information was revealed in this update. The facts: Transfers start June 12th. For now, they are free. Transfers will be issued from [...]
What if Transfers Aren’t Enough
During last Friday’s Community Q&A session, one very good question regarding what happens after servers transfers was asked: “What will you be doing to keep guilds and server communities together once server transfer is implemented?” Here is the answer that was received: Joveth Gonzalez (Online Community Manager): “Once server transfers are implemented, we will re-evaluate [...]
Fan Video Highlight: Alpha Company Guild Promo
In light of server transfers headed our way in the near future, I thought I’d take the time to highlight one very cool-looking roleplaying SWTOR guild that’s currently looking for additional soldiers to add to their ranks. Yeah, you heard me right. Ranks. Trooper ranks! Alpha Company is the name of the guild, and they [...]
The Possibility of SWTOR Mega-servers
In a recent Massively interview with Daniel Erickson, Erickson briefly discussed BioWare’s vision for the group finder tool and the company’s reasoning behind the same-server limitation. This is what he said, according to Massively’s follow-up article: When asked if the new group finder would be cross-server, Erickson replied that it would be single-server because “we [...]
The Silence Between Patches
Developers have been quiet on the SWTOR official forums these last couple of weeks. Besides the weekly scheduled Q&A sessions and a few augment questions that were addressed, BioWare’s Dev Tracker has remained fairly empty. Players have been awaiting more details about Game Update 1.3, especially information regarding the two features that are considered extremely [...]
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