Guild Wars 2

I’m trying to change my server to go to an easier more laid back server for WvW, but all of the servers are Very High…. Why isn’t the lower tier WvW servers cheaper to transfer into?

I have to spend over $20 USD just to make a transfer, why so much? :/

I’m just wondering if there is any specific reason behind it, I mean I have to spend $10 USD for just 1 new armor set, cool, but to transfer down several tiers for a new WvW environment, without exactly knowing if it’ll be a good transfer or not seems a bit risky and overpriced

Also, is there another more cheaper route to take to make a transfer?

they should honestly make server transfer cost more about average WvW population than anything else, after all you can guest in other facets of the game. WvW is the only place where your server really truely matters and cant be sidestepped

phys.7689:

they should honestly make server transfer cost more about average WvW population than anything else, after all you can guest in other facets of the game. WvW is the only place where your server really truely matters and cant be sidestepped

I agree I’m actually looking to move down to about Tier 4 maybe even further. I don’t understand why going down to a lower population server would cost the same as moving to a higher server or even be that high priced..

And there’s Guesting, so the only real reason people transfer is for WvW, but again, I still have trouble understanding why the price is up there..

Is there even a cheaper way to make a transfer down 4+ tiers from your current server?

phys.7689:

they should honestly make server transfer cost more about average WvW population than anything else, after all you can guest in other facets of the game. WvW is the only place where your server really truely matters and cant be sidestepped

Or base the transfer amount off of which server you’re coming from and moving to…

Well, server population isn’t necessarily based on WvW participation. There may be servers with a higher population, but not that interested in WvW.

The option you seek for lower-cost transfer is to delete all your characters. Your bank and wallet and Account-bound items will transfer with you. Guild and Guild-associated items will not. If you delete all characters, your account can transfer to any other same-Region server free of charge.

The other option is to exchange gold-for-gems and use the gems to offset the cash cost of server transfer.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Well, server population isn’t necessarily based on WvW participation. There may be servers with a higher population, but not that interested in WvW.

The option you seek for lower-cost transfer is to delete all your characters. Your bank and wallet and Account-bound items will transfer with you. Guild and Guild-associated items will not. If you delete all characters, your account can transfer to any other same-Region server free of charge.

The other option is to exchange gold-for-gems and use the gems to offset the cash cost of server transfer.

Ouch, deleting all characters? :S I put in a lot of work and money into buying new armor skins and working on my legendary…

That can’t be an option..

And I don’t have much gold XD so I’m always using USD to buy gems instead of converting

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Well, server population isn’t necessarily based on WvW participation. There may be servers with a higher population, but not that interested in WvW.

The option you seek for lower-cost transfer is to delete all your characters. Your bank and wallet and Account-bound items will transfer with you. Guild and Guild-associated items will not. If you delete all characters, your account can transfer to any other same-Region server free of charge.

The other option is to exchange gold-for-gems and use the gems to offset the cash cost of server transfer.

Wait hmm… Bank items stay in bank? Hrmmm…..

Yes, Account-bound items. Soul-bound items will become useless, of course.

Inculpatus cedo.9234:

Yes, Account-bound items. Soul-bound items will become useless, of course.

But you can salvage most of those and bank the mats.

Well, I didn’t want him to think he could put his Soul-bound armor in the bank, re-create his character, and get it back out.

There are ways to change Soul-bound items to Account-bound, though, for many items.

There will always be a risk when transferring that it may turn out to be not as great as you expected. That’s why you do research.
Go to your chosen server’s website and ask questions. Find out stuff about the server.
Go to Twitch and see if anyone from that server is streaming. You get to have a glimpse into the wvw that way.
Guest to the server and see what the people are like.
PM people on this forum that you know are from the server you are considering. Ask questions.

If you truly do want to transfer, then money shouldn’t be an object.

The server status tells us the server capacity, not its population.