Guild Wars 2

My friend is getting a copy of the game soon and I was wondering if he is able to join in the same server as me. Currently my server is listed at full during peak times which is sadly, the only times we are able to play.

My question is, does the server status only affect the people wanting to transfer? Like, the server may have 500 or so slots free in case new accounts decide to join the server, but still says full to those wanting to transfer from other servers.

It affects everyone. The only way to get on a full server is to find a moment when it is not full. that would probably be at some very inconvenient time.

The soon to arrive guesting will help some people as their friends can come to their server as visitors to play with them. Unfortunately judging by your signature it is not the solution for you as you probably are looking to play WvW together.

The server cap is the server cap and impacts server transfers AND new accounts. Considering the number of posts I’ve seen discussing how their friends who just picked up the game are unable to get onto their server due to its “full” status, I’m inclined to believe that there is no preference given to new accounts over transfers.

I see.

Thanks for the fast reply guys.

Guesting is coming soon though, so you and your friend will be able to play together even if on different servers.

Just make sure you’re both in the same region, both in NA or EU.

Wish we had better news for you. Definitely encourage him to keep an eye on the server status. I’ve heard of plenty people (and know a couple personally) who were able to get lucky and get onto a “full” server just by keeping an eye on the server status for an opportunity. Good luck!

Manoa.5897:

Wish we had better news for you. Definitely encourage him to keep an eye on the server status. I’ve heard of plenty people (and know a couple personally) who were able to get lucky and get onto a “full” server just by keeping an eye on the server status for an opportunity. Good luck!

It’s pretty easy to do as long as there isn’t a holiday event going on (I transferred from SoS during wintersday lol)

Just try every hour or so. Check, and if it’s not open, close the client and open again an hour later. He’ll get in within a day or two.