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Posted by: LightHammer.4175

LightHammer.4175

My friend didn’t log in for a while and when he did, he was on a completely different server. The reason given by support was that his previous server (Blackgate) was full. Fair enough right? But now email support says he has to use gems to xfer off of the server Anet dumped him on (again without his permission). That doesn’t seem right, shouldn’t an involuntary move come with a free server xfer so he can at least pick which server he wants to play on now?

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Posted by: Lilith Ajit.6173

Lilith Ajit.6173

I didn’t know they did this… Very interesting. Would definitely like to see an answer.

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Posted by: Smooth Penguin.5294

Smooth Penguin.5294

Sounds fair. If there are inactive players on a full server, makes sense to move them away so active players can get on. And then if the inactive player decides to play again, he can enjoy his new home, and make new friends!

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Posted by: Inculpatus cedo.9234

Inculpatus cedo.9234

I don’t know. Never heard of them moving people for being inactive. Are you sure your friend’s account hasn’t been compromised, and someone else in control of your account moved to another server? That has usually been the reason when someone returns after an absence and finds their account on a server not of their choice.

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Posted by: Gaile Gray

Gaile Gray

ArenaNet Communications Manager

I don’t know. Never heard of them moving people for being inactive. Are you sure your friend’s account hasn’t been compromised, and someone else in control of your account moved to another server? That has usually been the reason when someone returns after an absence and finds their account on a server not of their choice.

If your friend’s character is on a map that is already full, he would go into what’s called an “overflow” map until such time as the map opens up and he gets transferred there (with his permission) later.

We do not move players out of their game world to make more space. I agree with Ic here, I worry that if indeed your friend is on an entirely different game world, his game account may have been compromised. Alternately, he may have moved without remembering, since he’s been inactive and might not recall his most recent world correctly. But again, we don’t move people around involuntarily.

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Communications Manager
Guild & Fansite Relations; In-Game Events
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Posted by: mercury ranique.2170

mercury ranique.2170

Maybe…..just some silly speculation…..You friend hasn’t played for a year or longer…
Maybe…just some more silly speculation…your friend did a transfer to another world back then when it was still free cause guesting wasnt in place yet??

Guesting was implemented on january 28th, 2013. before that date, you couldnt guest between worlds, but instead a world transfer was free. This change has been announced within a good time frame, but being an inactive player he could have missed the warning and have forgotten it.

While saving up for the transfer fee, your friend can guest to play with you on the regular world

He can also transfer without paying the trasnfer fee, but this equires a different kidn of sacrifice: Deletion of all characters. When he has done this, the fee will be gone. Keep min mind that all items that are not soulbound can be stored in the bank and will be there when he makes a new character after the transition.

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