Server transfers and Guild influence.

Server transfers and Guild influence.

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Posted by: mipbar.2986

mipbar.2986

I’ve been on the same server since launch, and wanted to try a server transfer.

Turns out my guild influence didn’t transfer, so now I have a week of earning useless influence (because I have to transfer back to my original server to get all my hard work back) or not play at all (because I hate playing, earning, and losing that work when I transfer back.) Having your player base want to ‘not play at all’ is probably not a good tactic.

Why would you make server transfers so awesomely transparent and then not transfer something so extremely vital, and then not tell someone when they transfer? (or did I miss it?, should be in BIG RED FLASHING LETTERS SAYING ALL YOUR GUILDS HARD WORK WILL BE LEFT BEHIND FYI)

Server transfers and Guild influence.

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Posted by: mipbar.2986

mipbar.2986

Just checked my 150 slot guild bank on the new server and all of my stuff is gone. Sigh. Have to wait a week to go back to my original server I guess. Very, very disappointed.

Server transfers and Guild influence.

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Posted by: Illconceived Was Na.9781

Illconceived Was Na.9781

Unfortunately, this feature is working as intended. It’s not clear to me why influence accrues on a per-server basis, but ANet devs confirmed this is the current design.

There are some in-game clues and the wiki has these details. At the same time, I agree with you that you should be warned explicitly before moving that you won’t have access to the improvements you made on the old server.

BTW: none of your stuff is gone. It’s on the old server. There’s also a work-around for getting your stuff to your new server: give a friend on the old server permissions to access the shared bank and have them mail you the stuff. A pain and annoying, to be sure, but perhaps easier than waiting a week to move to grab your loot and waiting another week to move back.

I’ve suggested that guild be allowed to pay to move their improvements, but it didn’t get much support.
https://forum-en.gw2archive.eu/forum/game/suggestions/Move-Guild-Upgrades-to-New-World/first#post1150981

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Posted by: mipbar.2986

mipbar.2986

Thanks for the info. Guess I’ll check mmorpg.com for the first time in months and see what’s coming down the road!