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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
A server transfer, as the name implies, is the process of transferring (moving) a character from one server (the source server) to another (the target server). For example, moving a character from the Justice server to the Virtue server.  
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A '''Server Transfer''' is the process of transferring (moving) a character from one server (the source server) to another (the target server). For example, moving a character from the [[Servers#Justice|Justice]] server to the [[Servers#Virtue|Virtue]] server.
  
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This feature was launched in 2007 as an instantaneous process upon purchase of the transfer; [[Issue 21]] and [[City of Heroes Freedom]] changed this to [[Character Server Transfer Token|tokens]] purchased on the [[Paragon Market]] or awarded through [[VIP Player|monthly subscription]] that can be "banked". Prior to [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003113102/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/news/news_archive/global_server_access_is_nigh.php Global Server Access], transfers could not happen between the formerly-European servers and the formerly-North American servers; as of May, 2011, all of the servers are part of the same list and can be freely transferred between.
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Transfers between live servers are accomplished at the Character Selection window, using a server transfer token. These are shown at the top right of the window. The player merely highlights a character on one server, clicks the server transfer icon, and follows the prompts. Only servers with available and open character slots for the transferred character will be shown as eligible targets.
 
Transfers between live servers are accomplished at the Character Selection window, using a server transfer token. These are shown at the top right of the window. The player merely highlights a character on one server, clicks the server transfer icon, and follows the prompts. Only servers with available and open character slots for the transferred character will be shown as eligible targets.
  
Server transfer tokens accrue automatically each month for [[VIP]] players. [[Character Server Transfer Token]]s can also be purchased from the [[Paragon Market]] at any time. See below for more information as well as the consequences of transferring a character to another server.
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Players may at any time also copy a character from any live server to either the [[Test Server]] or [[Beta Server]]. Unlike a live server transfer, this simply copies the character to the new server, leaving the character untouched on the target server. These character transfers have no cost associated with them (other than the Beta server being accessible only to VIP players), and can be done at any time using the [http://web.archive.org/web/20090901124032/http://boards.cityofheroes.com/charactercopy.php Character Copy Tool] on the [[Official Forums]].
  
Players may at any time also copy a character from any live server to either the [[Test Server]] or [[Beta Server]]. Unlike a live server transfer, this simply copies the character to the new server, leaving the character untouched on the target server. These character transfers have no cost associated with them (other than the Beta server being accessible only to VIP players), and can be done at any time using the [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/charactercopy.php Character Copy] tool on the [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/index.php official Forums].
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== Obtaining Tokens ==
 
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== Details ==
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[[File:UI Character Transfer.jpg|thumb|175px|right|{{center|Server Transfer Dialog (click to see image full size)}}]]
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==== Obtaining Tokens ====
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* [[VIP Player]]s accrue 1 server transfer per month with their subscription.
 
* [[VIP Player]]s accrue 1 server transfer per month with their subscription.
* [[Character Server Transfer Token]]s are available at the Paragon Market. Their usual price is 800 [[Paragon Points]]. From time to time they may be available at a discount during a market sale or promotion.
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* [[Character Server Transfer Token]]s are available at the Paragon Market. Their usual price is 800[[Paragon Points|pp]]. From time to time they may be available at a discount during a market sale or promotion.
 
* Tokens will stack, so a VIP player will have five tokens showing after five months of play. If they then purchase three Character Server Transfer Tokens, they will have 8.
 
* Tokens will stack, so a VIP player will have five tokens showing after five months of play. If they then purchase three Character Server Transfer Tokens, they will have 8.
==== Limitations ====
 
* If the name of the character being transferred already exists on the target server, that character receives a free character rename token. This rename token only applies to the transferred character, and cannot be used on any other character.
 
====What is transferred with a character====
 
*[[Inf]]
 
*[[Recipes]], [[Salvage]] (Base, Invention, Incarnate, Special, and Event), [[Inspirations]], and [[Enhancements]] stored on the character
 
*Recipes, Salvage, Inspirations, and Enhancements stored on the [[Consignment House]]
 
*Salvage stored at a [[Vault Reserve]]
 
*[[Badges]] earned
 
*Story Arc [[souvenirs]] earned, and all active contacts/missions in progress
 
*"[[titles#Yellow Titles|Yellow Titles]]", special titles granted by [[NCsoft]] and/or [[Paragon Studios]]
 
====What is NOT transferred with a character====
 
*[[Supergroup]] status
 
*Supergroup [[prestige]] earned (remains with the source server's supergroup)
 
*[[Friends Window#Server Friends List|Server friends list]]
 
*[[Leveling Pact]] status
 
**Normal Pact limitations apply on the target server; if the characters are above level 5, they cannot reinstate their pact.
 
  
== Historical ==
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== Transfer Details ==
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[[File:UI Character Transfer.jpg|thumb|170px|right|{{center|Character Transfer Warning}}]]
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=== What is transferred with a character ===
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* [[Inf]]
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* [[Recipes]], [[Salvage]] (Base, Invention, Incarnate, Special, and Event), [[Inspirations]], and [[Enhancements]] stored on the character
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* Recipes, Salvage, Inspirations, and Enhancements stored on the [[Auction House]]
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* Salvage stored at a [[Vault Reserve]]
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* [[Badges]] earned
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* Story Arc [[souvenirs]] earned, and all active ''personal'' contacts/missions in progress
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* "[[titles#Yellow Titles|Yellow Titles]]", special titles granted by [[NCsoft]] and/or [[Paragon Studios]]
  
=====History of server transfers=====
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=== What is NOT transferred with a character ===
[[File:UI Buy Server Transfer.jpg|right|175px]]
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* [[Task Force]], [[Strike Force]], [[Trial]], [[Flashback]], [[Mission Architect]], or [[Signature Story Arc]] progress, since they all utilize the Task Force mechanic of locking a team together
On October 2nd, 2007, [[NCsoft]] launched a feature to allow players' characters to move from one Live server (e.g., [[Servers#Justice|Justice]], called the "source" server) to another Live server (e.g., [[Servers#Pinnacle|Pinnacle]], called the "target" server). With [[Issue 21]], this feature was replaced by the purchase of tokens on Paragon market and the VIP benefit.
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* [[Supergroup]] status
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* Supergroup [[prestige]] earned (remains with the source server's supergroup)
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* [[Friends Window#Server Friends List|Server friends list]]
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* [[Leveling Pact]] status
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** Normal Pact limitations apply on the target server; if the characters are above level 5, they cannot reinstate their pact.
  
Prior to issue 21, a player selected a character from the character list screen, then selected the "Store" (briefcase) icon on the right side of the screen. Server Transfers could not be "banked", and the transfer process would begin ''immediately'' after purcahse.
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== Naming Conflicts ==
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If the name of the character being transferred already exists on the target server, that character receives a free character rename token. This rename token only applies to the transferred character, and cannot be used on any other character.
  
Following a [http://www.cityofheroes.com/news/news_archive/global_server_access_is_nigh.html global merge of the server list] all fifteen servers are now available to all City of Heroes players, so there is no more distinction between "NA" and "EU", and it is possible to transfer between all existing live servers.
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=== Renaming Via Transfer ===
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Two server transfers can be used to rename a character, often referred to as a "ghetto rename." This requires creating a throwaway character, so premium players with limited slots may not wish to utilize this workaround, since a [[Character Rename Token]] costs the same as a single server transfer.
  
== Server Transfer Discounts ==
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# CharacterA to be renamed should transfer from ServerA to ServerB
From December 15, 2009, until January 31, 2010, as a holiday "thank you" from [[Paragon Studios]] and [[NCsoft]], each player received six free server transfer tokens per week (for a total of 30 tokens) to use in any way they saw fit. Each transfer token was replaced seven days after it was used. During this time the normal "Paid For" transfers were unavailable.
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# CharacterA's name is now freed on ServerA, so a throwaway character should be created with CharacterA's name
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# CharacterA (original) should transfer back from ServerB to ServerA
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# CharacterA (copy) will block the name from the original, meaning the incoming CharacterA (original) will be renamed "CharacterA1"
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# CharacterA1 will be prompted for a rename upon transfer or the first time it is logged in if no name is selected at the time of transfer
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# CharacterA1 will be renamed to CharacterB for the cost of two server transfers
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# CharacterA (copy) can be deleted
  
On January 29, 2010, the free transfer offer was extended until February 28. On February 26, the offer was extended again to cover the [[Double XP Weekends|Double XP]]/Reactivation Weekend, until March 7. All the same restrictions applied to these extensions.
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Note that CharacterA (copy) could alternately be created on ServerB so that the rename happens as CharacterA (original) is transferred in the first step listed above, and then CharacterA1 will become CharacterB while on ServerB, and will transfer back to ServerA already renamed to CharacterB.
  
With the release of [[Going Rogue]], a brief period of free server transfers was offered again, from Tuesday, August 17 to Monday, August 23, 2010.
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A [[VIP Player]] can rename one character every two months with this method, for free, with their monthly server transfer token.
  
During the [[Seventh Anniversary Event]] and for the month of May, server transfers were occasionally discounted 50% off.
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== See Also ==
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* [[Paragon Market]]
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* [[Official Merchandise]]
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* [[The Players' Guide to the Cities/Character Slot Management#Transfer a Character to Another Server|Players' Guide to Transfers]]
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* [[Training Room#Copying a Character to the Training Room|Copying a Character to the Training Room]]
  
During the VIP Headstart at the beginning of [[Issue 21]], a pack of six transfers from the Paragon Market was discounted 90%, to facilitate players moving characters to the new VIP server, [[Exalted]].
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== External Links ==
 
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003101828/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/tutorials/character_transfer_tutorial.php Official Character Transfer Tutorial]
 
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== See Also ==
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*[[Paragon Market]]
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*[[Official Merchandise]]
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*[[The Players' Guide to the Cities/Character Slot Management#Transfer a Character to Another Server|Players' Guide to Transfers]]
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*[[Training Room#Copying a Character to the Training Room|Copying a Character to the Training Room]]
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Latest revision as of 06:38, 11 December 2013

Overview

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A Server Transfer is the process of transferring (moving) a character from one server (the source server) to another (the target server). For example, moving a character from the Justice server to the Virtue server.

This feature was launched in 2007 as an instantaneous process upon purchase of the transfer; Issue 21 and City of Heroes Freedom changed this to tokens purchased on the Paragon Market or awarded through monthly subscription that can be "banked". Prior to Global Server Access, transfers could not happen between the formerly-European servers and the formerly-North American servers; as of May, 2011, all of the servers are part of the same list and can be freely transferred between.

Transfers between live servers are accomplished at the Character Selection window, using a server transfer token. These are shown at the top right of the window. The player merely highlights a character on one server, clicks the server transfer icon, and follows the prompts. Only servers with available and open character slots for the transferred character will be shown as eligible targets.

Players may at any time also copy a character from any live server to either the Test Server or Beta Server. Unlike a live server transfer, this simply copies the character to the new server, leaving the character untouched on the target server. These character transfers have no cost associated with them (other than the Beta server being accessible only to VIP players), and can be done at any time using the Character Copy Tool on the Official Forums.

Obtaining Tokens

  • VIP Players accrue 1 server transfer per month with their subscription.
  • Character Server Transfer Tokens are available at the Paragon Market. Their usual price is 800pp. From time to time they may be available at a discount during a market sale or promotion.
  • Tokens will stack, so a VIP player will have five tokens showing after five months of play. If they then purchase three Character Server Transfer Tokens, they will have 8.

Transfer Details

Character Transfer Warning

What is transferred with a character

What is NOT transferred with a character

Naming Conflicts

If the name of the character being transferred already exists on the target server, that character receives a free character rename token. This rename token only applies to the transferred character, and cannot be used on any other character.

Renaming Via Transfer

Two server transfers can be used to rename a character, often referred to as a "ghetto rename." This requires creating a throwaway character, so premium players with limited slots may not wish to utilize this workaround, since a Character Rename Token costs the same as a single server transfer.

  1. CharacterA to be renamed should transfer from ServerA to ServerB
  2. CharacterA's name is now freed on ServerA, so a throwaway character should be created with CharacterA's name
  3. CharacterA (original) should transfer back from ServerB to ServerA
  4. CharacterA (copy) will block the name from the original, meaning the incoming CharacterA (original) will be renamed "CharacterA1"
  5. CharacterA1 will be prompted for a rename upon transfer or the first time it is logged in if no name is selected at the time of transfer
  6. CharacterA1 will be renamed to CharacterB for the cost of two server transfers
  7. CharacterA (copy) can be deleted

Note that CharacterA (copy) could alternately be created on ServerB so that the rename happens as CharacterA (original) is transferred in the first step listed above, and then CharacterA1 will become CharacterB while on ServerB, and will transfer back to ServerA already renamed to CharacterB.

A VIP Player can rename one character every two months with this method, for free, with their monthly server transfer token.

See Also

External Links