No Xfers! & Separate Name Pool !!PVP REALM!!

[Leyla]

Guys, calm down. Our pvp realm director already addressed the first mentioned issue before this thread was opened. I quote Don:

"As for transferring characters from the HC server to the PvP realm — this won't be available at launch. We plan to open transfers about a month after PvP server launch (timing may change depending on server population and activity). For the first while, it'll be a truly fresh and new server, and players from C'Thun won't be able to get an edge over new player."

And for the naming issue: Just create one or many characters on the PvE realm now to reserve the names. Really can't get much easier than that, can it. It's not like we have 100k players waiting for the launch. More like 100s. Growing, but still "just" 100s. You will get your name.

[Redhotcc]

I would be fine with no xfers if it was said earlier. But I think its kinda too late now. It's worse to say "we're gonna allow transfers" then back off on it when people already expect them to happen lmao

But if they do end up not opening xfers, they should say it in the next few days rather than in a month or two "it might happen, it might not" lol

At least the xfers are only temporary open, so it probably won't matter in the grand scheme of things anyways

[Upsilon]

Guys, calm down. Our pvp realm director already addressed the first mentioned issue before this thread was opened. I quote Don:

"As for transferring characters from the HC server to the PvP realm — this won't be available at launch. We plan to open transfers about a month after PvP server launch (timing may change depending on server population and activity). For the first while, it'll be a truly fresh and new server, and players from C'Thun won't be able to get an edge over new player."

And for the naming issue: Just create one or many characters on the PvE realm now to reserve the names. Really can't get much easier than that, can it. It's not like we have 100k players waiting for the launch. More like 100s. Growing, but still "just" 100s. You will get your name.

Alot of names already been sniped by trolls all 3 servers will share a pool it needs sorting. I know how to reserve names thankyou for the guide though.

[Beans]

The only reason I've been playing on the PvE server is because we were told multiple times by developers that we will be able to transfer our characters to the PvP realm (not immediately, but after a month or so).

It would be frustrating to go against what was previously said especially for those of us that have donated, as I'll just have to abandon my PvE character.

[Yotca]

Been playing on the PvE server after specifically asking several GM's if transfers would be available ; bought donation shop items for convenience and to keep this whole thing running -- as like most people-- I intend to play for quite a while.

I have the screenshots of the conversation with Pig that I then uploaded to my guild discord so multiple people started characters (alts) thinking they could transfer after a few months. Which is also why I made donation shop purchases and I doubt I'm alone in this case.

I honestly don't care if I have to transfer naked without gold so long as professions remain, but saying transfers would be possible and then reverting that call isn't a good modus operandi.

There should be a poll on this. I think we can safely assume most players would be fine with transfers being possible under specific conditions and only after a certain amount of time has passed.

My options would be:

• lvl 60 requirement ; no crafting alts possible that way
• Reasonable amount of gold
• No gear or an ilvl limit ; maybe keep bags/tabard
• Keep professions
• Have a one month delay as they had originally announced

A simple work around would be that when the PvP server releases you "lock" the current state of your character and it becomes unplayable until the original transfer window was intended and unlocking it increases the delay

None of the above seems unreasonable and would be fair to the people who made their plans based on what GM's confirmed while respecting the integrity of the PvP server overall

And don't worry Upsilon you'll still drop like a fly when your LIP runs out as usual

[Berdal]

Completely disagree on naming, that should definitely be shared. Naming issue is a non-issue (or already an issue for players that come to OctoWoW down the line). Names are limitless and the popular ones are always taken instantly anyway. A few years down the road everyone has to be inventive anyway.

I'm thinking only HC + Warmode can choose to transfer to either PvP or PvE. All other HC gets transferred to PvE. With this in mind the only logical thing is only to allow PvP -> PvE transfers, and arguably non-HC (and/or HC + Warmode) PvE -> PvP. This of course stipulates that HC -> PvP requires Warmode.

[Darktifa]

I'm thinking only HC + Warmode can choose to transfer to either PvP or PvE. All other HC gets transferred to PvE. With this in mind the only logical thing is only to allow PvP -> PvP transfers, and arguably non-HC (and/or HC + Warmode) PvE -> PvP. This of course stipulates that HC -> PvP requires Warmode.

HC + Warmode to pvp is an interesting idea

[Yotca]

Completely disagree on naming, that should definitely be shared. Naming issue is a non-issue (or already an issue for players that come to OctoWoW down the line). Names are limitless and the popular ones are always taken instantly anyway. A few years down the road everyone has to be inventive anyway.

I'm thinking only HC + Warmode can choose to transfer to either PvP or PvE. All other HC gets transferred to PvE. With this in mind the only logical thing is only to allow PvP -> PvE transfers, and arguably non-HC (and/or HC + Warmode) PvE -> PvP. This of course stipulates that HC -> PvP requires Warmode.

Yeah warmode is fair game conditions wise

[Headhunter]

One of my biggest concerns with OctoWoW's planned PvP server launch is the prospect of allowing transfers from the existing PvE realm. The PvE and PvP communities are fundamentally different in what they signed up for — people who rolled on the PvE server made that choice deliberately, and the same is true in reverse for those waiting on Y'Shaarj. Letting characters move across undermines that separation. A player who's been levelling in a risk-free environment arrives on a PvP realm with all the progress and advantages that came without ever facing the threat of open-world PvP, while fresh PvP players who joined specifically for the competitive, open-world experience have to start from scratch. Worse still, if Hardcore characters are permitted to transfer, you've got players who've arguably never even been flagged for PvP arriving on a server built entirely around it — bringing with them whatever gear and gold they accumulated under a completely different ruleset. It skews the playing field from day one and creates an imbalance that's almost impossible to walk back once it's in motion. The whole appeal of a fresh PvP realm is that everyone starts equal — transfers from either the PvE or Hardcore environments completely erode that.

The name pool issue is arguably even more frustrating. OctoWoW already has multiple realms running, and if the PvP server draws from the same name database as the PvE realm rather than maintaining its own independent pool, players wanting to establish an identity on Y'Shaarj could find their preferred names already taken by characters they'll never interact with on a completely different server. In vanilla WoW, your name was your identity — it's how your reputation was built and how your guild knew you. Having that squatted on by a PvE character who has no presence on the PvP realm at all is genuinely annoying, especially for people who've been waiting specifically for the PvP launch and want to carry over a name that means something to them. Each realm should have its own namespace. It's a relatively simple thing to get right, and getting it wrong sends the message that the PvP server is an afterthought bolted onto an existing structure rather than a properly considered launch.

Thanks Upsilon (Probably will be Upsi with the name sharing)

Yeah I agree with basically all of this, although I don't feel that strongly about the names. Being able to transfer from PvE to PvP should probably never be a thing, and at the very least if transferring is allowed, a player should forsake every single item they've obtained on the PvE realms when doing so.