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== Overview ==
== Overview ==
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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). As of [[Issue 21]], they are now items available in the [[Paragon Market]]. In addition, [[VIP]] players get one free transfer every month.
A '''Server Transfer''' is the process of transferring (moving) a character from one server (the source server) to another (the target server); eg, moving a character from the Reunion server to the Everlasting server. This is done on the character selection screen at login; the button is at the top left. You receive five server transfers every three days, to a maximum of five.


Formerly, to purchase a server transfer, a player selected a character from the character list screen, then selected the "Store" icon on the right side of the screen (it looks like a briefcase). Server Transfers formerly could not be "banked", meaning when purchased, the transfer process would begin ''immediately''.
Beware: if the last member of a supergroup is transferred to another server, the supergroup will be '''irrevocably deleted'''. With a thousand character slots per server, it is best to create an alt and use "[[Altinvite_(Slash_Command)|/altinvite]]" to ensure a supergroup does not vanish.


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.
If the transfer fails, it is recommended to _not_ immediately try again; subsequent attempts will usually just cost more tokens that cannot be refunded by staff. Instead, it is best to wait a day; or better yet, until a server reboot. These are normally done on Tuesdays.


== Server Transfer Discounts ==
== Transfer Details ==
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.
[[File:UI Character Transfer.jpg|thumb|170px|right|{{center|Character Transfer Warning}}]]
=== What is transferred with a character ===
* [[Inf]]
* [[Recipes]], [[Salvage]] (Base, Invention, Incarnate, Special, and Event), [[Inspirations]], and [[Enhancements]] stored on the character
* Slotted [[Enhancements]]
* Recipes, Salvage, Inspirations, and Enhancements stored on the [[Auction House]]
* Salvage stored at a [[Vault Reserve]]
* [[Badges]] earned
* Story Arc [[souvenirs]] earned, and all active ''personal'' contacts/missions in progress
* "[[titles#Yellow Titles|Yellow Titles]]", special titles granted by Homecoming Staff


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.
=== What is NOT transferred with a character ===
* [[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
* [[Supergroup]] status
* [[Friends Window#Server Friends List|Server friends list]]


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.
== Naming Conflicts ==
If the name of the character being transferred already exists on the target server, the name is slightly altered, usually with a number appended.


During the [[Seventh Anniversary Event]] and for the month of May, server transfers were occasionally discounted 50% off.
The 1,000 character slots per server make it easy to check that a desired name is available at the destination.


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]].
== See Also ==
* [[Training Room#Copying a Character to the Training Room|Copying a Character to the Training Room]]


== Details ==
== External Links ==
[[File:UI Character Transfer.jpg|right|175px]]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003101828/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/tutorials/character_transfer_tutorial.php Official Character Transfer Tutorial]
* [[NCsoft]] charges 800 [[Paragon Points]] per token.
* [[VIP Player]]s get 1 server transfer per month free of charge, awarded on the first of the month.
** These transfers stack with themselves and with purchased transfers.
* If your character's name is already taken on the target server, you will receive a free rename token.
**The free rename token is ONLY for the transferred character. You cannot use it on another character.
* The following data is transferred:
**[[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]]
* The following data is not transferred:
**[[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.
* This does not allow transfers from [[Training Room]] (Test) or [[Beta Server]] to Live
 
== See Also ==
*[[Paragon Market]]
*[[Official Merchandise]]
*[[The Players' Guide to the Cities/Character Slot Management#Transfer a Character to Another Server|Players' Guide to Transfers]]
*[[Training Room#Copying a Character to the Training Room|Copying a Character to the Training Room]]


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Latest revision as of 20:57, 26 September 2024

Overview

Servertransfericon.png

A Server Transfer is the process of transferring (moving) a character from one server (the source server) to another (the target server); eg, moving a character from the Reunion server to the Everlasting server. This is done on the character selection screen at login; the button is at the top left. You receive five server transfers every three days, to a maximum of five.

Beware: if the last member of a supergroup is transferred to another server, the supergroup will be irrevocably deleted. With a thousand character slots per server, it is best to create an alt and use "/altinvite" to ensure a supergroup does not vanish.

If the transfer fails, it is recommended to _not_ immediately try again; subsequent attempts will usually just cost more tokens that cannot be refunded by staff. Instead, it is best to wait a day; or better yet, until a server reboot. These are normally done on Tuesdays.

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, the name is slightly altered, usually with a number appended.

The 1,000 character slots per server make it easy to check that a desired name is available at the destination.

See Also

External Links

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