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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); 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.


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.
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.


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.
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.


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].
== Transfer Details ==
[[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


== Details ==
=== What is NOT transferred with a character ===
[[File:UI Character Transfer.jpg|thumb|175px|right|{{center|Server Transfer Dialog (click to see image full size)}}]]
* [[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]]


==== Obtaining Tokens ====
== Naming Conflicts ==
* [[VIP Player]]s accrue 1 server transfer per month with their subscription.
If the name of the character being transferred already exists on the target server, the name is slightly altered, usually with a number appended.
* [[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.
* 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 ==
The 1,000 character slots per server make it easy to check that a desired name is available at the destination.
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====History of server transfers====
== See Also ==
[[File:UI Buy Server Transfer.jpg|right|175px]]
* [[Training Room#Copying a Character to the Training Room|Copying a Character to the Training Room]]
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.
 
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 purchase.
 
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.
 
==== Server Transfer Discounts ====
[[Paragon Studios]] and [[NCsoft]] have a history of discounting server transfer tokens during special events, promotions and sales. From time to time a variable discount is available for a week, if the [[Character Server Transfer Token]] is listed in a weekly sale.
 
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.
 
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.


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.
== External Links ==
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20121003101828/http://na.cityofheroes.com/en/tutorials/character_transfer_tutorial.php Official Character Transfer Tutorial]
During the [[Seventh Anniversary Event]] and for the month of May, server transfers were occasionally discounted 50% off.
 
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 ==
*[[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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