New World server transfers delayed due to ‘edge cases,’ no transfers between regions
You get one free transfer to another server in your region.
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The New World team has provided a bit of an update on server transfers, a promised feature that theylaid the groundwork forearlier this week but haven’t yet released. Aposton the New World game forums has updated a bit on that process, why it’s held up, and what it’ll be like when it launches.
In short, a character will get a free token from the in-game store, then can use it to transfer to a world that’s not full, not in maintenance, and is in the same region as theirs. You’ll keep all of your progression, currency, houses, and the like, but you won’t maintain a company membership, friends list, or trading post orders.
The announcement is taking a lot of flak from New World players angered that the company is going back on their statement that transfers between regions would be allowed. Atweetfrom the New World account on September 28th saying as much has been widely, and angrily, cited by players who feel they’ve wasted time on characters they can no longer move to friends' servers.
Yes, you can move between regions if you want.September 28, 2021
“Unfortunately the original information provided was incorrect,” said Amazon Games inan FAQabout the transfers.
Why are server transfers taking a bit to get implemented? “During our testing we uncovered some edge cases where the transfer experience does not meet our standards for its release. This means that we will be taking some extra time to get these issues resolved before we feel comfortable giving everyone their free server transfer token,” said community manager TrevzorFTW.
Here’sthe full Q&A on transfers:
How do I transfer my character?
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What comes with me when I transfer?
What does not transfer with my character?
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The post stresses that you should be careful choosing a world, as more transfer tokens will not be immediately available. There may be another wave of free tokens, and it will “later make server transfer tokens available for purchase in the store. We will give notice ahead of time when tokens are changing to a paid service.”
Getting an MMO’s servers working smoothly is no mean feat, let alone transferring material between them when the company has seen totally unexpected levels of interest in its game. Yesterday’s technical issues resulted inan extended maintenance downtime, which is no real surprise, seeing as Amazon Games had tohalt character creationon overstuffed servers and we’ve been keeping upa list of info on servers.
Jon Bolding is a games writer and critic with an extensive background in strategy games. When he’s not on his PC, he can be found playing every tabletop game under the sun.
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