Celtic Heroes

Hi people, Penelope from Crom here. I’ve been playing around with different servers over the past couple weeks to see what it’s like outside of Crom. Not planning on moving (I like Crom ☺), but it has me thinking about world transfers and the current system (really, lack of a system). I used the forum search bar a bit to see if OTM had ever mentioned thinking about creating a formal world transfer system, and didn’t really find much beyond “we’ll mention it to the team.”

I thought of a few questions to get some discussion going and see what other people think:

-Should there be a formal, secure world transfer system created by OTM?
-What should it look like, if you’re in favor?
-If you’re not in favor, why?
-Maybe most importantly, what impact would such a system have on the current server communities and economies?

The extremes of a world transfer system: on one end, you’d be able to move your current character and all of its inventory and wealth to a new world, retaining your level. On the other end: what we have now. There are a huge number of options in between, like being able to transfer inventory items but not gold or level, or being able to transfer gold and inventory but not level, or just level and no inventory or gold, etc. Another layer of limits could be implemented, such as being able to transfer a max of 5 items and 50k for example, or limiting each account to one character from one world to one other world.

Listing pros and cons of a world transfer system could be helpful in deciding what the system would look like or if there should be one at all.

Pros:
-Try out different worlds
-Meet different people
-Find a niche! Maybe some worlds are missing a certain item or type of player.
-Would probably spread the power out more equally between servers. (pro or con?)
-Reduce personal conflict within a world?
-More?

Cons:
-Crashed economies
-Crashed markets for rares and other items
-Scammers could move items or characters more easily
-Destroyed communities/character of each server
-Would probably spread the power out more equally between servers. (pro or con?)
-More?

If they can figure out a system that emphasizes the pros and reduces the cons as much as possible, it could be great.

Thoughts?

Yes, A scammer could pull off a massive scam, and vanish to another server.

Yes, People could transfer all their darkflame sets to 1 server.

But also...

Yes, you could escape a world of bullies and grief.

Yes, you could meet new people.

I firmly believe that only non trade quest gear, plat items, and gold should be able to be transferred

No raid loot, no rare items. Gold and no trade questgear

I firmly believe that only non trade quest gear, plat items, and gold should be able to be transferred

I like it. I was thinking just gold, and you start at level 1 (no level retention). I like non-trade quest items. I'd be worried about plat items, since they are sold so much and you could just transfer them to a server with higher prices to make more.

Here's an idea: what if you could transfer any item, but when you did it became no trade? That would probably keep a lot of people from transferring rares and non-quest stuff unless they were committed to using it rather than selling elsewhere.

I firmly believe that only non trade quest gear, plat items, and gold should be able to be transferred

No raid loot, no rare items. Gold and no trade questgear

That's a little harsh in my opinion. But you should only be able to transfer what you can fast travel with. So for example if you have a level 1 bank with 6k items in it and only 10 backpack slots, you wouldn't be able to transfer it to another server until you bought the backpack expansions to transfer with.

I firmly believe that a servers boss loot and rares should stay limited to those who bought or earnt them on that server. Plat cost, gold plat items and no trade loot is what i think is fair

bound items?

Meant to say and add a plat cost.... You can see it in your quote

I say transfer it all, some people like the idea for full server pvp, why not get excited knowing a full clan of 30 people may show up and take over your server. Makes perfect sense to me.