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Thread: Character transfer service...what can you take with you?
I also don't care about the ground game.
I'm thinking about making the jump to Starsider. Has anyone done the character transfer with items? How many items can you take?
What kind of bugs? Missing chasses and components? Changed stats?
Kalia wrote:
But didn't Leaph also transfer and have a great experience of it?
Yup. Though so far I havn't tried to up my combat level and I'm not dropping my pilot profession again. Six times is enough for me. Coran..COME TO SS!!!!
Thing with me though is that a lot of the bugs don't affect me too much because I am far too happy to just keep my toon at the same level on the ground and roleplay. When I'm not roleplaying or having an in depth debate with someone on why they should dump their Heavy X-wing for an A-wing (my current favourite pastime simply for the reason it annoys the -hell- out of people 
) I'm parts farming or pvp'ing. While I've been on SS, with the good pvp scene and events going on, I've been concentrating on getting as good as I possibly can with my A-wing. I guess all the 'content' I'm making use of at the moment is self invented..i.e, my personal quest with the kitting out to the 'max' A-wing. I mean, it took a long time and I admit turned me into a complete A-wing geekazoid , but ..it was worth it. No game has been so versatile that I've been able to do somthing like that before. On top of this, when I havn't anything specific to do, I'll make use of my 'four system sweep protocol'. This is basically, if noone wants to go to DS with me or anything, I'll go an declare at my nearestAlliance station and will choose four randomly selected starsystems to patrol. If I see any overts, I'll engage them if I know them or if they look like they're out for the same thing, but I'll try andtrack them for a while first to see if they do notice me (if they're spamming z they would). If they don't and appear to be an inexperienced pilot whohas declared without thinking it through properly...I'll just move on.While I'm doing this, I'll always visit Kessel a few times to see if there is a vette group/person who'd like help and if they do, I'll help out on that.My last stop will always be DS soI can just give it a quick sweep and so that my overloads and damage will be reset before I land.
) andvisited my parts houses about 5 times each just to make sure I hadn't left anything behind.Message Edited by LeaphChausew on 08-23-2005 07:24 AM
My transfer to Starsider with items went extremely well. Here is a copy of an earlier post I did on my steps and results:
I transferred my main to Starsider last night with items and figured I would share my experiences and methods for some things. In short, it all went extremely well. I’m not sure if it went well because of my methods or not. But I’ll share them just in case since they really aren’t that difficult.
First, a little background: I just reactivated my account and so had respecs available and also all my armor had the ‘refit’ option. This refit option may be critical to avoiding a problem someone else had. I also had a second account (I’m actually consolidating all my toons to a single account) that I used to hold all non-transferable items. This was done ‘just in case’ something went tragically wrong. You could also use a trusted friend for the same thing.
Steps to prepare:
- Determine name on new server. If your name is not taken, you will have a complete name transfer over whether you still want that name or not. As previously mentioned, just try to add folks to your friends list like starsider.myname.
- Make sure you do not currently have a character on that server
- Make sure you have a slot available to create a new character.
- Remove all items from the safe deposit box
- Get rid of all cash and bank money
- Remove all factory crates and resources from inventory (avoid errors before setting out)
- Make sure no structures are placed. (avoid errors before setting out)
- Move all items from ‘organization’ bags to the flat inventory. The only items in a bag should be in your equipped backpack. There should be nothing in bags within the backpack either. (done to help the system see your inventory better)
- Remove all clothes (will happen anyway during transfer). An equipped weapon is OK
- Have at least 5 inventory slots available during transfer
- Wait at least 30 to 60 minutes from last log out before requesting the transfer. (lets all database transactions complete)
After Transfer:
- Wait at least 30 minutes after the completion e-mail before logging in. (lets all database transactions complete)
What I found after logging in was that I had 10K cash and all my items as expected except that my equipped armor was unequipped. I was able to convert over my armor with the ‘refit’ option. I did this with both sets of my armor. The durability converted over fine. I did not gain anything since it seemed to do a percentage of durability at the conversion. Also, I was no longer asked about using a free respect.
Jawa-Sith-Lord wrote:My transfer to Starsider with items went extremely well. Here is a copy of an earlier post I did on my steps and results:
I transferred my main to Starsider last night with items and figured I would share my experiences and methods for some things. In short, it all went extremely well. I’m not sure if it went well because of my methods or not. But I’ll share them just in case since they really aren’t that difficult.
First, a little background: I just reactivated my account and so had respecs available and also all my armor had the ‘refit’ option. This refit option may be critical to avoiding a problem someone else had. I also had a second account (I’m actually consolidating all my toons to a single account) that I used to hold all non-transferable items. This was done ‘just in case’ something went tragically wrong. You could also use a trusted friend for the same thing.
Steps to prepare:
- Determine name on new server. If your name is not taken, you will have a complete name transfer over whether you still want that name or not. As previously mentioned, just try to add folks to your friends list like starsider.myname.
- Make sure you do not currently have a character on that server
- Make sure you have a slot available to create a new character.
- Remove all items from the safe deposit box
- Get rid of all cash and bank money
- Remove all factory crates and resources from inventory (avoid errors before setting out)
- Make sure no structures are placed. (avoid errors before setting out)
- Move all items from ‘organization’ bags to the flat inventory. The only items in a bag should be in your equipped backpack. There should be nothing in bags within the backpack either. (done to help the system see your inventory better)
- Remove all clothes (will happen anyway during transfer). An equipped weapon is OK
- Have at least 5 inventory slots available during transfer
- Wait at least 30 to 60 minutes from last log out before requesting the transfer. (lets all database transactions complete)
After Transfer:
- Wait at least 30 minutes after the completion e-mail before logging in. (lets all database transactions complete)
What I found after logging in was that I had 10K cash and all my items as expected except that my equipped armor was unequipped. I was able to convert over my armor with the ‘refit’ option. I did this with both sets of my armor. The durability converted over fine. I did not gain anything since it seemed to do a percentage of durability at the conversion. Also, I was no longer asked about using a free respect.
Intresting. Most of what you say, i didnt do. Simply because sony's instructions on what we could, or could not bring with us, and overall proceedure on the transfer is extremly vauge. Did sony improve their instructions some, or is this things you gleaned from your own knowledge?
For instance, i didnt clean out my bank, houses, or remove my clothes.
When i transfered, my clothes were still on infact. Right down to an Imperial hat and i was on leave at the time.
What i did do is load up an equiped backpack completely, then loaded myself down with every vet reward item and ship parts and chassis i wanted to save. I left myself 1 iventory slot when i moved, which took all of 10 mins at best. When i came into valcyn, that slot was quickly eaten up by another CU plaque, which i deleted because i was over my item limit at that point. Another thing is credit chips did transfer. A did move a 200K credit chip with me.
And damn you coran, its like everyone here is going to SS, figures since i lag like a mo'fo there. Me spending another 50 dollars isnt likely to happen anytime soon, im still a bit.... peeved.
Ducimus wrote:
its like everyone here is going to SS
It does appear to be the place to be. Not that I'm going there. I expect that I'd be killed by the Bloodfin pilots if I went to Starsider. They seem to want me over there quite badly, for some reason I cannot fathom.
and i might... im just giving the game a month to see how i feel about it later. But as much fun as it sounds like it could be, im just too upset with sony and feed up wtih the game right now.
But if i do..
Im gonig to save up a big fat honking credit chip. Ive already looted a BS ace helmet, if i can sell that for 10+ mill im set.
Then ill go smugglers alliance, and flip flop factions more then i do squadrons. Keep ppl guessing as to who's side im on.
Message Edited by Ducimus on 08-23-2005 10:02 AM
Ducimus wrote:
Intresting. Most of what you say, i didnt do. Simply because sony's instructions on what we could, or could not bring with us, and overall proceedure on the transfer is extremly vauge. Did sony improve their instructions some, or is this things you gleaned from your own knowledge?
For instance, i didnt clean out my bank, houses, or remove my clothes.
When i transfered, my clothes were still on infact. Right down to an Imperial hat and i was on leave at the time.
What i did do is load up an equiped backpack completely, then loaded myself down with every vet reward item and ship parts and chassis i wanted to save. I left myself 1 iventory slot when i moved, which took all of 10 mins at best. When i came into valcyn, that slot was quickly eaten up by another CU plaque, which i deleted because i was over my item limit at that point. Another thing is credit chips did transfer. A did move a 200K credit chip with me.
And damn you coran, its like everyone here is going to SS, figures since i lag like a mo'fo there. Me spending another 50 dollars isnt likely to happen anytime soon, im still a bit.... peeved.
Ducimus wrote:
If i ever move to starsider...
and i might... im just giving the game a month to see how i feel about it later. But as much fun as it sounds like it could be, im just too upset with sony and feed up wtih the game right now.
But if i do..
Im gonig to save up a big fat honking credit chip. Ive already looted a BS ace helmet, if i can sell that for 10+ mill im set.
Then ill go smugglers alliance, and flip flop factions more then i do squadrons. Keep ppl guessing as to who's side im on.
Message Edited by Ducimus on 08-23-2005 10:02 AM
You're going to end up on SS and you know it Duc . /poke
As for Coran...I am intimidated by the sound of his QID.