I forsee an Issue

[Caedum]

It should just be character MOVE.

I think that's going to be the only way to do it properly.

[Diametra]

chars will be copied =/= you are going to decide when they are going to be copied

it will for sure be a database copy (a one-time snapshot)

Now that kinda works doesn't it. A serverwide snapshot of one moment in time with everything that exists and we can copy only what is seen. So that even if I create multiple dummy accounts with dummy toons, I cannot successfully get them through the gateway with items they did not have at time of snapshot. Yeah.

So our decision would be what we want to look like at time of snapshot. The only downside is...well that's not only a limited window, it's an extremely limited window sure to be followed by lots of whining. I wouldn't have any problem with this.

Maybe you need a practical example.

Say I have 2 60s (warrior and priest) and various alts ranging in level from 25 to 55. You take your one-time snapshot for the TBC realm.

Afterwards, I decide "Meh, I think I want to play a mage instead of my mains and play it on Vanilla and TBC". Oh, the mage is level 32. He has to be leveled from 32 to 60 on Vanilla and shit, he has to be leveled from 32 to 70 on TBC. Screw that!

The one snapshot approach will kill casual players that enjoy playing alts. The better system is just to copy characters when they want without the ability to transfer gold/items (other than what they are wearing and mounts). You don't want to ostracize a large chunk of the player base by implementing a retarded "one snapshot only" copy.

Thanks but....didn't need any examples I was quite able to think it through. You can see I already grasped this dilemma when i said, "The only downside is...well that's not only a limited window, it's an extremely limited window". Thus..."sure to be followed by lots of whining." and "I wouldn't have any problem with this." I don't doubt lots of people would have problems with it.

[Sharax]

Considering you picked the most retarded implementation proposal, silly me just assumed you didn't "think it through".

[Diametra]

Whatever seems the most logical to me will have, I guarantee, no bearing on what is selected by staff. So there's always hope for whatever it is you are thinking. Oh and...my choice would be character transfer, but they have not, as of yet, used the word "transfer" only "copy".

[Sharax]

I would like to think that the community's opinions on the matter would hold some influence n what they ultimately decide. I think that it would be better if they announce their intentions much sooner than when the realm launches so that we can plan accordingly. It would be a shame to get a bad result and be stuck in a poor situation.

[ceoddyn]

It should just be character MOVE.

This is what it has been since the first announcement.

By the way, the pvp server is down. Xiao.

[Wrathran]

It should just be character MOVE.

This is what it has been since the first announcement.

By the way, the pvp server is down. Xiao.

Actually it's not. The announcement is that you can COPY.

will be able to be copied on the TBC realm

https://forum.nostalrius.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=36492

[Oyani]

No, because the TBC realm will run on a different server and client. You will not be able to mail stuff from your characters on the TBC realm to your characters on the vanilla realm. Also i think the copy will be done once by the Nostalrius team whether you're gonna play on the TBC realm or not.

[ceoddyn]

It should just be character MOVE.

This is what it has been since the first announcement.

By the way, the pvp server is down. Xiao.

Actually it's not. The announcement is that you can COPY.

will be able to be copied on the TBC realm

https://forum.nostalrius.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=36492

This is an update thread from last week. They originally announced that you would decide whether and when to move your character from the vanilla server to the tbc one, or keep it there, or make a new character on the tbc server.

[Alyndra]

i hope the limit won't be too harsh. i've saved up gold specifically to buy fast flying as soon as i am 70. if that doesn't work the gold becomes mostly useless.

ofc they won't tell us until it's too late.