World Transfers

[maartena]

US servers were listed by the soap requests, just before the service was down.
Maybe they will still be there when the connection problems will be fixed...

https://www.lotro.com/forums/showthr...67#post7428667

There is your answer..... :/

My guess is that they will either open again tomorrow, or after the weekend.... but not before they fix the current logon problems. Those problems have been plaguing Lotro for about a week now I think.

[Boskone08]

As eager as I am to get the next stage of the transfers and testing started, I have to say I'm in favor of leaving the transfers off officially until mid-day Monday. While I'm sure key Turbine personnel would be willing to monitor events over the weekend, there are far too many things that could go wrong, too many clients that could be adversely impacted and too many people (Turbine or even vendor personnel) that might be needed to address the potential problems but hard to get/unavailable over a weekend.

[Meihan2]

Come on guys, give them a break. The game is still up and we can play. I would much rather them get some rest and think clearly, then be running on coffee and end up with more problems. I read that some have successfully transferred and others are waiting. I would rather wait than lose some or all of my stuff.

[Legoross]

I know that I am not able to transfer yet but for some reason my game does not want to update with the transfer option. as anybody got any advice on how to bump start this update. restart the game several times to no avail.

[Fratonia]

I know that I am not able to transfer yet but for some reason my game does not want to update with the transfer option. as anybody got any advice on how to bump start this update. restart the game several times to no avail.

Transfers have been stopped completely so you won't even see the transfer button anymore in the launcher. As soon as transfers are enabled again the button should activate.

[Legoross]

Transfers have been stopped completely so you won't even see the transfer button anymore in the launcher. As soon as transfers are enabled again the button should activate.

ah got ya thank you

[maartena]

I'm kind of hoping they will open up transfers before the weekend, so anyone that was waiting to do it.... can do it over the weekend, and then next week they can focus on the next step.

My guess is that they initially planned Wednesday's patch for last Monday, but based on some test results on bullroarer they decided to postpone it to Wednesday... with some of the problems they have had earlier this week, they are now delayed by about a week for sure, maybe more. That 1st of October date, they aren't going to meet. And people on Meneldor are getting worried.....

So here's hoping for transfers today

[Cliffson]

Is is possible to transfer some of my toons to one world and some others to a different world?

Tauradain
Frodo's Friends

[Laurelinarien]

Is is possible to transfer some of my toons to one world and some others to a different world?

Tauradain
Frodo's Friends

Yes it will be possible. There's an option to transfer your whole account to one server or you can select each toon separately to send them to different worlds, and also to decide which one takes your shared storage along.

[Cliffson]

Thanks!

Tauradain
Frodo's Friends

[maartena]

Is is possible to transfer some of my toons to one world and some others to a different world?

Tauradain
Frodo's Friends

Absolutely. You can split up your toons between all 5 servers if you want. Exception for now is Brandwhine as it isn't possible to move to that server for now.

One thing you do have to take note of is that your shared items (which includes your shared storage, wardrobe, shared "green" currency in your wallet, etc) can not be split up and can only be transferred as a whole group to another server. If you want certain items out of your shared storage to be going with one character, you will need to place them in that character's vault, which may include cosmetics you have in your wardrobe now, but won't be in the wardrobe on the server you move your character to, but NOT your shared items to.

Also you have to take note that your housing items are attached to the person who owns the house, so they will move in the escrow of that particular person. If you want certain items to be going with certain characters, you may want to take those items out of your (kin)house and place them in that character's vault or bag.

You can also make a mule to make the transfer of goods easier. I would recommend a dwarf as they start closest to a vault when you get out of intro.

[DRNA]

I love this game. Great community also. It's the lag ultimately (especially in PvMP!!) that keeps me away. With characters being transferred before the new hardware is turned on, I'll wait until the dust settles.

[blindboy]

question, If I have toons on a closing server, and toons on server im transferring to, will shared items like marks/meds be combined?
also, what happens to toon im transfering if charator slots on target server are full

[Combak]

question, If I have toons on a closing server, and toons on server im transferring to, will shared items like marks/meds be combined?
also, what happens to toon im transfering if charator slots on target server are full

Yes they combine as for the extra toons they will be there but not usable until you "get" more slots. It has been said that there may be a sale on slots once this all gets going.

[DRNA]

We are still resolving timelines on moving the worlds to new tech but it is looking like we should be moved over in the next 2-3 months. I will give a better timeline once I have it.

5 US and 5 EU is correct. In our selection we will have one RP per region (EU & US) and one world per language (DE, FR and ENG).

Apologies in advance if this was answered already, but based on the above, it is probably safe to assume that Laurelin will remain the EU RP (enforced) server. Similarly, is it also safe to assume that Landroval will serve as the US RP server? If so, will the RP on Landroval continue to be 'encouraged', or will it now become enforced?

Also, one rp world per language? Both Laurelin and Landroval are English servers. So does this mean that Laurelin is the one official rp server, and that Landroval is encouraged/not enforced/ whatever?

[Boskone08]

Landroval will remain just as it is (Vyvyanne made a post to this effect that I have not found again); the only RP-name-enforced English server will remain Laurelin. With the NA servers incompatible with the EU servers, counting Landroval as 'the English-language RP server' would be unfair to the EU English-speaking RP community.

[Fratonia]

Apologies in advance if this was answered already, but based on the above, it is probably safe to assume that Laurelin will remain the EU RP (enforced) server. Similarly, is it also safe to assume that Landroval will serve as the US RP server? If so, will the RP on Landroval continue to be 'encouraged', or will it now become enforced?

Also, one rp world per language? Both Laurelin and Landroval are English servers. So does this mean that Laurelin is the one official rp server, and that Landroval is encouraged/not enforced/ whatever?

RP rules for the servers will remain like they are now. This was already stated by Vyvyanne.
Also keep in mind that Landroval is US and Laurelin is EU. Since we can't transfer between US and EU it's perfectly fine to have two English RP servers, one being RE and the other RP.

edit: added link

[maartena]

Well it doesn't look like we get transfers back again this weekend..... Was kinda hoping we could get going. But hey, if there serious problems, I would rather they take the time to fix it.... But it would have been nice. I think 75% of transfers would probably be done within the first week, albeit testers albeit people that wanted to move anyways. If it was over the weekend, they could have gotten that out of the way, but it could also bring problems which they would rather fix during business hours.

Too bad But I understand. I was sooo looking forward of transferring what I got from Gladden to Arkenstone though....

[DJPorterNZ]

Just want to say thank you to those people who have taken the time and patience to answer questions here and especially the repeated questions. It is sometimes hard to find a specific answer in a thread of this length and importance.

That said, I apologise in advance if this question has likewise already been answered but I haven't been able to see it answered here.

I have two characters named the same on My soon to be closing server, Vilya, and on my preferred destination, Landroval. The Landroval character was originally created to attend events but as often is the case, took on a life of it's own. Is there a way that I can choose which of these characters will get the Rename Token?

[Cayenne_EU]

Is there a way that I can choose which of these characters will get the Rename Token?

Rename tokens are account or at least server based things. If they haven't made some special rename token for this event, and I doubt it, you can use it to rename any character you have, at least in that same server as the name conflict. But. You need one rename token for the original toon to release the name you are after, and then another token for the one that got transferred which now has at the end of his name the suffix -1.

[Boskone08]

I have two characters named the same on My soon to be closing server, Vilya, and on my preferred destination, Landroval. The Landroval character was originally created to attend events but as often is the case, took on a life of it's own. Is there a way that I can choose which of these characters will get the Rename Token?

Say your characters are named Phred. If you want the Phred transferring in from Vilya to get the rename token, you do not need to do anything - it will become Phred-x (where x is anywhere from 1 up) and get a name-change token. If you want the current Landroval Phred to get the rename token, I think this process could work:

Just before you transfer your Phred character from Vilya to Landy, transfer the Phred from Landy to, say Arkenstone (or Crickhollow or Gladden). That frees up the name Phred on Landy for the Phred from Vilya. Eventually (there seems to be some restrictions to moving certain items between servers for 2 weeks after another move, need to check details on this), move Phred (and it would not matter if Phred had collected a -1 in the process) back from Arkenstone (or Crickhollow or Gladden) to Landroval. Then, that character (formerly known as Phred on Landy) will become Phred-1 on Landy and get the rename token. This is inconvenient and does have a small degree of risk - if another Phred moves to Landy between your two moves or a new character named Phred is created in that window, you could lose the name Phred altogether.

And I hope you and yours are fully recovered from any effects of the 2011 earthquake in Cristchurch.

[Louvalinor]

Once I get to my new server, does the same toon who bought the original house on the sunsetting server have to buy the new personal house for my account? I'm worried that if another toon on my account makes the purchase, the escrow, maintenance, etc. won't transfer.

I think the answer is that any toon on my account can purchase the new house and all the items will transfer, but if a Blue Name could confirm, it would ease my mind.

Thank you.

[DKenny]

Once I get to my new server, does the same toon who bought the original house on the sunsetting server have to buy the new personal house for my account? I'm worried that if another toon on my account makes the purchase, the escrow, maintenance, etc. won't transfer.

I think the answer is that any toon on my account can purchase the new house and all the items will transfer, but if a Blue Name could confirm, it would ease my mind.

Thank you.

Escrow shouldn't be a problem, as it should be accessible by all of your characters on the server. However, transferring maintenance is something new, and is a good question, if a char other than original house owner makes the new purchase. For that matter, what happens if you transfer a current house owner onto a server where you already have a char that owns a house?

[DJPorterNZ]

Rename tokens are account or at least server based things. If they haven't made some special rename token for this event, and I doubt it, you can use it to rename any character you have, at least in that same server as the name conflict. But. You need one rename token for the original toon to release the name you are after, and then another token for the one that got transferred which now has at the end of his name the suffix -1.

Say your characters are named Phred. If you want the Phred transferring in from Vilya to get the rename token, you do not need to do anything - it will become Phred-x (where x is anywhere from 1 up) and get a name-change token. If you want the current Landroval Phred to get the rename token, I think this process could work:

Just before you transfer your Phred character from Vilya to Landy, transfer the Phred from Landy to, say Arkenstone (or Crickhollow or Gladden). That frees up the name Phred on Landy for the Phred from Vilya. Eventually (there seems to be some restrictions to moving certain items between servers for 2 weeks after another move, need to check details on this), move Phred (and it would not matter if Phred had collected a -1 in the process) back from Arkenstone (or Crickhollow or Gladden) to Landroval. Then, that character (formerly known as Phred on Landy) will become Phred-1 on Landy and get the rename token. This is inconvenient and does have a small degree of risk - if another Phred moves to Landy between your two moves or a new character named Phred is created in that window, you could lose the name Phred altogether.

And I hope you and yours are fully recovered from any effects of the 2011 earthquake in Cristchurch.

Thank you both for this. It looks a little more work to get it done, but still looks managable. Now just have to wait for the Character Slots to come up on sale...

As to the quake, still waiting on a few things to finalise and Insurance Co., to stop being an Insurance Co. ;-)

[RJFerret]

Rename tokens are account or at least server based things.

*shakes head. People are using the term "token" like it's a thing. It's not. The rename is just a button in the alert panel on the character that gets it.

So the incoming character would get the rename alert. The move the other character to a different server would work to change the name of the existing, freeing the spot for your primary name to keep it, then move back. It doesn't matter if another arrives and gets a name-1, you'll just get a name-2 if they don't rename, along with your rename in the alert panel.

For that matter, what happens if you transfer a current house owner onto a server where you already have a char that owns a house?

The maintenance gets added to the existing house and you simply keep the refunded coin from house purchase.