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News - Update on Server Merges + FAQ (1 Viewer)

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On Wednesday, May 20, 2020, we will be merging the following servers. In order to complete this work there will be a 24 hour downtime beginning on May 19th. Please note that this is also the date of the Live Update and will include that in the downtime.

Lockjaw -> Ragefire
Trakanon -> Vox
Fippy -> Vox
Brekt -> FV

In order to make the transition as smooth as possible, we have provided a short list of changes you can expect as well as a brief list of answers to some of the questions you may have. If we receive additional questions about the merging process, the FAQ section below will be updated accordingly.

Server Merge Standards:
Naming Conflicts

If, as a result of this server merge two or more characters have the same name, the conflict will be resolved as follows:

  • If two characters have the same name as a result of the server merge, the player that has logged in within the 60 days before the merge will retain the original character name. If there are still conflicts, the character with the higher number of minutes played will retain the original character name.

Guild Transfers

  • Guilds and guild halls will remain intact after the merge.

Real Estate

  • Real estate will merge completely onto the new server.
  • Neighborhood names may change in the event of duplicate names.

Banks

  • All items in banks will be transferred completely.
  • Overflow items will appear within the new overflow interface after the merge.
  • Items in shared banks will also appear in the overflow interface.


Frequently Asked Questions:
Will there be free character transfers off of the servers before the merge?

No free transfers will be made available for characters on any of the servers at this time.

What will the servers be named after the merge?
The servers will retain the name of the server they are being transferred in to.

What happens to my character name if someone else has the same name as me and gets to keep it?
If you have to change names due to a conflict, you will be granted one free rename for your character. You will not have to buy a name change potion.

If I only have 8 character slots available on my account, but after the merge I now have 12 characters on the server, what happens? How is it determined which characters I can access?
You will be able to play characters up to the total available character slots on the account. Characters are selected to fill the slots starting with the most recently logged in characters first. Characters created after the start of Free to Play (March 16, 2012) are limited to the number of slots available due to membership level and purchased slots, while created before Free to Play are always available.

What happens if there are guild name conflicts?
The oldest guild will keep the guild name. The guild that gets renamed will have additional x’s added to the end until it’s unique and is flagged to be renamed. The guild leader can type /renameguild to rename the guild if its name was changed. This is relatively rare, but it can happen. Guilds that have their name changed will have their Guild Writ neighborhood name changed.

What actually happens when your shared banks merge?

Platinum from both shared banks is added together. Items from the source server (i.e. Lockjaw in the Lockjaw to Ragefire merge) are put in the accounts Item Overflow window (/itemoverflow to view).
 
I have always used Trakanon as my farm server. Since it was practically empty.
I would farm all my tradeskill mats, made armor etc.
I would always have several 30 lv twinks then to move items to any server I needed for free. Trakanon had Free Server Character Transfers off the server to any live server except FV.
I guess this is going away.
 
I have always used Trakanon as my farm server. Since it was practically empty.
I would farm all my tradeskill mats, made armor etc.
I would always have several 30 lv twinks then to move items to any server I needed for free. Trakanon had Free Server Character Transfers off the server to any live server except FV.
I guess this is going away.

Wow, why didnt i think of that 😢
A little late to that party i guess.
 
im looking around as well since i was a trak lifer as far as liver servers go, was there day one and came and went but it was home for many years, the silence was golden:) looking for a quiet server with minimal harassment :) checking server pops all the suddon vox is medium and havent even xferred yet :(
 
I went to Vox from Cazic to get away from people and have open camps so not too excited about merge myself. The last year the pop on Vox has picked up a lot or lvled up to 115 where I started noticing. There are a lot of boxers and most are quiet or very nice that I have run into. The bazaar sucks compared to Cazic usually less than 65 traders. Typically Ew will have 15 peeps and Great divide will have 50 plus. So not too bad compared to some but too many damn peeps for me lol. TBL usually not too many maybe one group in a zone maybe two mostly boxers.
 
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There are a few people on vox that were an issue, but they were purists that didn't believe in botting or MQ usage at all. The majority of the population is pretty good.
 
im looking around as well since i was a trak lifer as far as liver servers go, was there day one and came and went but it was home for many years, the silence was golden:) looking for a quiet server with minimal harassment :) checking server pops all the suddon vox is medium and havent even xferred yet :(
yeah i move to trakanon about 2 years ago and love that no one goes out there way to bother other boxers, if you find something lmk, i really been thinking about bristlebane.
I went to Vox from Cazic to get away from people and have open camps so not too excited about merge myself. The last year the pop on Vox has picked up a lot or lvled up to 115 where I started noticing. There are a lot of boxers and most are quiet or very nice that I have run into. The bazaar sucks compared to Cazic usually less than 65 traders. Typically Ew will have 15 peeps and Great divide will have 50 plus. So not too bad compared to some but too many damn peeps for me lol. TBL usually not too many maybe one group in a zone maybe two mostly boxers.
your not going to like trakanon joining much then lol, we only have like 5-10 traders max and most of the items posted are usually 85 and below lol
There are a few people on vox that were an issue, but they were purists that didn't believe in botting or MQ usage at all. The majority of the population is pretty good.
yeah i heard vox has both i hope the merge goes well
 
yeah i move to trakanon about 2 years ago and love that no one goes out there way to bother other boxers, if you find something lmk, i really been thinking about bristlebane.

your not going to like trakanon joining much then lol, we only have like 5-10 traders max and most of the items posted are usually 85 and below lol
That is ok I am curious how many will be on after merges. I was thinking of tranferring to Trak a few ago that woulda have sucked to go there and end up here again lol.
 
Important tidbit from the OF:

The 24 hour downtime is for all servers, it will include the live patch down time and is necessary because server merges effect the overall databases as well as the specific servers being merged.

along with

It will actually begin on the 19th, and we don't quite have a time yet but we will update you all as soon as possible.
 
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