Well.
You could choose not to go to Era and your character would be wiped with the server.
It was always a choice.
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Option.
Meaning you could choose to go to Era or not. This was the original statement.
Now this has been altered to include an option to go to a progression server (on to Wrath Classic) but again it remains an option. So there appear to be three options:
- go down with the ship or
- take the lifeline to Era or
- progress on to Wrath Classic
Having a charge connected with options 2 and 3 has not been mentioned.
Should you decide in favor of option 1, I salute you.