Any potential for free character transfers?

It is entirely possible, Druseph, but Customer Support doesn’t have any involvement with that decision. It would be announced by our Community Management team at behest of the Devs.

They recently did put out a statement here:

https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/service-update-300-pm-pst-november-25/737575

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