Bumping to give an update. I have spoken to 2 GM’s since writing this post and both of them told me it was not possible to forcibly move my character past the restrictions the devs have in place and instead offered me a free transfer to my guilds new server when the restrictions are lifted. Unfortunately, the devs have said it may be “many months” before they unlock the servers so my wrath launch is ruined and the uncertainty around the timeline of when I will be able to join my guild has me reconsidering if I would even want to reactivate my sub at this point as I would be many months behind and the whole situation has left such a sour taste in my mouth.
The most frustrating thing about the whole situation is I do genuinely think the people from customer support want to help me and they are acknowledging that they have done wrong by offering my a free transfer down the road but they are not able to actually help me because their hands are tied by the developers who are the ones who put me into this situation with their lack of communication about locking the servers and about when to expect arena awards. If I had known I had to choose between playing the first few months of wrath with my friends and my arena title I would have chosen my guild without a doubt.