Yeah. That’s obviously not ideal. I would make one on faerlina and transfer it but the three days wait after boosting is a killer for fear it might have a population explosion and get shut down. That and then there’s the queues.
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this is really disappointing to hear, I’m sure most of us would like to boost the Character we transferred to Eranikus, I don’t have any intention to use the boost on another Character
If Blizzard made this impossible, without any warning or notice to the restriction, that is a massive communication issue that should be addressed to a broader audience.
I’ll just look to get a refund at this point considering it doesn’t seem like this will be changing before launch.
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I already moved my characters on Grobulus over and am no longer allowed to create new ones there. Can you bypass that?
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All the realms offering moves to Eranikus are locked, aren’t they? I can’t make a character on a locked realm since I already moved my only character on Grob to Eranikus. How can I make a new character on a locked realm?
Edit: There is also a 72 hour waiting period to transfer a boosted character. We’re being told that these free transfers/realms could close at any time. Were someone able to make a character on a locked realm, what are the chances Eranikus fills and closes in the 3-day cooldown between boosting and transferring? I can’t even make a character on a locked realm so this doesn’t apply to me, but it’s something else to consider when you’re asking people to use a purchased service on a chance they might be able to transfer 3-days later.
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I don’t believe that sort of restriction is something that can be bypassed, but you’ll need to put in a ticket to be certain if a GM can help in this circumstance.
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even if it’s slightly less than difficult to bypass the restrictions on Eranikus, Blizzard should make the change needed to remove this restriction since it’s probably not possible to give us free transfers back to these restricted realms, boost the character we want, then transfer back (no restrictions)
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I just made a customer service ticket and I really didn’t even know what to ask for in it… because I don’t see how gamemaster actions can fix this. What you described above would be such a backwards way to solve this, but I’ll try whatever they offer, if anything.
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I know it’s an absurd thing to even request lol
I don’t understand why this realm was even set up as a ‘Fresh Realm’ with the Character Boost restrictions in place. It’s purpose was to move players (regardless of level) away from the mega-servers and alleviate queue times.
Players of all levels were able to move here, so all players should be free to use the boost we have. It’s not a fresh realm and Blizzard really should do what’s needed to remove this restriction on Eranikus
this all sounds absurd and not likely to be done unfortunately
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Honestly it’s really ruined my plans for WOLTK classic. All my friends on Eranikus are 70, either through boosts prior to transfer, or having leveled and played throughout TBC. I work a lot and didn’t really plan, nor do a I have the time before launch to grind up from 16 to play with friends. I did a /who in a leveling area and there was 1 other person in the entire zone. This isn’t going to be a very leveling friendly realm since people are transferring max-level characters in to play Wrath. I’m super frustrated, because I was so confident that Blizz would fix this very obvious issue.
it has definitely put my spirits down, currently standing in Stormwind contemplating what to do, not really sure what category to even file my ticket under right now.
I agree, which is why I guess we can only state are case through tickets and ask for these restrictions to be removed, this realm was never intended to be a fresh start
I feel like I just wasted 80 bucks. I mean, first I couldn’t log in to Grobb (4 hr queues), forced to transfer, then I get there and I buy the upgrade offered to me and nowhere did it say I couldn’t use there. Now I can’t use on the realm I have found a wonderful community on. Hope this is fixed soon because I don’t use alts and if I get to 70 without, I’d like at least a partial refund.
I understand that, Lufifi, I do. It is something that is being discussed by the teams, but I’m afraid there isn’t anything that can be done at the moment. We are not able to provide partial refunds, so if you are looking for one and still qualify, it would be for the entire purchase.
The boost will be usable on a new realm after 180 days. If that can be changed, we should be able to provide an update.
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So, can I expect a partial refund for the trouble? I mean, 80 bucks for something I wanted to use on this specific character since I’ve already worked on professions etc? I would think that would be the right thing to do since through no fault of my own, I was mislead into buying this as nowhere in any of your ads or on the site does it warn us before making the purchase. Now I have to lose everything I worked hard on this character for.
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Also, thanks for letting me know! I’m mad, but not THAT mad lol.
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How will the boost help players ‘get ready for Wrath’ (as advertised) if they can’t use it 6 months into the Expansion?
This restriction should be looked into and changed, it’s a really poor decision. To everyone’s understanding this server was created to take the burden off the Mega-Servers and alleviate the queue times and balance faction populations, which it has done a great job of. But it has created a restriction that nobody was aware of and we were all caught off guard.
I hope the team can figure this one out.
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So… can you at least waive the 72 hour wait on the boosted toon? That would be ok for all of this trouble. Also, you may want to put a warning on your site or ad warning people.
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that’s hard coded in, Vrak wouldn’t be able to do that.
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Surely itd be easier for the team to change the 72 hour wait? i dont want to use it on faerlina just for them to end the free transfer… or maybe they could make exceptions for people that have spent the 60-80 bucks if it does end. i dont understand why this isnt listed clearly before people buy. i put a ticket in for a refund
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Now that I see the issue posted on Blue Tracker I’m a little more hopeful this will get resolved, hopefully before launch
Kaivax mentioned in another thread that this is unintended and are currently working to see if they can find a fix. No ETA
Also the wording by Vrakthris, at least to me, implies that 180 days is the maximum based on the server settings that the server launched with and they will update if something changes within those 180 days.
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