We still can’t transfer our characters to a single WoW account?
Trying to understand the reasoning here. When Classic began, many of us had to open a second account to play both factions. Usually because we had friend groups playing both sides. Classic started 5 years ago I think? Wotlk has been out for almost a year and half now, where the faction restriction has been removed.
I’ve been away for a few months, but my eyes opened wide today when I saw that there is a lvl 80 boost for $60 USD on the shop. Now that this has been added, what is the logic behind imprisoning characters on a second account? Beforehand I believe there were two main reasons:
You can’t avoid the one boost per account rule
You would have to pay two sub fees.
First - This one seems null now that level 80 boosts are in the shop
Second - I personally don’t know anyone that is paying for two subs for Wotlk classic. The game is live, but it is not in the same state as previous. I’m sure there are people that are paying two subs, but I’d expect there are a lot more that are not who would be happy to pay Blizzard money to move their characters over.
For example I have the cata boost available from the epic edition, so I could make a fresh character and boost it, but I would much rather have the character I put time into years ago (and would pay for it). I feel that since there are shop options to buy multiple transfers/multiple name changes/multiple faction changes, that surely there is money to be made for people that have tons of characters from the crossfaction limitation days sleeping on a second account.
Anyone have thoughts on the purpose of this limitation in 2024 for WotLK classic?
That happens any way. Same sites that sell items and gold…chars are items too lol. They can even offer up to 1 year account insurance. And have ratings. Seller x sells 100 accounts atv100% rating they probably aren’t going to now go bad on sale 101 lol.
I’d be guessing the accounting department is taking the safe bet on dual boxers still paying over letting people, over classic, then tbcc then even wrath before unlimited boosts will still pay for 2 accounts.
I’d call that a bad call, It it’s an eve bias I’d admit. I get why people dual box there. Some stuff it’s mandatory really. I admittedly 2 account it even.
Well that and f they wanted the extra money, like ccp does with eve, they could bait that hook better. Like recruit a friend. Even games like eve know damn well their raf is the same player. They want that money…and are honest about it lol.
I am in the same boat but have 2 accounts because I despise leveling and made a 2nd account in BC to get a 2nd lvl 58 boost because the 1-60 leveling is and always has been garbage. Then they opened up boosts I have 2 wow accounts on the same battle.net, let me transfer my dang characters so I can stop paying for 2 accounts.
This doesn’t follow as it has nothing to do with buying/selling accounts. You could always transfer characters across World of Warcraft accounts, since launch.
However, sometime in mid-Wrath, when Battle.net was forced onto everyone, you could no longer transfer them across WoW accounts on different Battle.net accounts. This was the step that prevented account RMT to some extent.
You could always continue to transfer across WoW accounts on the same BNet account on retail, but have never been able to on Classic.
back in OG wrath i was able to xfer characters across accounts. leveled a DK for my wife and xferred it to her account, and even did it in OG cata. id like to consolidate my toons to one account now, and dont see the issue even if people were selling toons, blizz is still gonna get xfer, and sub money.