The original blue comment on locking servers was that transfers weren’t working sufficiently to end queues and more people needed to move, so they took the “very heavy-handed” approach of locking the largest 4 servers (Bene/Grob/Faer/Skyfury). Sulfuras was reaching ‘close to full’ so they decided to end free transfers there. But apparently they went so far overboard with Sulfuras that not only did they end free transfers on 9/9, they fully locked the server and to avoid the same situation on Eranikus it was functionally locked as well. I say ‘apparently’ because there has been no further blue update other than a note about a bug.
So due to their own error or incompetence, Sulfuras now has to be locked. However, Sulfuras doesn’t have free transfers anywhere else to reduce the population which was the planned solution on the other locked realms, i.e. the server became overpopulated because of their mistake and now they are doing nothing to address that overpopulation.
If you did what Blizz wanted and transferred to Sulfuras reduce the queue problem, if any of your friends didn’t make it in time or want to join fresh that’s too bad, pay up and transfer again (if you’re even able with the time limit on transfers). If you were already on Sulfuras and have friends that want to come back for wrath that’s too bad, pay up and go to some other server. Seems like there’s a common denominator here.
Day 5 after disappointing my uncle by not being able to transfer my warlock after promising him I would. We use to land in the Boney Burbs together and hold it down. I’ll be lucky if he’ll even get in the same discord as me let alone ever play Fortnite together again. I feel as if the guild is turning against me. Time will tell. Maybe Ion will one day open transfers again to Whitemane.
In order to help players prepare for overcrowding coming with the launch of Northrend content on Monday, we’ve enabled the following Free Character Transfers.
FROM
TO
DESTINATION TYPE
Benediction
Azuresong
Normal
Benediction
Bloodsail Buccaneers
RP
Benediction
Earthfury
PvP
Benediction
Eranikus
PvP
Benediction
Myzrael
Normal
Benediction
Old Blanchy
Normal
Grobbulus
Azuresong
Normal
Grobbulus
Bloodsail Buccaneers
RP
Grobbulus
Earthfury
PvP
Grobbulus
Eranikus
PvP
Grobbulus
Myzrael
Normal
Grobbulus
Old Blanchy
Normal
Faerlina
Azuresong
Normal
Faerlina
Bloodsail Buccaneers
RP
Faerlina
Earthfury
PvP
Faerlina
Eranikus
PvP
Faerlina
Myzrael
Normal
Faerlina
Old Blanchy
Normal
Mankrik
Azuresong
Normal
Mankrik
Bloodsail Buccaneers
RP
Mankrik
Earthfury
PvP
Mankrik
Eranikus
PvP
Mankrik
Myzrael
Normal
Mankrik
Old Blanchy
Normal
Pagle
Azuresong
Normal
Pagle
Bloodsail Buccaneers
RP
Pagle
Earthfury
PvP
Pagle
Eranikus
PvP
Pagle
Myzrael
Normal
Pagle
Old Blanchy
Normal
Skyfury
Angerforge
Fresh PvP
Whitemane
Azuresong
Normal
Whitemane
Bloodsail Buccaneers
RP
Whitemane
Earthfury
PvP
Whitemane
Eranikus
PvP
Whitemane
Myzrael
Normal
Whitemane
Old Blanchy
Normal
While we intend to keep these Free Character Transfers open through the weekend and until the launch of Northrend content, we strongly encourage players who wish to use a Free Character Transfer to do so as soon as possible. Free Character Transfers may be closed without warning as we continue to evaluate the populations of realms.
Why are you all allowing transfers to Bloodsail Buccaneers? Granted, we are more of an RP-lite server, but we have a small and lively community with a completely different culture than the mega servers. Please don’t ruin what is currently a gem of a server.
It is the ONLY server that is LOCKED that DOES NOT have free character transfers. Right now, my guild is split in two, so PLEASE either unlock the server or open migrations so those of us on Sulfuras can leave.
It is absolutely insane to me that this has been going on for 10+ days with no comment AT ALL from Blizzard about the plan for Sulfuras. The silence is deafening.