Kisakee wrote: »

Technical reasons. You're free to spend a couple thousand dollars to get to the point where you left on PS though.

Unless they itemize the technical reasons I'm not inclined to believe that.

Truth is, there's likely different contracts with different platforms. I'm not too sure why EU-US on same platform can't be transferred for something like a crown fee, but when we're talking PSN to XBOX or PSN to PC we run into some balancing issues as well, since bots are allowed to run rampant on the console platforms but are well controlled on PC.

Nevertheless, if an itemized list can't be provided, it's probably something much simpler (like the contracts prohibiting it).


People have found ways to grind out levels quite quickly if you have the time and it's a double EXP event. I recommend utilizing the current one while you can, fortunately ESO+ is cross-platform, but I personally wouldn't support them offering console transfers unless it was just the CP/levels due to how rampant the botting is, and how it affects everyone there.

ZOS have made it very clear that the technical reason server transfers can't happen is because they don't have the coding to enable adding developed characters to an already populated server database, and don't intend to devote the extensive resources required to enable it. You won't find many players on the PC servers who'd want it risked either, the resulting damage to the existing character database on those servers could be massive if it went even slightly awry, and PC players have enough performance problems as it is without making it easier for console players to move across and boost the server populations exponentially.

When the console versions opened they were able to transfer PC accounts as a one--off because the console servers were empty. This is also why the character copies to the PTS are only for one regional database at a time, it has to be wiped inbetween.

In the case of cross-platform transfers it is also generally believed that there are contractual restrictions designed to prevent one platform provider from poaching accounts from another platform provider. Of course ZOS will never disclose confidential contract terms but it makes sense commercially.

I've traded gold across PC servers with a couple of people over the years. Millions in one case. We hooked up on this forum, set it up in PMs, and met to do the trade. Nothing was ever said about it by CS or anyone else. Perhaps people are a bit stickier about it on console? I don't know of course as I've never owned a console, so no experience of gameplay there.

blktauna wrote: »

Parasaurolophus wrote: »

I'm with you. I've been playing for 8 years and I'm about to move to another continent. 250 million gold, 9 characters, almost all motifs, tens of thousands crowns to spend for collections. All this will have to leave and start over.
ZoS transfers characters from the EU to the PTS four times a year, which is located in America. And I don't understand why it's not possible for live servers. Is there any way to just copy the character? At least give all the things from the crowns of the store that you have left on another server? Oh... But I don't despair. Truth.

Why do you feel you can't play in your new area? I'm in NA and play on both NA and EU servers.
It has been explained numerous times why transferring to an empty PTS instance is not even remotely the same as merging into a live database.

Still, it's moot. Theres's zero reason you can't continue to play on your current server.

Ping. I am a high-end player and responsiveness and comfort are important to me. I would like to restore the old style of my game. Right now, my EU ping is 116-142. Sometimes 164 under load. But even if in America my ping will not be very different, then I don’t think it makes sense to refuse to play with a ping of 60-90.

@Lebkuchen ...

what would be really nice is if there were some good cross-server guilds...

I started on the Playstation NA server but started new toons on the EU server during the Summerset event...

do not get discouraged- but, starting over in the new server will leave you a little vulnerable in cyrodiil for a couple of years...

doesn't mean you can't have fun, just means you won't have any champion points helping your sub-50 toon fight...

I'll be honest, I had a blast starting over on the EU server...

did a lot of leveling in battlegrounds (quicker XP gain)...

is your name the same in the game?

I can send you some gold and stuff to help you get going...

geo

i have 10 toons on the EU server set and ready for pvp...started 7 new toons on the EU server (they're a few years old now)...

even without any champion points, battle scaling will help you compete in cyrodiil...

if you build as tanky as possible and set yourself with some aoe damage skills - you'll be fine in cyrodiil...

You can buy absolutely nothing at all when you start over. All skyshards or skill lines need to be completed by one character on the same account before they can be bought on a different character, not a different account. Nothing easy about starting over whatsoever.