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You won’t be able to move New World characters between regions after allAmazon say that earlier info was “incorrect”
Amazon say that earlier info was “incorrect”
New World’s server transfer system won’t be as flexible as first suggested. Amazon had originally said that players would be able to switch between servers in different regions, letting you move a character from, for example, a North American server to a European one. As of yesterday, they confirmed that’s not the case.New World: Launch TrailerWatch on YouTubeAmazon’s MMO has proven so popular that players have been faced with long queues to join its servers. To ease the queuing, Amazonsuggested that players should join a server with a low population, while the development team prioritised a new feature that would let players transfer characters between servers.The idea was: play on whatever server you could for now, and you’ll be able to switch to the server your friends are on in a few weeks. Atweet from the official New World accountstated plainly that, “Yes, you can move between regions if you want.“Yes, you can move between regions if you want.— New World (@playnewworld)September 28, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsYesterday, a New World community manageroffered an update on the server transfer feature. The main news was that the update was delayed into next week, but it also states that you “can move your character to any world in your region.” Then, a"server transfer questions” threadputs it more plainly:So the ‘transfer to any server’ statement issues earlier was not true?Unfortunately the original information provided was incorrect.This is obviously bad news for players who have just invested dozens of hours into a character that they can’t now move to play with friends.It’s a shame, because aside from being popular, Alice B is quite enjoying it in herNew World reviewin progress.
New World’s server transfer system won’t be as flexible as first suggested. Amazon had originally said that players would be able to switch between servers in different regions, letting you move a character from, for example, a North American server to a European one. As of yesterday, they confirmed that’s not the case.New World: Launch TrailerWatch on YouTubeAmazon’s MMO has proven so popular that players have been faced with long queues to join its servers. To ease the queuing, Amazonsuggested that players should join a server with a low population, while the development team prioritised a new feature that would let players transfer characters between servers.The idea was: play on whatever server you could for now, and you’ll be able to switch to the server your friends are on in a few weeks. Atweet from the official New World accountstated plainly that, “Yes, you can move between regions if you want.“Yes, you can move between regions if you want.— New World (@playnewworld)September 28, 2021To see this content please enable targeting cookies.Manage cookie settingsYesterday, a New World community manageroffered an update on the server transfer feature. The main news was that the update was delayed into next week, but it also states that you “can move your character to any world in your region.” Then, a"server transfer questions” threadputs it more plainly:So the ‘transfer to any server’ statement issues earlier was not true?Unfortunately the original information provided was incorrect.This is obviously bad news for players who have just invested dozens of hours into a character that they can’t now move to play with friends.It’s a shame, because aside from being popular, Alice B is quite enjoying it in herNew World reviewin progress.
New World’s server transfer system won’t be as flexible as first suggested. Amazon had originally said that players would be able to switch between servers in different regions, letting you move a character from, for example, a North American server to a European one. As of yesterday, they confirmed that’s not the case.
New World: Launch TrailerWatch on YouTube
New World: Launch Trailer
Amazon’s MMO has proven so popular that players have been faced with long queues to join its servers. To ease the queuing, Amazonsuggested that players should join a server with a low population, while the development team prioritised a new feature that would let players transfer characters between servers.
The idea was: play on whatever server you could for now, and you’ll be able to switch to the server your friends are on in a few weeks. Atweet from the official New World accountstated plainly that, “Yes, you can move between regions if you want.”
Yes, you can move between regions if you want.— New World (@playnewworld)September 28, 2021
Yes, you can move between regions if you want.
Yesterday, a New World community manageroffered an update on the server transfer feature. The main news was that the update was delayed into next week, but it also states that you “can move your character to any world in your region.” Then, a"server transfer questions” threadputs it more plainly:
So the ‘transfer to any server’ statement issues earlier was not true?
Unfortunately the original information provided was incorrect.
This is obviously bad news for players who have just invested dozens of hours into a character that they can’t now move to play with friends.
It’s a shame, because aside from being popular, Alice B is quite enjoying it in herNew World reviewin progress.
