Server xfer/faction change question.

#0 - May 2, 2010, 7:52 a.m.
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Alright. My mains are on horde Bloodfurnace server, but recently rl friends want me to transfere to alliance Mal'Ganis. Now the ratio is terrible on Mal'Ganis. A quick snippet from WoW Census:

A to H Ratio: 1 : 12.5
Activity Ratio: 1 : 14.3

Obviously the ratio's are possibly the worst there are... so transfereing to alliance there will help the ratio out (even if it is one drop of water in a vast ocean). I guess my question is, a friend told me they once were possibly thinking about offering one way faction changes on certain realms for free to help balance pop. Is this true, and if so, for Mal'Ganis?

Thanks for any info.
#8 - May 4, 2010, 12:23 a.m.
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Q u o t e:
Assuming the ratio is in the same ballpark, are Blizzard allowing free faction changes to Horde characters and if not is it being considered at all?


No, Faction Changes would not likely be offered in such a circumstance, Betty. What happens in cases where there may be an imbalance of factions is we usually offer Free Character Moves to help adjust the ratio/population.

This could be in the form of Free Character Moves offer of the realm for a particular faction or Free Character Moves to the realm for a particular faction.

Please note that despite our best efforts and continually offering such options we are unable to force someone to switch realms. In the end is is the population of the realm that decides.

If Free Character Moves are to be offered they are usually announced on the General Discussion forum, you can also check the following link.

https://www.worldofwarcraft.com/account/character-move.html

If you would like to provide feedback on such options please post in the Suggestion forum where those who make such decisions can review your post.