Faction-Change Service in the Works

[Lakov_Sanite]

I'm sure the alliance will be as happy to have more draenei as the horde are to get more blood elves.

[Sjofn]

Nah, the draenei were just "wtf," they weren't seen as going against everything that made the Alliance cool.

[proudft]

This planet has EVERYTHING!   

[Chimpy]

If they made it so I could change a character into a Goblin and play that.....I would re-up.

[Sjofn]

If they made it so I could change a character into a Goblin and play that.....I would re-up.

That would be far too awesome for this world.

SHIT do I want playable goblins. It's almost embarrassing how bad I want them.

[Fordel]

Yea, the only thing the Draenei really impacted on the alliance side, is that they replaced NE's as the Mangina race of choice.


-edit- How u engrish

[Lantyssa]

SHIT do I want playable goblins. It's almost embarrassing how bad I want them.

I wonder if Slap would become an all Goblin guild overnight were it possible.

[Sjofn]

Probably not 100%, we have some people who would probably cling to their humans and elves. NOT ME THOUGH.

[Lum]

Clearly the real answer is to port your character straight over, but just give him/her a goatee.

Ah yes, the evil twin transfer service (tm).

Was in at launch.

[DevilsAdvocate25]

Clearly the real answer is to port your character straight over, but just give him/her a goatee.

Ah yes, the evil twin transfer service (tm).

Was in at launch.

You get that debuff sometimes when you use a goblin or gnomish transporter trinket. I had that debuff a few times when I teleported to Winterspring.

[Tannhauser]

Clearly the real answer is to port your character straight over, but just give him/her a goatee.

Ah yes, the evil twin transfer service (tm).

Was in at launch.

You get that debuff sometimes when you use a goblin or gnomish transporter trinket. I had that debuff a few times when I teleported to Winterspring.

Actually, I'd be replaced by my good twin. 

[Fordel]

http://www.wowhead.com/?spell=36901

 

[Zetor]

This service went live yesterday. Orc warlock, here I come! 

[apocrypha]

Based on further community feedback, we have also decided to offer a race change service in the future. Players who choose to switch races will be able to change their race within their same faction and class. Additional details will be released at a future date.

I could make ALL my characters into goblins  

[JWIV]

Based on further community feedback, we have also decided to offer a race change service in the future. Players who choose to switch races will be able to change their race within their same faction and class. Additional details will be released at a future date.

I could make ALL my characters into goblins  

I guess it's one way to get the server first of an 80 gobo.

[Nevermore]

If you think the new races won't be restricted at first from the racial change service, you're crazy.

[Rasix]

For some reason, my tiny brain thought a server change would be part of the package.  $55 to have an alliance switch + server transfer.   

[Sjofn]

For some reason, my tiny brain thought a server change would be part of the package.  $55 to have an alliance switch + server transfer.   

I had assumed it wouldn't be, partly because I think they want to make it a pain in the ass enough so people will only do it if they REALLY want to, although I agree it should've been. Even if it cost like $40 or something for both, it would've just made more sense.

I'm still probably going to eat that cost to move one of my Alliance people to my Horde server to make room for my worgen. I don't have the heart to delete any of my characters on Doomhammer, almost all of them are 50+. 

[AutomaticZen]

If you think the new races won't be restricted at first from the racial change service, you're crazy.

The blues have said as much:

We may add the new races to the Race Change feature, but it will probably not be something that is available immediately after Cataclysm's launch. We are putting large amounts of work into the flow and feel of leveling in the new expansion. Thus, we would be doing many players a disservice by allowing Race Changes to circumvent the leveling process early on in the expansions natural life cycle.

[Ratman_tf]

Man, I want a goblin rogue as an alt, but I can't imagine keeping more than one level 80 character active. (Tradeskills, raid level gear, etc...) Dunno how other people do it without being unemployed and jacked in 24/7.

[Nonentity]

You'd be surprised how well it can be done if you're lazy enough. I have three raid-capable level 80s, and I play like one or two days every couple of weeks.

[Signe]

What ridiculous prices they charge for this shit.   It's hard to believe people will throw money at them like crazy but they do.  It makes my head hurt.

[Malakili]

What ridiculous prices they charge for this shit.   It's hard to believe people will throw money at them like crazy but they do.  It makes my head hurt.

Well, I can understand why someone would want a faction change.  If you're real life friends have been playing Horde for years, but you've never wanted to level a Horde character up to 80, and now you can finally play with your friends, 25 bucks doesn't seem like that bad a deal.  Luckily for me, my only real life wow friends play on the same server as me.

[Lantyssa]

Seems like a pretty raw deal to me.  WTF would a company ever want to put a barrier between friends playing together when its the social ties which keep the subscriptions going?

[Malakili]

Seems like a pretty raw deal to me.  WTF would a company ever want to put a barrier between friends playing together when its the social ties which keep the subscriptions going?

So, I guess factions in an MMO and different servers are both things that should be abandoned?  I don't really see what you are getting at here.

[Rendakor]

Seems like a pretty raw deal to me.  WTF would a company ever want to put a barrier between friends playing together when its the social ties which keep the subscriptions going?

Because then they can sell the ability to remove that barrier. Why put something in for free, when so many will pay for it?

[Lakov_Sanite]

To me, this is the real future of RMT.  It's not about little doo-dads or purple swords, it's about convenience and extra services.  I think EQ was sort of close when they decided to do 'premium' content stuff like servers but people don't want that either since it just creates haves and have-nots.  Name/race/gender/server changing are the perfect venue for RMT.

[Rasix]

What ridiculous prices they charge for this shit.   It's hard to believe people will throw money at them like crazy but they do.  It makes my head hurt.

Well, I can understand why someone would want a faction change.  If you're real life friends have been playing Horde for years, but you've never wanted to level a Horde character up to 80, and now you can finally play with your friends, 25 bucks doesn't seem like that bad a deal.  Luckily for me, my only real life wow friends play on the same server as me.

$25 only if you're on the same server. $25 is reasonable, adding a server transfer fee on top of that for my intended use of the system is overkill.

Luckily the RL friend I know playing is on my server, my side.  This just throws a wrench into other plans.  

This has improved things for the raiders on my podunk server.  They can effectively cross faction recruit now.

edit: Race change service means I have a tough decision to make.  Turn my blood elf warlock into a forsaken/orc as soon as it's live or wait until they open it up for a goblin switch. 

[Lakov_Sanite]

What ridiculous prices they charge for this shit.   It's hard to believe people will throw money at them like crazy but they do.  It makes my head hurt.

Well, I can understand why someone would want a faction change.  If you're real life friends have been playing Horde for years, but you've never wanted to level a Horde character up to 80, and now you can finally play with your friends, 25 bucks doesn't seem like that bad a deal.  Luckily for me, my only real life wow friends play on the same server as me.

$25 only if you're on the same server. $25 is reasonable, adding a server transfer fee on top of that for my intended use of the system is overkill.

Luckily the RL friend I know playing is on my server, my side.  This just throws a wrench into other plans.  

This has improved things for the raiders on my podunk server.  They can effectively cross faction recruit now.

edit: Race change service means I have a tough decision to make.  Turn my blood elf warlock into a forsaken/orc as soon as it's live or wait until they open it up for a goblin switch. 

Orc warlock, then roll a goblin squig herder hunter.

[Lantyssa]

So, I guess factions in an MMO and different servers are both things that should be abandoned?  I don't really see what you are getting at here.

Yes on servers, for the most part, unless a company comes up with stories and plots which can alter the direction each server takes and turns it into a huge selling point.

[Rasix]

Orc warlock, then roll a goblin squig herder hunter.

GET OUT OF MY HEAD.

[Sjofn]

Pretty sure part of the reason it costs so much is because they want to discourage it to some degree.

[Jayce]

First, it's probably not altogether free, as they have to pay someone to push butan and handle any problems, either from the system or from something the player expected.  I think for server change you can't take your bank with you and only so much gold right?

And second, I agree that they are trying to put some roadblocks up for it.  They want people to really think about where they want their character to be instead of doing the changes willy-nilly.

And lastly it's not so bad to create a new profit center 

[Musashi]

I don't worry about getting value from Blizzard.  They're patching Diablo 2.  The money's going to a good place.  In fact if I had to pick between saving starving children in Africa and a Blizzard game patch....  Well, I'll just keep that to myself.

[Merusk]

I think for server change you can't take your bank with you and only so much gold right?

The bank transfers fully. I do believe there's a cap on cash, but it's some ridiculously high number.

And yes, it's about the profit.  So long as people will pay the price, it's not too high.