Free Character Moves No Longer Available

Free Character Moves No Longer Available

Free Character Moves have ended.

 

We’re providing free transfers off of realms that are currently seeing high queue times. If you’re on one of the below realms and would like to avoid waiting in queues to play, you can take advantage of these free transfers. We’ve done our best to match realm types and time zones for a smooth transfer process.

The current transfers will go until approximately 11:59 p.m. PDT, October 31Please be aware that, due to the unpredictable nature of free transfers, we may close down any transfers at any time and without warning if the destination realm becomes full. If you plan to move with friends or your guild, we suggest that you coordinate the effort to reduce the chance of any stragglers being left behind.

Although free Guild Master Realm Transfers are not possible at this time, these free character transfers will allow you to retain your guild membership and reputation, provided the guild master completes a Guild Master Realm Transfer to the destination realm first, and does not change factions.

Early closures aside, this set of Free Character Moves will end on Wednesday, October 31.

Source Realm Destination Realm
Frostmourne - Oceanic PvP Gundrak - Oceanic PvP
Illidan - Central PvP Mug’thol - Central PvP
Kil’jaeden - Pacific PvP Frostwolf - Pacific PvP
Stormrage - Eastern PvE Trollbane - Eastern PvE

Characters on a source realms are only eligible to transfer to the destination realm directly across from it.

To take advantage of these transfers log into Account Management, select your World of Warcraft license, and at the bottom click on Free Character Migration. Eligible characters will be listed. Please see the Free Character Migration Disclaimers and FAQ for more info.

We’ll be continuing to closely monitor realm concurrency, and will provide updates should the above transfers be altered, or any new transfers become available.

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Pandaisfunny
Garrosh
Pandaisfunny
4 hours, 5 minutes ago
wow that makes me mad that we cant get these anymore!!
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Wackyhollow
Mal'Ganis
Wackyhollow
3/14/2013
they are saying

We're aware of an issue that is affecting our authentication servers, which may result in failed or slow login attempts. and they will provide updates when they're available
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Deaft
Madoran
Deaft
2/24/2013
This is BS, why do they make so much money and still want to charge just to transfer a toon to a deff realm, BS!!!!!!
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Loyalty
Grizzly Hills
Loyalty
12/21/2012
I would liek the free transfer for old guild because grizzly hills is a crap ton of trolls PLEASE BLIZ have it in you heart to let my guild leave this relm.
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Endurstone
Bleeding Hollow
Endurstone
12/20/2012
they need to make free moves available for people who want to abandon pvp servers post CRZ.
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Stormylove
Sargeras
Stormylove
12/29/2012
@Endurstone: "they need to make free moves available for people who want to abandon pvp servers post CRZ"

Exactly, I only just came back to playing the game, 2 months in and so frustrated by the constant ganking griefing. But I have 11 toons. I am not going to pay 25 dollars per each to transfer off the PVP realm they are on. So I just unsubbed.
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Uwereadopted
Kael'thas
Uwereadopted
11/27/2012
Im with stoneknight this needs to be an option
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Stoneknight
Gorgonnash
Stoneknight
11/8/2012
How about free low population transfers?
Gorgonnash sucks, can't even find a Pug anymore.
Our whole guild wants to leave this wasteland!
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Deseray
Laughing Skull
Deseray
11/1/2012
yeah merge pvp server LS is dead
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what also sucks is all the spanish spreaking people in lfr who dont have a clue for some reason please put the brazilian/spanish realms on thier own battlegroup its prerty sad trying to cordinate when 75% speak spanish
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Stormylove
Sargeras
Stormylove
12/29/2012
@Sup: And I thought it was just me. I get into LFG and no one speaks any English..which makes it really hard to communicate.
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Bigatin
Frostmourne
Bigatin
11/1/2012
blizzard detroyed my life...
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Tellanas
Darrowmere
Tellanas
11/1/2012
You should have to buy a BoA with real money, once you get 1 set for 1 char your a master at leveling and pvp, make the game not as fun, takes away the challenge
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Pokepokegone
Smolderthorn
Pokepokegone
10/31/2012
To hell with these transfers off low population servers. Blizzard pull your head out of your asses and start merging the low pop servers or something. Smolderthorn is dead and has been dead for about 2 years DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
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Ryanopolis
Thrall
Ryanopolis
10/31/2012
Dear Blizzard...besides all the wall of text that are complaints...
Please listen to the players ! We pay to play. Will continue to pay to play as long as some of the ideas about this are implemented could actually be beneficial to the survival of the franchise. We all want WoW to continue, and we all may think that trade is full of douche bags, but is that not the REAL world we live in that puts us into everyday life in WoW ? We would love to keep our community of WoW players across all servers, even those d bags we all love to hate.
No really, we love you Blizz.
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Stormydove
Tanaris
Stormydove
10/31/2012
My toon's been stranded on a HIGH pop server that's been high pop for years "Bleeding Hollow" and I never get a free move. I would move anywhere if it was ever offered. This "List" is a joke, it said move for free from high pop to a lower, well let my toon on BH do that!
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Tacotuesday
Bleeding Hollow
Tacotuesday
10/31/2012
@Stormydove: you don't get log in ques on BH.
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Endurstone
Bleeding Hollow
Endurstone
12/20/2012
@Peripheryx: We sometimes get log in queues on BH, but usually only when there is a new expansion (so there were log in queues for a week or two after Cata and Mists dropped).
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Kôjack
Dawnbringer
Kôjack
10/31/2012
I agree with Exlilblades... lol
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Exlilblades
Frostmourne
Exlilblades
10/31/2012
I Guess this isn't really the place for it but PLEASE blizz make boa's cross realm with ll the new toons, realm changes etc. why cant you guys implement it, i know many of players would love this and i know about all the background to this subject and how its still talked about to this day but blizzard team you would make your whole fan base so much more respectful of your talents and just happy in general if you could do so, but anyway on a lighter note M.O.P is a great expansion, once everything has been buffed/nurfed it'll be great .
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Furmandu
Vashj
Furmandu
10/31/2012
@Exlilblades: I agree Its Bind On Account is it not? Why cant I give it to any one on my account?
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Trestoch
Wyrmrest Accord
Trestoch
10/31/2012
@Furmandu: Not just BOA, I WANT GOLD!!!
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Quagmirê
Sentinels
Quagmirê
12/13/2012
@Exlilblades: i just wish they could do cross sever mail that would be so helpful since the toons i have all my gold on arnt on the same sever and my newly made toons and it would help alot being able to send over boa cross sever or gear they need to look into this cause this would make wow even better
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Tankwithmd
Lethon
Tankwithmd
10/31/2012
What they need to do is offer free transfers from several low population realms to another low population realms. Also I think at $30 for a faction change it should also be a realm change. I want to transfer a character from horde to alliance and move him to another realm but I don't want to spend $55 on 1 character. He's stuck at 72 in a normal realm and I like pvp now. He has a good blacksmithing level too. I'd level him up to 85 and start playing him instead.

I also tried the new monk class and it's not worth it. Tanking sucks, there's a high survivability but little damage. I heard the healers aren't that great, they can't heal in raids. I think they are better at dps but even then they are not the best dps.
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Tankwithmd
Lethon
Tankwithmd
10/31/2012
@Tankwithmd: Also they should have these free realm transfers go on until the destination realms are full. Not set a limit. That is what SWTOR did for a while. Let everyone have a chance to transfer instead of cutting the transfer off too early.
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Kôjack
Dawnbringer
Kôjack
10/31/2012
@Tankwithmd: Monk class does suck!
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Maxblood
Kael'thas
Maxblood
10/31/2012
Why do you think they have so many servers? Ever experience lag in a 25+ Raid? Would you like to spend more money on PC Upgrades? I know people that are playing on a 8 yr. old Lap. That wouldn't happen in the old EQ.
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Frostatution
Maelstrom
Frostatution
10/30/2012
With regards to merging realms, I think there would be considerable overhead involved in terms of hardware/implementing servers that could handle all 10 million users (or fewer, now) across lets say 3 primary servers. I'm sure they do everything in house as far as storage/hosting realms, and think they might have spread themselves a little thin by not using a partner to manage this. They could then spend those freed resources to listening to customers. Not sure if any of this made sense, or I'm just full of it.
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Arlethia
Thrall
Arlethia
10/30/2012
Ok so here is the thing... a few people here have been talking about two and three totally different things. 1st, I think that if you have to pay 25.00 to transfer it should be your entire account not just one toon if you choose. 2nd, I do agree that with the decline of popularity of the game they should start combining some of the low population servers. 3rd, I honestly think that everything is way way too expensive for a game that is slowly dieing. I loved this new expansion with the ideas and everything but they have made everything way way way too easy, I mean a kindergartner could play the game now. Bring back Vanilla WoW, make people have to strategise and truly work together in order to play the game. I know they think that since we can now play with people on other servers this answers most of the issues people have. Honestly it does not though, instead it allows me to play with my friends but we can't exchange items or really truly help each other out and with all the phasing issues with expansion GAH! Almost not worth your time to even try.
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Khadoc
Steamwheedle Cartel
Khadoc
10/30/2012
Rift lets you transfer once a week for free. You can even transfer an entire guild and when people log on it tells them the guild has moved and if you would like to go with them. Why is it we still have to pay 25 dollars for something that should be free.
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Jertharold
Feathermoon
Jertharold
10/30/2012
@Khadoc: Because blizzard is losing subscribers... They need money some how right? haha, oh wait they really are losing subs... Well Blizzard has made lots of bad decisions in my opinion with this last Xpack as well as (as always) releasing it too soon and making it buggy as every. They also make you pay 25 dollars for a race change. Its not a faction change, but for some reason they feel it should be expensive to not even leave your own faction. I think both transfers and race changes should be about 5 dollars. Faction changes im OK with at 25 because it keeps you to one faction.
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Shiwei
Proudmoore
Shiwei
10/30/2012
@Jertharold: First the loss of Blizzard subscribers has really nothing to do with the cost of their services. Price points were the same as when they rolled out. Second the services such as faction, race, and appearance change A: are not services generally provide by other MMO companies (if at all) and B: are totally optional and not included in the basic game. Blizzard could pretty much stop providing them on a whim. Doubt that they would but you never know.
Finally, while Blizzard sees a decline in the subscribers its nothing like Rift or SWTOR which need outside game gimmicks to keep people interested. In fact those free transfers might actually be because Trion Worlds has to shut down servers.
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Stormylove
Sargeras
Stormylove
12/29/2012
@Khadoc: Yea, I am going back to Rift and probably playing Tera some more
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Zuerkciez
Dalaran
Zuerkciez
10/30/2012
pointless says the guy wit two thumbs u should be able to transfer more than one toon for 25 bucks just sayin...
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Taziki
Bleeding Hollow
Taziki
10/30/2012
There's so many backwater servers now it's insane. No one wants to move from those good source realms to those awful destination realms. What is the point of this?
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Owlgore
Zul'jin
Owlgore
10/30/2012
I wish they would let me get off Zul jin! I swear I am one of the few English speakers left on the server. We are completely overrun with french speakers.
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Onlybone
Durotan
Onlybone
10/31/2012
@Owlgore: I can help you speak french!XD
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Quagmirê
Sentinels
Quagmirê
12/13/2012
@Owlgore: im sorry to hear that sound horrible
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Amoristia
Ysondre
Amoristia
10/30/2012
totally agree, merge more realms please!
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Morgause
Gul'dan
Morgause
10/30/2012
agreed...merge realms please..