Cross Faction... Transfers!?

[۞ KAT ۞ AKA Red Viper]

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Looks like from what i hear, you will be required to change say your blood elf paladin into a paladin of the other faction. Say like a human or draenei... or dwarf.

it makes me sad to see Blizzard loosing its focus, and being blinded by money.

However we here at the Cheshire Cats will roll with this punch, and turn it into an RP oppertunity.

Stay tuned for the concept we will be running with in regards to this new upcoming change.

In the meantime, any of you out there with horde friends crying for RP... let em know about us. And feel free to discuss this topic as you wish.

[cantera]

I am speechless. But yes, the possibilites for Role Play really open this up. Only wish I had not given away my BE paladin now. I wonder how they will handle the langauage barrier if you keep your race and just transfer to the opposite faction? As the article suggested?

[۞ KAT ۞ AKA Red Viper]

It is not seeming that way Cantera. It is more then likely going to be as i mentioned.

[bajhoul]

losing focus? blinded by money? Im sorry, but I have to disagree. Its a service people want ( hell, I had a capped troll hunter back on scarlet crusade I'd have LOVED to transfer to faction when the horde guild I was in went flooey and the remaining freinds went alli, rather than strat afresh. Thats not losing focus at all, and doesnt in any way dilute the experiences OR lore. BUT...its about how its handled. ....

The change is proving to be controversial, to say the least. In just about an hour and a half, the thread exploded with over 30 pages worth of responses, quite a few of them negative. As of yet, there’s still a great deal of confusion over how the service will work. Some players are suggesting and hoping that it is only a faction switch, and that they will be able to keep their race intact – i.e. have their Human character join the Horde.

Here, if done this way, i can see youre points completely, and for the reasons you state. The idea of a BE in the Alliance is just fundementally wrong. Oh, it would make for awesome RP opportunities, but what would realistically happen in practice is you find the alliance / horde suddenly becoming homogionized and losing their unique identities.

Others (myself included) believe that that’s a bad idea, and will ruin the sense of identity that comes with playing either faction. The more likely option is that you will have to choose (or have chosen for you) a corresponding race on the other faction – so your Human character might turn into an Orc, or whatever.

But if they do it THIS way, whats the big deal? Sorry, I see no downside at all, assuming the manage transfres the second way. I'm not really sure I see the objections here.

In this case its no different from changing genders of the charactersm or appearences or races.

[ferosity]

realistically, we wont know if they xfered unless they tell us, if they do, i vote let em rp as they what character they were! i mean, a blood elf in the alliance is wrong, but look at the defiace, there IS a tauren randomly in there

[۞ KAT ۞ AKA Red Viper]

Not to mention a murlock. >>

[behlon]

I don't personally care, then again, I haven't played Horde in years. o.o;

[۞ KAT ۞ AKA Red Viper]

i've already been contacted actually by someone who plays a Hordie that they will want to bring over to the Cats.

i smell all kinds of great RP on the horizon.

[۞ KAT ۞ AKA Red Viper]

Seems to be LIVE

Any hordies out there who wanna come over, don't be shy