For TLP transfers...

That doesn't answer my question at all - just that we'll have atleast 30 days notice before the fact, not how long it will take to get to that point.

Is the server going to hang around for 3 months or 12 months before they pull the pin?

Free Transfer period is extremely unlikely to last for long, Dreamweaver has not given a definite answer on how long that transfer window will be open but the stickied post in the top of the TLP forum says when it starts.

In the past when Free Transfers have been open up it has typically been for 30 days, a month transfer window prior to the server merge - definitely not 12 months is what I would expect to see.

Where is the FAQ for server transfers/merges? Trying to find out what will happen to guild halls & player housing, stuff placed in them by non-owners of the house, parcels, shared bank, guild bank, etc.

For the current crop of TLP there isn't one, but if you want a general guide you could look at the most recent server merge FAQ

https://forums.daybreakgames.com/eq/index.php?threads/update-on-server-merges-faq.265661/

Found this relevant, so it seems they already have a system for Merging servers, just not for transfers.

What will happen to my Overseer on the server being transferred?

• Active quests will be combined between the two servers. If a quest is active on both servers for an account, the one ending soonest will be kept.

• Agents, experience, and stats will be combined between the two servers.

• If an account has data on both servers involved, it will rotate offered quests the first time it logs in after the merge.

March 10 is quickly approaching. Any news on if all-access will be dropped when free transfers open up for the #1 server? Or an update on overseer for transfers?

No, the All Access requirement will not be dropped and I don't think there are any additional overseer updates. As Niente said, at the moment if you transfer it doesn't go with you. If you wait for the merge it will.

so ya wanna suck out 1 sub for each account that wanna save their toons before you trash em to some delapidated server noone plays on? cool tactics

If i didn't have several traders full I'd just cut my losses and forget my toons there even existed. But is it worth 20 krono to not end up on povar? Yes, after you look at the economy there. Kind of sad though that they can't even turn it off for the last week when people are getting moved to a free server anyway. I can see why it wouldn't be the full period as people would just use it to PL new crews and get toys for somewhere else. Wish there was an offline transfer option.

I'm going to add my voice to others about this, given the current economic climate around the world & the large number of people, some of whom will be players of EQ that have through no fault of their own ended up out of work this is somewhat short-sighted.

I myself was made redundant just ahead of the Covid-19 pandemic but that pandemic basically torpedoed my chances of finding work quickly and I have been without a job for close to 18 months now - that has meant I have not been able to afford to sub my 5 accounts like I once did easily, now I run 3 & its on a really tight budget & I had to sacrifice a lot of other things to remain an active player & subscriber to EverQuest - my situation is far from unique.

Many players will have chosen to spend what they have spare with EQ rather than other things & so I think no switching on F2P just for a week prior to the server being merged is a bit cold, yeah sure I know this is a business & all that jazz but these players, your customers chose to pick you over many other forms of entertainment & made sacrifices to do so, it wouldn't hurt you to maybe reconsider, have a heart.

It's entirely possible this changes but that is not the plan at this time. I will pass along the feedback though.

Thanks Dreamweaver.

thanks that would be much appreciated, 2020 changed everythings and it's tighter than ever now because of that