Julie "Ellyra" Burness, Vanguard Community Rep at SOE, has let us know that beginning Tuesday, May 13, 2008, players will be offered two opportunities for server transfers for both new and existing Vanguard players!

"Originally, we had offered one transfer per character created before the server merges, but due to a large amount of old friends coming back to the game, we’ve decided to do away with all those rules, and open up the server transfers to anyone – regardless of their creation date or prior move history.

We’re hoping this opportunity will let people come back to the game, and easily find a home on a server where their friends are playing."

Round one will start on May 13th, and round two will become at some point in the following week. According to Julie, "Requesting a move is simple, and only requires logging into the game and using the /petition command.  Players will need to include the names of all the characters on their account they would like to have moved, along with the server they would like to be transferred to." She also pointed out some things to keep in mind when looking to transfer:

• Players cannot transfers to the Sartok (PvP) server, but are free to move to any other server.
• All broker items should be packed up before the move, tombstones and house items collected.  Players do not need to tear down their homes.

So if you've ever wanted to be on a different server, now is the time! Mark your calendars and pack your moving boxes for the big day!