Wow Question: Do I lose my character if I change realms?

[Argo]

I joined bronzebeard, however one of my buddies plays on another server. I wanted to temporarily change realms to play a couple of missions with him. Is there a way to use my existing character on another realm, or do I have to start from the scratch?

 

[BlueWeasel]

I don't play WOW, but if it's like all the other MMORPGs, you have to start from scratch if you want to change servers (realms).

 

[erikistired]

yes you would. you would have to roll a new character.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Originally posted by: fisher
yes you would. you would have to roll a new character.

 

[Alex]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh

Originally posted by: fisher
yes you would. you would have to roll a new character.

 

[Argo]

I'm not clear on one thing. So far I got that I can't use my existing character on another realm. But would I be able to come back to that character lately if I create a new character on another realm. In other words is it possible to have active characters on different realms? If no - that would really suck.

 

[MrBond]

You can have active characters on as many realms as you want. I have characters on about 6 realms, but I only really play two of them with any frequency.

 

[Concillian]

Currently characters are NEVER deleted unless you delete them. Even if you decide to discontinue your account. This will obviously change at some point, as WoW is not forever, but you get the idea.

As I recall you can have up to 50 characters tied to an account. Not sure on that exact number, but I know people who have more than 12.

 

[Malak]

Well there are something like 60 servers so I'd imagine you could have a lot. I can't believe someone would have more than 4, let alone more than 12. Where would you find the time?!

 

[Concillian]

Yeah, I have 8, but only really play 4 at this point. The others were on one of the 'affected' realms that were crashing all the time in December and January. I've abandoned those characters for now and moved to Horde side on Terenas. Terenas is NEVER down.

I understand those realms still have problems. I wouldn't know because my realm is literally never down except for the scheduled maintenance. That switch was the best move I ever made.

The people I know with so many characters generally have 1 main, 2 or 3 secondaries and the rest are all like in the teens. You gain a lot of understanding of how the other classes work when you play them for a few levels. It greatly enhances your group skills when you understand what your groupmates are likely to be doing (if they know what they're doing). I think everyone with a main should make an alt of the other 2 of the 'golden triangle' (DPS class, healer class, tank class) to understand the tools each has for dealing with aggro. It's easy to talk what it's like for a warrior to hold aggro, it's quite another to actually play a warrior in an instance.

It also helps identify weak players in pickup groups much faster, differentiating those who are simply clearing hall trash quickly but are actually good players, from the truly careless who are bound to cause a wipe.

 

[thawolfman]

And just FYI:
How many characters are allowed per realm?
The limit is ten characters on each realm. You are limited to a maximum of 50 characters across all realms

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

Character server to server transfers are on the way but not in yet. If you're still low level, don't wait... just hop on his server or pressure him into joining yours.