I don't have a lot of experience server transferring, so I'm not 100% familiar with the specifics, but I'm wondering what would be the fastest way to transfer gil to another server and bring an item back.
I'm interested in purchasing hexed -1 gear cross-server (since nobody *** makes it here) and I'm wondering if the fastest it can take is three months, or if there is another, faster way to go about doing it.
I was thinking send a mule with gil over to the server with the item, and simultaneously create another character there. Do the trade, and wait 3 months? This would cost $50?
Can someone with knowledge on the topic please inform me?
Thanks!
When you server transfer, you get the option to transfer multiple characters at once to any different worlds. The main idea is to:
1) Have character Y with gil on original server.
2) Make character X on server with HQ.
3) Make an agreement with the person you're buying from (more on this later) - more for their safety than yours (they can GM you if you don't come through).
4) Have crafter trade character X whatever you're buying.
5) Log off and perform server transfers. Again, you can transfer multiple characters at once. Transfer character Y to to crafter's server with the gil to pay, and transfer character x back to your original server.
If all goes through well, both characters will transfer at once and you'll end up with your hq piece back on your own server and the character with gil on the crafters server. However, this means that someone (who you probably don't know) has to trade you a really expensive piece of gear w/o any gil first, and needs to take your word that you're going to complete the server xfer and pay. Again, if there's an agreement in game and you don't follow through, you can be GM'd. It's a bit of an uncomfortable situation for some people to be in, so either sticking it out 90 days or using 2 accounts might have to be the way to go.
(Hope I explained that so it makes sense!)