Another coming I12 feature — more slots per server. Kinda-sorta. Unlike the blanket change from 10 to 12 back in Issue Whatever, this one is a bit trickier.
To accommodate playing more characters on your favorite server, we will be including the following features in Issue 12:
- All current subscribers will receive 2 free character slots, each of which can be used on the specific server of their choice. This is to help you make new characters to take advantage of the new features of Issue 12, even if you already have maxed out your “home” server’s character slots.
- 1 free character slot will be granted retroactively on a yearly basis through the current Veteran Reward system. Every 12 months that a subscription is maintained will unlock an additional free character slot that the user can apply to the server of their choice. Thus, existing players will be eligible for up to 4 additional character slots at the launch of Issue 12. This will continue into the future for Veteran Rewards given out every 12 months, so you get another slot for 5 years, another one for 6 years, etc.
- Additional Optional Character Slots will be available on a purchasable basis. These are one-time fees, not an addition to your monthly subscription rate. The additional slots can be had at the following price points:
• 1 Optional Character Slot for a one-time fee of $5.99
• 2 Optional Character Slots for a one-time fee of $9.99
• 5 Optional Character Slots for a one-time fee of $19.99
- Players can have up to 36 slots per server, with an update to the character selection screen that lets you re-organize your character list by Drag and Drop, as well as easily flip between up to three pages of characters available on that server. All customers benefit from these great new User Interface features included with the revisions for Optional Character Slots.
Now, if only there were a non-trivial (and free) way to organize all my active characters into a single server — heck, into a single screen to choose from. Given that I have active(ish) alts on most of the servers, it’s semi-nightmarish trying to track down a particular one.
Still, it’s a nice set of QoL features. If I were still heavy into the SG roleplay stuff, I’d definitely be building out my character slots on my old favorite server, Champion …
This strikes me as a move towards the ‘super server’ concept. I’d make use of the slots you have, build characters whereever you want and see in @ a year if the consolidate to one master server. (Here’s your free pinch of salt!)
That makes sense (and woudl be very nice).
I do like that on a server you will be able to reorder the toon slots. That will be quite convenient.