Character Transfer to new account - same surname

[Kyudo]

Hi All,

My friend had his acct hacked and has had his 3 70s deleted, Blizz are working on resolving it, but indications are that it will take several weeks.

In the mean time, his brother (same surname, same address) has quit the game so has a spare 70 that he's agreed he can have.

When attempting the transfer however, it fails, giving a message something like:
"The target account does not meet the requirements for an account to account transfer"

(he cant check the exact wording, site is down atm)

He has talked to a GM who has advised him that the transfer should be allowed.

Anyone got any ideas why it wont go through?

Thanks

Ky

[The IT Monkey]

Is the account active?

[Kyudo]

Not currently, no, but apparently he tried in the past when it was active and it didnt work then either.

[The IT Monkey]

well you will NOT be able to transfer it if the account is not active and in good standing.... so no matter what OTHER problem there is with the account we'll not be able to to help you trouble shoot it if the account is not active

[Vyndree]

I want to move a character from my account to my (parent/sibling/friend)'s account (or vice versa). Is this possible?


The account-to-account transfers are intended to allow a player to move characters from one account to another, so long as the player is the registered owner of both accounts. This service is not intended to allow players to transfer characters from/to accounts that they are not the owner of. Please remember that it is not possible to legally transfer the ownership of an account from one player to another, and that doing so (or allowing someone other than the registered user to log into the account) is a serious violation of our Terms of Use and may result in the suspension or termination of the account.

(emphasis mine)

Furthermore...
http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index....4229#post24229
http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index....8169#post78169
http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index....5284#post75284
http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index....4121#post74121
http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index....2456#post82456
http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index....5734#post65734
http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index....0803#post80803
http://dual-boxing.com/forums/index....2893#post82893

These threads all go into great detail about account ownership, account transfer, and other nitpicky tidbits of the World of Warcraft terms of use that we all sign upon account creation, and re-sign every time we apply a patch. You, your friend, and your friend's brother, should make sure to read and understand it in its entirety before continuing to play the game, or attempting any sort of account/character transfer.

I have, in the past, transferred a character from an inactive account to an active one. So I doubt that is your technical problem.

Clarification on the rules is allowed, but discussing, assisting, or encouraging anyone to break the WoW rules is against our community rules and will result in a swift thread lock. I'm not yelling at anyone, just making a preemptive warning now that I've made the rules crystal clear.

[Talamarr]

Clarification on the rules is allowed, but discussing, assisting, or encouraging anyone to break the WoW rules is against our community rules and will result in a swift thread lock.

Go ahead and try...

HAHA, thread locker!!!

[The IT Monkey]

Account Restrictions:

- Transfers between accounts can be done only if you are the subscriber on both accounts. (We do not support the transfer of characters between friends, guild mates, or family members.)
- Trial accounts are not eligible to send or receive characters. To remove this restriction please upgrade to a paid account.
- Characters may not be transferred to or from a locked, suspended, or banned account.
- Customers with expansion accounts cannot transfer characters to a non-expansion account. The reverse is accepted.

[Kyudo]

Please understand. I am a regular poster here, and in no way am I trying to circument any rules or ToS or whatever.... I am just trying to help a friend who is without a char to play atm.

Thanks for the feedback.

Ky

[Drizzit]

requires sign-in -- unfortunately I'm at work and my authenticator is at home

This is why it isn't good sometimes...lol

Anyways how is that working for you?

[Drizzit]

If you're going to quote me

Go ahead and try, but

your accounts get banned

Is that better Fur? :P