PTR supports cross-region, but US to EU transfers always been impossible.

[Teri]

Just noticed copying a US char and EU char to same PTR just works fine :P

They never allowed this option on Live realms however. I rerolled as long ago as 2008, just interesting to see this right now even while it probably is in PTR for a long time now.

I got 2 accounts on the same bnet.

(mind you my inactive US account char is a level 20, under the Trial cap), the other chars have weird names with letters and numbers and cannot be copied.

[Netherspark]

The PTR does not support cross-region, it essentially is a region of its own.

[Teri]

The PTR does not support cross-region, it essentially is a region of its own.

Well it does allow the same character data from 2 different accounts/regions to exist on 1 server, I know this isn't a Live-environment, so copying tech is likely different then Transfering.

[Flatspriest]

The PTR is a test region where the live regions have different contract laws that each must abide by. If you wish for Blizzard to be able to allow EU to NA and vice versa transfers, take it up with the EU government which governs the contract laws there, and the US government which governs contract laws there.

[Kharum]

I wonder why they haven't just merged US and EU regions yet. I mean, if oceanic servers can be part of the US region whey they are on the other side of the world, can't see why european servers cannot.

[Super Kami Dende]

I wonder why they haven't just merged US and EU regions yet. I mean, if oceanic servers can be part of the US region whey they are on the other side of the world, can't see why european servers cannot.

To keep too many languages spilling into English speaking Majority servers. It was annoying enough pre-Latin servers on NA having BR people screaming random shit 24/7 in trade. at least they have Latin American Servers now.

Though Ragnaros is still an eyesore.

[Teri]

To keep too many languages spilling into English speaking Majority servers. It was annoying enough pre-Latin servers on NA having BR people screaming random shit 24/7 in trade. at least they have Latin American Servers now.

Though Ragnaros is still an eyesore.

Well european trade chat recruitment is constantly filled with Scandinavian/Eastern european recruitment too, even seen French/Russian on english server, I just wish the in-game recruitment tools were improved so trade chat wasn't the place for that.

They can't make realms for each country tho.

[Noomz]

I wonder why they haven't just merged US and EU regions yet. I mean, if oceanic servers can be part of the US region whey they are on the other side of the world, can't see why european servers cannot.

Incredible differences in latency. An east coast player might have less of it to EU, but a west coast US player will have huge latency problems.

[Deleted]

I wonder why they haven't just merged US and EU regions yet. I mean, if oceanic servers can be part of the US region whey they are on the other side of the world, can't see why european servers cannot.

Because people from those regions wouldn't get along with each other. Just like Alliance players don't get along with Horde players, which is why the faction language scrambler exists.

[Moozart]

Because people from those regions wouldn't get along with each other. Just like Alliance players don't get along with Horde players, which is why the faction language scrambler exists.

I'm horde and my wife is alliance and we have no issues getting along. Not sure where you got all of your data from.