
The way I've always done it (and my friend did this during the holiday too) is 8AM EST--while I was getting ready for classes (I have 3 characters on Balmung juuuuuust in case. Â Two are for RP, one is not, for now). Â
With transfers, I tried it once and it was around 4PM EST and it took all of instantaneously to do it. Â Your character just needs to be 3 days old on some other server before transfering. Â The transfer times do not match to the server lock times, from what I've seen. Â it's $18, yes. Â But if you really want to be on Balmung and don't want to make a character super early in the morning, that is your best bet.
With transfers, I tried it once and it was around 4PM EST and it took all of instantaneously to do it. Â Your character just needs to be 3 days old on some other server before transfering. Â The transfer times do not match to the server lock times, from what I've seen. Â it's $18, yes. Â But if you really want to be on Balmung and don't want to make a character super early in the morning, that is your best bet.