A good time to clarify the empire timer

[Veteran]

Ok, this is how I understand the timer to work post-server-merge:

You can log into any character initially, but after that, you have to wait 24 full hours before you can log into any characters on your account that are not of the same empire as the first one you logged into.

Is this correct?

[Acaila]

The way I understand it is that you are permited a switch every 24 hours, irregardless of playtime. I think that is the same way as you are considering it, a 24 hour empire switch timer.

[Veteran]

It could be 15 minutes and would be effective. I really think they overestimate the amount of disruption a person switching back and forth could cause.

It's so easy to spy on any given empire as it is, it's not like it's going to stop that.

[Liquidtide]

I think how it works is you can have 2 empires on each server, you can switch from one to the other 1 time immediately but to switch back you have to wait, like the cert timer, to go back.

[Jagd]

It's exactly like the unlearn timer. You can switch sides immediately, but when you do a 24 hour timer starts counting down before you can switch back to your original empire.