u/Croue

I played a lot around launch and decided to come back recently since the game is becoming more fleshed out finally. I started a new character from scratch, which is on a server with a free transfer. I made a base for my new character with my main that I want to transfer ownership to on a different server.

From what I've looked into, there are only two methods for this:

1. Abandon the base on my old character (which destroys the subfief console?), transfer it, then place my new character's subfief exactly on the spot the original was with the right rotation, etc, for the staking units
2. Transfer my old character off the server WITHOUT abandoning anything first so my bases are automatically abandoned but have the subfief console intact, transfer the new character there, and go to the original console and claim the base, including the staking units

If what I've read is correct, option 2 is obviously the much easier and safer option, but I just want to double check if that's exactly how it works. If I transfer my old character off the server, the game will automatically abandon my base without destroying the subfief console, and the console can be claimed by anyone that uses it after that?