I really doubt cross server finder has potential though. It's a sizable undertaking, if even possible. For instance, wow's instances seem to be hosted on different servers than players are on. On two occasions the world I was on, Area 51, crashed while the instance I was in did not.
Given that old instances have 1-3 copies, I'd more suspect that the instances are on the server.
And then of course, Naakual happen in the game world itself and I really imagine there would be troubles with people coming cross server for that, not to mention besieged level lag and frequent dc's, system-lockups.
Another round of server merges would be a better option. Not all servers need it, but some certainly do.
Also, you think the community has degraded now. Cross server instances in many games cause so many people to feel such a lack of accountability for their conduct that they'd do things they'd never do when repercussions are likely.
I was playing WoW when they brought in Dungeon finder, and it sounded like an awesome idea. They were probably the first big mmo to do it, and people were excited, and it was fun for about a week and then people started causing other people sh*t. Ninja'ing things. Making a huge pull and then leaving group (thus jumping from the instance). Vote-kicking people so that their friends got armor etc etc.
What little integrity remains in this community would die.

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