I know it's gonna be people who disagree with this but I'll be honest.
The game is 11 years + old, it has been very fun game until now. There are hardly people left who play all the friends you played with over there. I play mostly EU time and there are hardly people anymore now.
People are unhappy on the new expansion that has given the game a little hope to hang on.
But it is not worth the price o play anymore. XIV is coming out soon and it will be better the only few players who will be left in the XI all solo boxing players.
Then I can well understand that the server won't hold well for over 10,000 players a server as it would safely put down on a ps2.
But seriously who plays on a ps2 today? I did that, but no longer is because it is so limited.
I think XI has been among the best games online because of a good social game good community, but it has begun to die out very much.
Many will never experience the XI as it was the right at the beginning and before raised cap above 75+, but this game has fallen away and today everything is solo everything can be done yourself most of the time anyway.
I think SE should look at his game and think about what we'll do with XI?
Personally I think they should do that guild wars buy the game, and play as much as you want.
Assemble all server to one or two and do something for getting people to stay there.
I promise it will die out soon.