todays overflow of users smashing the game

[Karari]

You actually have the opposite problem. Because you created a character on a Legacy server, they won't let you transfer out of it.

[Elegance]

You actually have the opposite problem. Because you created a character on a Legacy server, they won't let you transfer out of it.

Not that you'll likely be able to move to a high pop even if you weren't :<

[Estellios]

You actually have the opposite problem. Because you created a character on a Legacy server, they won't let you transfer out of it.

This is false, and the restriction is only that returning characters cannot move to non-legacy worlds. However with the transfers happening in a week or two rather than the initially-said 6 months, it's still up in the air if there will be any restrictions at all. It's easy enough to determine who is and who isn't a returning character, especially since returning characters received that opportunity to recreate their characters.

all this spare time and all i want to do is play!! wouldn't it be better if they shut down the whole game for 2 days and expand?

They announced they were expanding their datacenter capacity and adding new servers. The upgrades are going to take effect on Tuesday or Wednesday depending on what time in Japan they take effect.