Quote Originally Posted by Sovereign View Post
In any case, this shouldn't be an impossible problem to solve
Well, as you said, hardware upgrades/expansions are the solution, but hardware upgrades that will only be necessary or useful for a few hours to a few weeks out of a multi-year run isn't a good way to spend money as a business. Which is why no MMO launches smoothly--it's not smart to spend a bunch of money on server infrastructure that you'll only be using for a few hours. Would you buy a condo in a new city because you're going on a business trip there for a week?

Same idea.