Quote Originally Posted by OcieKo View Post

Ok time for controversy... Why recommend RPers move in bulk to a designated new server. Simply speaking because you need A CERTAIN spot to go to unoike general players who really only need a portion of their core play group and can remeld almost anywhere. RP will flourish better among like minds, given that the community is logistically smaller in total (sure Balmungs could be as close as 50/50 or within 60/40 either way, but odds are when you take every real player in a datacenter, youd probably be lucky to hit 20/80 with the 20 being RP side). Need at least 2-3 Official RP servers if they choose to go this route.
I agree with most of your post, but SE need only designate one official RP server to alleviate the population problem on Balmung.

Creating just one RP server (or designating a small server like Maetus as the official RP server) would solve the population problem on Balmung single-handily within 1-2 weeks (assuming SE implements the promised transfer incentives that repay for housing, etc).

RPers need a centralized hub to ensure that their community does not stagnate, and to allow RPers (who have vastly different tastes and interests) to have a sufficient population to find the RP they value.

Designating one official RP server is the most feasible solution to the high population problem on Balmung and would not require a significant amount of resources for SE to implement.