First off: I do not RP. I would never do so AND I am 100% turned off from both an immersion standpoint and an enjoyment stadpoint by RP.

That being said, RP players DESERVE their own place to be able to RP without having to worry about people like me. There really is zero reason during a MAJOR transition like this not to in some way accomodate them. Either:

A) Designate an existing server as RP and then offer free transfers to and from it.

or

B) Establish an RP specialty server per data center.

Both of these solve a long running issue in a game briming with enough lore to justify an RP scene.