Why won't SE merge the servers due to few people playing the game?

[Elaguila]

Is there a list that shows server populations?

[Echo]

I haven't seen a game publish server populations to the public since the original EverQuest.

That practice has long since been discontinued, since it gives their competitors information.

I'm going to third/fourth the motion that mergers should not occur until well after the PS3 release. Many people and linkshells are waiting on that release for friends to join them.

[Vix]

Is there a list that shows server populations?

I only saw a chart once, but that was a while back. I have since been unable to find any data. And SE has removed the search function so we cant even speculate how many folks are on at a given time. However, if you look on XIV pro, it had 170k+ registered characters in December(havent checked since) But that also takes into account mules and alt's.

SE is probably embarrassed and doesn't want to be spreading the truth around till they have something more favorable to show.

[Rinsui]

SE is probably embarrassed and doesn't want to be spreading the truth around till they have something more favorable to show.

...which, ironically, is even more embarrassing.

[Abriael]

I only saw a chart once, but that was a while back. I have since been unable to find any data. And SE has removed the search function so we cant even speculate how many folks are on at a given time. However, if you look on XIV pro, it had 170k+ registered characters in December(havent checked since) But that also takes into account mules and alt's.

or maybe you shouldn't base speculation on completely empyrical data, brought up with methods of little statistical value. And that's why SE (like pretty much everyone in the industry) removed the search function.

170k "registered" characters is, for instance, quite a laughable figure, considering that the game officially sold more than 600k copies.

SE is probably embarrassed and doesn't want to be spreading the truth around till they have something more favorable to show.

Or much more probably they are confident that they have the resources and chances to turn the game around (and they do), and they simply don't feel the need to apply knee-jerk reactions before such resources and chances are spent.

Which is, by the way, the logical thing to do.