Quote Originally Posted by Tempest222 View Post
This is my worry for the upcoming NA split. I can’t see how cutting the player pool on a data center in half could do anything but drastically negatively impact queue times. I too rarely play at prime time for my DC, but so far that hasn’t been an issue, but I’m thinking it probably will be very soon. And swapping data centers isn’t really a viable option for me as my ping would be unplayably high. I hope this all sorts itself out eventually, and maybe they are slowly working toward a better solution involving bringing larger pools of players together.
I don't think NA will have the same issues bc we have an overall higher population. Aether will still have Gilgamesh while Crystal will have both Balmung and Mateus. I know nothing of the primal server but I wouldn't be surprised if they don't have a big population server backing it still. The other issue that the European servers have is that they have half the player base compared to NA. Like, I understand we are pulling a lot of WoW refugees as of late and we are about to go into a new expansion, but I don't believe that will help the EU servers. You would need to gain a lot of players for the ques to be populated again. But that is just my opinion and I could be wrong. As for NA data centers, I would be more scared about the impending marketboard crash. As someone who plays on your server and who has an alt on a big population server, we are looking at at least 30% devaluation of crafted ilvl 380 gear etc.