Quote Originally Posted by Grudgebringer View Post
Hey Bongeh, and all of you on Trabia.. My LS(Conviction) as well as most of the top LS's will be working together to try and find a new home for us. Were thinking 7(7rabia). Before the merge actually happens im sure there will be shouts regarding this. Some will not follow suit, but i believe many will. It is very important for those of us that have created bonds to stay together. I do think it is just as important to create new ones as the game progresses.
Here's the problem: Even if the majority of the server agrees to pick a specific number, the more people you tell about it the less likely you and your friends will have a chance to get in.

I could tell everyone on my server to join #2, and maybe I will see most of them there. But my best friend might not be let in because he didn't sign up right away due to work/school/vacation whatever.

I also have friends that want to come back to the game when 2.0 hits, but only if they have an LS come back home to. If the server merges scatter those accounts around randomly, then those players are likely to never come back at all.

The server merge should be a two-step process:

1) There should be a default server merge that allows existing communities and returning players to stay together. This can easily be done by merging an existing high population server with a low population server.

2) Players should be given a one-time only option to change servers after this initial merger via some kind of reservation system. This is to ensure that if one LS wants to change servers together, everyone could "make a reservation" and be certain that the new server has enough room to accept every member before making the jump.

SE says they are doing these server merges to satisfy the existing playerbase. They shouldn't splinter the community in the process. Forcing people to mingle with strangers will not work with the game the way it is. It only works when the game is new, or when a massive influx of people join (2.0).

I sincerely hope they give us some LS administration tools before this server merge takes place, whatever they decide to do. If I have to track down every single person on foot to re-pearl people then I give up.