I feel your pain. But it is what it is. You know the server shortage is legit when SE can't just throw money at it to make it go away.

Servers are holding up for the most part but you can tell they are put under extra stress with all the people playing - random disconnects, lag in dungeons. It would only get worse, possibly to the point of being unplayable if SE opened them up again. They know the limitations of their technology better than the rest of us.