Quote Originally Posted by Ferth View Post
I do know that. But do those servers need to be able to support hundreds of npcs and players that need to be rendered should someone decide to visit them? that requires a bit of a beefier server than something that just supports menu coding and item lists.
You are neglecting the fact that while browsing the MW, players are actually moved off of the servers for the cities at large and onto a physically different server, thus reducing stress in the cities. This is a huge benefit that goes unmentioned in all of the threads talking about MW vs AH.