They merged servers in Korea because unlike many Korean games the game is subscription based. Most popular MMOs in Korea like Aion dont have subscription because they are played at internet coffees. So yeah they lost some players due to that but obviously other countries are used to paying monthly fees. Dev director did switch to another company but the game is great none the less and they pushed back the release because they want to make sure that the final product is done correctly unlike some game I can think of. XIV switched the entire team because of how bad it is and they not making lick of money so TERA is still ahead. Mariya people who live in glass houses should not throw stones.