World transfer help

[ExiledOne]

I've read a lot of posts by folks trying to get in the really populated servers and the measures they need to take to do it.
I'm curious, even if you get your character into one, since the server has so many players, won't you just face a long queue to log in? and what about lag, won't that also be an issue?
I've only once seen the queue line to log in and I was shocked to see it, but it made me wonder about the overpopulated servers.

[Niwashi]

I've read a lot of posts by folks trying to get in the really populated servers and the measures they need to take to do it.
I'm curious, even if you get your character into one, since the server has so many players, won't you just face a long queue to log in? and what about lag, won't that also be an issue?
I've only once seen the queue line to log in and I was shocked to see it, but it made me wonder about the overpopulated servers.

Over-crowded servers have queues to log in, lag issues, problems with the scaling of open-world content (e.g. hunts getting such huge crowds they're over in seconds and hard to get credit for), no available housing, and possibly a few other issues I can't think of off-hand. On the other hand, the main reason they used to be favorites in older MMOs —an easier time finding people for group content— doesn't really apply here, at least not to the same extent, since DF is cross-server anyway.

Overall, I think that if your friends are already there is the only really compelling reason for choosing a crowded server in spite of all that. (And where feasible, persuading those friends to come join you on a less crowded one may be preferable even in that case. It's just that that's not always going to be feasible.)