Servers can handle retrospectively infinite amounts of players than the character creation allows. It feels like character creation is locks when there are 2K players but on the Heavensward launch week the servers could handle 150K+ players per server. That seems like a meaningless mechanic.

But my biggest problem is this. http://i.imgur.com/hIvstSL.png

Every time the creation restriction lifts spam bots take all of the space immediately.

If the restriction is made to stop these bots the system isn't good enough, and since they can just flood in it only stops players from joining servers or making alts. And worst case scenario forces new players to pay $18 to join the populated servers with their friends.