Why is this thread still a thing. SE doesn't have to give us any info on what is currently going on with the server right now in terms of how many players are on it. The last statement said it was full, so that's all the word we have and most likely will have until they reopen it. Until it's reopened, take it as there are still far too many players on Balmung, and really do not expect it to be open soon. There is nothing else to be said here. No matter how many times you ask or roll around on the ground crying for it, their terms and conditions state they can withhold any information like this.

Balmung is actually better off in this state right now, other servers are becoming far healthier and Aether as a whole is alot more stable. They do not want people knowing ahead of time of Balmung opening to prevent planned mass movement into the server as soon as the gate opens which will set all of that back.