Quote Originally Posted by SaitoHikari View Post
I don't like Balmung as much as the next guy, but jeez, the hyperbole in this thread is pretty strong.

Raubahn EX was bad because the total population of the Aether data center was too high in general, redistributing the population within the different servers in the data center wouldn't even be a factor in that.
Balmung has crashed Aether before with it's lopsided distribution. This is what we're afraid of happening again especially combined with the rush that accompanies any housing release.
Everyone logging on for housing at the same time, combined with a rush to create new characters on Balmung all zoning into the starting areas at the same time. That's a pretty solid thumb on one end of the scales.

Here's to hoping everything goes better than expected though.