Quote Originally Posted by Naoki_Yoshida
Option ① would be the most straight forward option and also it’s also the option that we can execute with the least cost. However, this option was most likely not a viable option for the French/German players. Also, we believed it was too forceful to merge the Worlds based on population as it might also cause a lot of stress for the destination World. Overall, this would be the safest way to go.
The same German/French players that are complaining and trying to boycott World 10? Please.

If this really was the most cost effective and easy to implement, why not go with it instead? Or why not go with a poll between these 4 options if you really are so hell bent on helping your customers? Saying you can't ask something like this with a survery is absolute bollocks.

"I don't want to break up the community or bonds with friends so I'll go ahead with the only option that does just that".

Genius!