Quote Originally Posted by Gramul View Post
It's the impression I got from the interviews.
I'm sure the other bad decisions they made would have only gotten worse with time. I say we're fortunate they pushed it out early so we didn't have a bigger mess on our hands (whiteknightish comment, I know, but hey, hindsight is 20/20)

Right now we get a more transparent view of things behind the scenes. There are plenty of people in SE who would agree with you Gramul, as well as the other 2 options. Yoshi P picked this one after much discussion, including with those who would take your side. He thought the pros of option 4 outweighed the cons and that the pros of option 4 outweighed the pros of option 2.

I'm basing myself off this quote:

The biggest deciding factor for this decision was me believing in the strong bond within the community.
Even tho it is possible for community to be split into a million pieces by choosing separate servers, Yoshi did not believe this would happen. That removed a huge obstacle that would hinder option 4.