@Grey: Personally, I think the greater problem is people being separated from their friends. While I understand your perspective, that's what I feel like server 10 should be for. Sure, there are those who are forced to solo because they are unable to find enough players during their allotted playtimes, however, the opposite seems to be true for the vast majority where the primary concern is that they'll lose ties with all the friends they've made and are unwilling to accept that loss without leaving outright. By having servers 1-9 dedicated to keeping people together, server 10 could be used for the 1% who are unable to find anyone to play with. Also, keep in mind that since eight servers are being removed, each of the remaining servers should receive a significant increase in population, which could potentially solve the problem of being unable to play with anyone in the first place.

@Yuki: It's to my understanding that these new servers are improved both when it comes to the quality of play and the quantity of players allowed within them, meaning that we shouldn't face the problem of overpopulation. However, if that does not actually prove true, than the problem can simply be solved by having all Ghysal's go to the same server and no one else, and same goes for the rest.