I posted about this earlier, and it could be a serious issue. It's not necessarily even people waiting for 2.0. Financial reasons and life situations can take a serious toll on funds and MMO time. We're already losing linkshells/guilds, blacklists, and Friend lists, all three of which typically carry over as well in other games, and this will only further confusion and issues with communication.

In this day and age, it's fairly standard to allow players to choose what server they want upon next log in (or something of that nature). Why SE has chosen to skip this convenience that most other top tier MMOs offer is beyond me.