Quote Originally Posted by fantasiaaddict View Post
Then... maybe do some research before you step foot into one of the most popular MMOs? I'm still a relatively new player (started playing in April of last year) and I did my research before picking a server. Obviously you can't do research for a server if you joined when the game first launched, but judging by OPs join date (for forums) they most likely started playing the same time they made a forums account.

There's no excuse to not do research on an online game before trying it out. Why do you think people make guides for new players? I only joined my third server, Excalibur, because of research of how active it was, which is what lead me to join it in the first place.
I don't know a single person who has ever done this for choosing their server in any online game ever beyond where the server is physically located. But kudos on thinking this is automatic for all of humanity.