I don't think it matters in the long run seeing as in a few weeks (last i heard anyway) once the game is live the characters can transfer from legacy servers anyway. Personally the legacy server my husband and myself is on is fantastic. Haven't had a problem yet and the player base seemed really helpful if someone yelled out a question. I can't say anything on the market side of things I didn't really bother looking. ^^; I do know some of the legacy servers during the last beta had a cap put on them as far as allowing new players to join.