Is The Fatman Saving SWTOR?

I give up. I guess you have succumbed to your own signature. So, keep crying for mergers. I'm tired of telling people they aren't coming.

Doesn't change the fact they aren't coming, however.

Fatman isn't the only server; the only reason it is talked about the most is because PvPers complain the most of any other gamer and the Fatman is a PvP server, which is why there are so many PvPers there, which is why in complaints about server issues, it is the server people only talk about, because PvPers complain the most of any other gamer.

PvPers complain a lot. It is understandable that the Fatman is the topic of discussion, as most of the complainers are also self-professed PvPers.

I think my enjoyment of the game would go down a tad if my server were suddenly as busy as The Fatman. Could be wrong... guess I'll find out when they start allowing transfers. Hoping 200 people don't land on my server all at the same time. Great for endgame, but not so great for leveling, which is what I'm more into.

the harbinger is the PVE equivalent of Fatman...dont forget about Harbinger for PVE

sometimes i think all people care about are PvP servers

A server boasting "Light" status can boast a sustainable and thriving community as well. Not all of them do, with approximately a third supporting very little activity at all. As such 2/3 are doing alright. Additionally, your "feel of a MMO" statement is entirely subjective and holds no bearing as fact.

Is it just me, or is The Fatman server the only server saving this game from dying?

In the server, it's actually not that hard to group for any mission and players even ask to do any kinds of Operations on the Fleet. Socialization is pretty easy and can be quite fun—especially if you have a nice, tight-knit guild to socialize with. You find the Fleet, Capital and Starting Planets as the most populated within the server, with the other planets having a decent-to-high population.

Being in a highly populated server doesn't mean it comes without its cons, because the general chat is usually full of trolls and spam of guild recruitment posts (ones that are posted every 20 secs or so), and there will be players who really just make the experience of the game not-so-enjoyable.

Despite all the bugs, the lack of content you reach during endgame and its other cons (mentioned above), is The Fatman keeping most of the game alive? It's population, activity and communities within the server might be what's keeping players to stay (and making more players re-roll each day).

Apparently SWTOR has had a decline of nearly 25% of players, but that—and the end of the Rakghoul Plague Event—just seemed to affect The Fatman server population just minimally.

I've created this thread for a mature discussion intended for a Podcast that I'll be appearing on Monday the 14th.

So could The Fatman's factors in not just population, but the experience of the game and activity of the communities, be saving SWTOR? /Discuss!

Edit #1: You are free to extend this discussion off The Fatman, but please don't go overboard.

Indeed, Harbinger is doing well.