Server population is dropping...

It's an easy reference point between the servers.

But hardly gives a complete picture.

In an MMO without instant gratifaction tools like LFG. People would know who was what on your server. If you were a ninja, Your name would get around the server, which would get you black listed. A community built, people got to know peoples rolls and classes. Idiots would be outed and black listed and the server balance would take effect. At the moment in WoW, people log in, push a button, jump in an instance with no community ties. people ninja with no back lash. people act like idiots with no back lash as they know all that they have to do is join another queue.

No thanks!

Server merge yes, Cross server LFG no thanks.

If you have any pride for this game take a little responsibility. The developers had a plan but we were too impatient.

They didn't have a choice; player's were launching campaigns demanding more servers, and the uproar was getting so big that the mass media outlets were starting to pay attention. The developers are the ones who have to clean the mess, but they didn't make it. They did everything they could to convince us to let them stick to their plan, but we didn't allow it. They predicted the losses we're suffering now based on industry patterns, and knew perfectly well they would end up with too many servers to host thriving communities on all of them. It just demonstrates what happens when players selfishly push the "give me what I want now" mentality in this industry: the industry pushes back.

Poor Communication is better than none.

Yes ppl wanted lower server queues. Why wouldn't they? In the end what players want is to play the game. Given that presupposition waiting in a queue to log in, or logging in to a server only to have no one to play with, that is if we accept the notion that this game was supposed to be a multiplayer game in the first place, does not fall under the category of playing the game. Yes ppl screamed to the heavens about load time initially. Yes BW over compensated. Now, they just need to put it back. Sounds to me like the only real issue is pride. And while I will be the first to admit that maybe the playing population was too vocal about login queues, it doesnt change the fact that ALL of the power to make ANY change to SWTOR lies solely in the hands of BW and NOT the playing community. (which is now vocal about something worse than too many ppl, that is to say too few.)

But thats just my opinion, I could be wrong.

This is the thing.

- 4 to 6 hour login queues were unacceptable, they had to open more server (or do something else)

- dead servers help no one, something needs to be done.



They did something about the first issue, however Rift did something about both and is now growing in subs again.