Guild Wars 2

with the recent population cap increased for each server, could this mean server merge is in progress ?

less server -> less maintenance -> less overhead cost.

increase the server population size -> announce server merge/shutdown and let the player move to the other servers -> more balanced WvW as well…..

Nah, just mean everyone can move to SoS / JQ

No, the fact that they had full servers and increased the pop cap mean that they are confident. The call for merge is usually when a few server get full while others are deserted – which has never been the case in GW2. A good example would be SWTOR.

Why is tihs in this subforum thou?

because i get the feeling it has a little bit something to do with merging population for better/balanced WvW., while at the same time reducing their server maintenance costs…

don’t know, just the way i view it….

They increased the cap because back then transfers were a day and people were jumping ship en masse whenever their server was losing.

Since then overall WvW player participation is significantly down across the board. Even in T1 you have servers constantly outmanned on maps and with the servers being labeled “full” 24/7 you can’t bring any new players or guild in to fill the gap.

Correcting the servers to their “real” status will help T1+T2, but then you’re killing the lower ranks.