New servers are not negotiable. They are going to happen, none of us is going to stop that. It is therefore pointless to discuss them. They are going to happen and always were. We could just as well discuss about why the sun won't stop shining. Pointless.
With merges being possible again, however, new servers aren't really a problem anymore.
Ya well technically you're right.. it's not new servers that are the problem it's the closing and merging down of them that's the problem.
this is why we have legal multi's and why it will continue to be a compound problem because the root cause is not going to change.
I see your title and I gotta ask.. is it a paid position?
P.S Is it possible to get a # of actual unique players total for the US servers? I'd be really curious to know.