Only responding because I started back on green during the height of the cov19 lockdown.
I get the vibe that a lot of people that use the "casual" argument really are still spending 4+ hours a day, every day playing this game. Casual seems to more synonymous to being a lower level character (< level 35) than hours played per week when you dig deeper.
If you're actually a casual player and have one or two nights a week you can play at length: even if you got the best xp camp in the game for your level every time you log on, it's going to be a long road. So why stress - give the server a few more weeks when burnout, Aradune and the lock down ending takes some peeps off. There still are plenty of spots to get good cash and XP on this server regardless of the amount of people playing. It is not nearly as dire as some people suggest. And honestly.. your time budget really doesn't support min/maxing or pining over some item that will make you ever so subtly better.
To the some of those people complaining: I really have no faith in your altruism should your timing be right or you finally get to a level where you can capitalize on a good item/cash camp yourself. You would do the exact same thing that these other people you seem to despise are doing. It's the greed and entitlement that is making you angry - even if the person camping is essentially in the same boat as you but just had more time (or better timing) to get the spot you've been wanting.
I've had people like billwilliams message me and accuse me of things when I don't even have a guild or a close group of friends that play - I just put the solid time in to get the camp via a list. So do some self reflection. I'd suggest finding more balance in your life. It's super frustrating that your itemization progress is gated by someone else, but if you're truly in the server for the long haul and not just racing to your next burn out.. maybe you can learn some patience and perspective.
Failing that, you can easily still make progress towards 50 and get money to buy items while sitting on a list (which being higher level will make you way more efficient to camp the item anyway).
As far as new server: I say wait it out til the fall and see how the numbers look rather than splitting the population (again only to have it drop). If the population is still this high all summer.. then maybe look at spinning up another server around Kunark launch. Though I agree with the sentiment you're going to still see the same competition in the higher end camps eventually there too, regardless.
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