This server's population problem has much more to do with what people actually do. Throughout the history of the server, any popular dungeon/camp has been obscenely overcrowded while much of the leveling content has been on the thin side. Every sweet solo spot, item camp and popular dungeon is occupied to the point where you have to get up at dawn for a chance to access it without waiting in line for hours, but try to start a group in Overthere or something and you'll find slim pickings. Cutting the population in half (although I doubt 50% will switch to PvP) will do wonders for one aspect of the game and be terrible for the other. It's an unfortunate byproduct of the widespread obsession with maximum possible XP (which is generally achieved by soloing) and raking in the most loot while the traditional gameplay is much less appealing so many years later. Now it's almost impossible to find a group between 20 and 50, but look around and you'll find a hundred magicians and necromancers mindlessly grinding in every conceivable solo spot.
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