Is the server overpopulated? Or is it something more?

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I have no idea if a server wipe or a wipe-server would fix the problem, but it is clear that the main objection to having another server (excluding the cost, and work involved which is beyond my knowledge), is "splitting the community". It seems obvious that this is a fallacious argument, since the server is, in fact, over-populated to an extreme degree. The over-population mostly occurs at level 60, so having another server ought to help a lot.

Another objection is that the new server will look like this one after a year or less, but why is that a problem? We'll then have two servers, both over-populated at level 60, but with a bit more breathing space.

I am a new player here, and this thread suggests that what I have to look forward to is a massively crowded raiding scene where I have no realistic hope of camping level-appropriate gear or achieving my own epic, because they are camped for cash by level 60's. So far, I am enjoying the low level experience, but this thread is disquieting.

How about allowing people to transfer characters plus equipment or even full guilds to red? Nihilum might not be able to grief TMO quite so easily, and it could create a bit of breathing space as well as more competition on both servers (since blue could afford to be slightly less regimented, and a few campers would be doing something else). I know, no blue guild would dare to go there, though maybe they might be willing to transfer a pack of level 60 alts, which would still be helpful in evening out average population a little.