Why do you think I say that?
Just to show that the merge plan has been built up considering only the caracteristics of the servers, and not the players
After the merge, whatever the server which will receive the most players will end inactive fast because the biggest players belong to the 4 target servers.
That means that most of those top players will stay the biggest, and the others will just serve as a meal
This is what happens when you send all the little universes on the biggest ones
44 of the 50 biggest US account belong to this 4 target universes
I spoke yesterday evening with someone I know from one of the three other univers, they plan to do the same thing if their univers does not get real activity after the merge
That's absolutely sad, I admit it 100%, but it's a reality
I don't know if the plan comes from GF or the staff.
In case of second option, I know they wanted to do their best and probably did this plan because two people asked for it
(I still ask myself why this kind of plan and see no other option that they are on one to the top uni and don't want big other player, that's to say being able to play safe and only receive "weak" players to strike them)
The aim of a merge is to give activity back, but to separate the big sharks and leave to the small fish only the choice of the aquarium in which they will be eaten, I find it a pity. And I'm one of the "sharks", so I should be happy with this perspective, but no, because I know that my server, whether it receives people or not, will not represent any challenge.