This time its going to be continents, but meh, same premise as a planet with a single playable land mass.

It is easier to merge a server due to population then it is to set up and expand a server cluster for more servers. I would expect a larger portion of servers allotted from the beginning, while not all of them will be on the list and then as servers are locked off to character creation due to faction populations you will see new servers appear on the select list.

Scalable is very important on a AAA launch. The last thing you want is people holding in a login Queue blowing up your official boards bitching about how you suck and don't know how to launch a AAA Title.

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