I was thinking more about a second server. He greatest argument against one would be dilution/migration of population especially if launched concurrently with Velious. However I think it would truly be a boon unto the community as a whole.
We'd see many players return: the bored, disillusioned and burned out as well as fresh blood. Some would return to roll on the new server, some to play in the snow and others to resume less congested pre-Veluous endgame as players migrated to Velious content or the new server in a race to dominate the old world again.
There would be a shift in the current player base, but I don't think we'd lose more than 1/3 of current blue pop to a new server. Many would remain for Velious content and as many or more would remain to experience less congested old world content with their established characters. We'd still see new players here as some players would be more eager to experience Velious or prefer the dynamics of a matured server economy/population.
Wipe would suck and I'd probably be done. New server, I'd probably play both ^^
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