I've been through many, many MMO release days so I understand what that entails, although GW 2 and SWTOR had shockingly smooth releases so times are a'changin'. However, I also know that servers that attract massive outside communities (i.e. WoW and the Penny Arcade crowd) have population issues well beyond the usual first week growing pains. That being said, I can always naively hope that the FF interest from the communities in question isn't as widespread as it is in my own circles.
The possibility of ending up on a server devoid of RP is just another unpleasant twist in this saga, as a lot of my past nonRP comrades have refused to reconsider their server choice in order to join forces with those of us who do RP. We've considered trying to "be the RP" on another server, but it sounds like a very lonely proposition at best and a downright disaster at worst. If the population size is a problem, it might not be immediately evident for the reasons already mentioned, which is even more annoying if it means packing up and moving in the middle of the initial building processes just for the sake of functionality.
It sure would be nice if SE would name us a server.
