You should consider providing free server transfers

[Sdric]

And add an indication which server is how full.

Otherwise the new servers won't help much since a lot of people rather quit a game than start from scratch.

 

Somebody on reddit had a good comparison:
You live in an overcrowded apparment complex. Then somebody build a shiny new one next to it.

You are free to move - but aren't allowed to take any inventory with you, not even your pants.

[TsundereMaji]

+1 to that.

[Zachariasz]

Well said OP

[Lexter]

Or merge some overpopulated servers with servers with less players and stiop new registrations if full. But i dont know if it is possible.

[Draryn]

Adding new servers is a good thing... at first. It only helps the ones creating new characters (whereas even then, if they got friends/whatever saying "Ooh, I'm on <populated server with huge queue>, join me BRAH!" they'll probably join that server instead of a new, shiny, empty one). But when you already have a bunch of characters on <populated server with huge queue>, new servers do nothing for you except for... uh... well.. okay, literally nothing. Nada. Njet. BUT! Since the initial hype will fade after a month or two, many server will get emptier, and those that are too empty will probably be merged.

 

So, what about adding a Server Transfer Voucher? Don't care what it's called or whether it's a voucher or (better yet) a single button anywhere to move your character to another server. 

Let's say it'll stay there for 2 months (until March 31th maybe?) -- if you're on <populated server with huge queue> you can (free of charge, ideally) let your character be moved to <new server with tiny or no queue at all>. That way, the load should go off of all servers and probably be rather evenly split. A group of players on a populated server could move to a rather empty server as a whole... many people would probably act that way if they encounter huge queues, so there'll be benefits for those who move and those who don't: Less queues. Less people on the populated servers => Queue will shrink. People move to emptier/newer servers => they won't be in vain. 

 

So.. whatdya think?