Server merge is the wrong way to go; they need a server transfer ability, with reasonable limitations on it (i.e. can't transfer characters around every 5 minutes, can't transfer onto heavily population servers, etc, etc..) This can, of course, become a tricky thing to do because how many characters have been created on a server verse how many of those characters/accounts actually get played on a regular basis is a moving target at best. Ultimately I believe such a tool would tone down much of the whining about low populations or no one being around; to a degree. Truth be told, many, many times it appears as if the server I play on is dead, with hardly anyone around; funny thing is generally in these cases it just means you are where most everyone else is not (including at their computers). A great example of this is the fact it seemed like me and my friends have been getting less and less PvP lately in Ilum. My wife who gets to play during the day while I'm at work (lucky woman! #$@$*) has recently seen that most of our republic population (as far as Ilum goes) is online in the middle of the day. Unfortunately I can't do anything about situations like that; fortunately I still love this game and have a blast playing with my wife and friends. It's a shame most other people complaining on this issue don't realize the rest of the SW:TOR world is not running on their schedule...