Following 3 threads are filled with oceanic players saying they do not want a merge and want a better solution and the ability to continue playing on low ping.
Please take this feedback seriously.
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/oceanic-region-better-solutions-no-merge
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/oce-please-allow-oce-players-to-raid-on-oce-ping
https://us.forums.blizzard.com/en/wow/t/dont-close-shadowstrike-au
Also a reminder thread from when you did same thing to us on season of mastery and we also didn’t want it then either and i personally quit after it.