With these insane queues and the high estimates of populace per server, it seems like it would take over a 90% drop off for these server populations to even out to 3k each by phase 2… What happens when phase two hits and the Grand Marshal / High Warlord grinds start happening? How is it even remotely feasible to try doing that grind while there are queue times? I feel like it will result in heavily favoring people who use exploits to afk without disconnecting and account sharers…
The only thing I can come up with is literally changing your sleep schedule to wake up at 3 am before the queues hit (if that even works when layering is gone) and basically add onto that 3 month long 12-18 hour grind per day, a set schedule of play time. I genuinely think that might end up becoming the default requirement to grind it, as even trying to sit out one of these insane queues would sabotage you for the week. Really questioning their decision to allow the realms to be so far over the end goal capacity of 3k. Accounting for drop off is one thing… counting on only 10% of the players to stick around to phase two is another…