I'm gonna have to say... dunno. As far as I know, devs never realeased the numbers on the server transfers. Secondly, without knowing which server you play on.. there's no way to know if your server had a lot of people vacate(which if you tell me now won't help since again, we don't have any official numbers)
Lastly, your server feeling empty now could be just your perspective. I've seen there be suggestions in the "For Fun" sections of the forums for there to be server merges because their server is dead and it's impoosible to find a team, and there is always someone who comes by and says the exact opposite of that same server.
So to reitterate... dunno. :/
It's hard to say with certainty. In my subjective opinion, no, it didn't have a significant overall effect on server populations (and I play on several).
It's worth noting, especially if you've been gone awhile or you've got yourself used to other MMOs with more overland focus and less instances, that our game is almost entirley instanced at this point. This means you will not usually see a lot of people running around in zones because the vast majority of people are in missions at any given time. Not getting answers on broadcast - same issue. Effective use of global channels, good SGs and/or friends lists is key to getting teams quickly.
Personally I mostly get by on the global channels as my play times vary considerably, and I do just fine.
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Did the free server transfer cause a significant migration? Ive noticed that the server i play on is noticeably empty. Was curious if any numbers or info was released about whether or not there is truth to this or if im just imagining things.
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