I get where you are coming from, however, this is like starting over again (as if being the first TLE) in terms of how they are approaching the launch of this next TLE. The concept they are shooting for is honestly what should've happened when they originally started the TLE program. I'm approaching this cautiously with the glass being half full and I don't think assuming that its going to be the same as the other TLEs is completely fair. As far as it never reaching current content, music to my ears lol. I like Zhieron's attitude - lets just enjoy it while its here.
It's been proven time and time again that the announcement of one server creates anxiety on the current TLE server causing people to take breaks, slow down, and anticipate the announcement date. Once announced you see massive drop offs each week closer and closer to launch. Now as much as we've started over, over again, I think people whole-heartedly love the feeling of freshness, high population, no GHs, and some restriction on gameplay. That wavering feeling of not being quite overpowered by your piers if you're just a bit behind, and even catching up means you're still engaged to create new alts, raid, help others if you so wish, start a crafting army.
Those feelings are gone once you reach a certain point in a TLE server even over a year out from any known announcement of the next best TLE server. Catching up is daunting, low levels are far few and between, the sense of population dwindles as GHs are the mainstay for travel and AFKing. No matter how many people would say they're tired of starting over, they're always there day 1 of each new server
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I think I tend to say the glass is filled half-way. rather than putting my opinions on something before it even starts, it could empty quickly or fill quickly. I think Caith even mentioned in the AMA that there's absolutely no way any TLE would go past DoV because they'd have to overhaul CoE + content even though it may seem already ready to launch, it's not. Every TLE dies at SF not just due to new server announcements, but you're just left with such a barebones group that is there to kill some hard bosses and just go afk until next announcement.