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Pirates of the Burning Sea Server Merge. Again.

As Mark Jacobs famously said in his trademark blunt fashion when asked how to measure the success of Warhammer Online, "Games that are growing add servers. Games that are shrinking merge servers."

That brings to Pirates of the Burning Sea. I actually pre-ordered this game in hopes of a successful departure from the fantasy genre and because Sid Meirs`s Pirates is one of my favorite games ever.

It was very disappointed and I quit after a few months. The game has been dying a slow death since launch and here is further news of its impending doom:

(Source:)

Ahoy, Pirates of the Burning Sea Captains! Population density has been the topic of much debate in the community over the last few months. What we`re hearing is that Pirates is an awesome game that you really enjoy playing, but that it`s a lot more fun when there`s a critical mass of other players around to play alongside or against. Through feedback from the players and evaluation of server populations, it has become clear that key game features require higher density in order to function at optimum levels.
To push things in the right direction, we`ve decided to condense the current population onto two servers. On March 5, 2010 at approximately 12:01 AM PST, we will close the following servers: Blackbeard, Defiant, and Rackham. Beginning on February 5, 2010 at approximately 12:01 AM PST, you can transfer your characters from the affected servers onto one of the two remaining servers, Antigua or Roberts. At this time, character creation will be disabled on the Blackbeard, Defiant, and Rackham servers. We hope these changes will provide you with an even more enjoyable Pirates experience.

Only two servers left. That reminds of this:

Do you hear that, Mr. Anderson? That is the sound of inevitibility. That is the sound of your death. Goodbye, Mr. Anderson.

Tick, tick, tick...