Xserver pros and cons:
Pro:
--It's good for servers w/o sage
--It's good for server w/ bullies (when you are being bullied)
--It's good for players who are really behind compared to the rest of the server for whatever reason
--It's good for level campers or low level high power ptw (this is not due to Xserver in and of itself, but the level>power thing)
Con:
--It's bad in terms of reward per person: fields are going to be rather large, much larger than most sages now, even if we consider infusion of more players from servers that can't start sage, chances are there will be fewer number of total # of sage and therefore fewer number of top 3 rewards.
--Group 1 of each server cluster is going to be hell. Given the fact that there tends to be bigger power disparity on the top most section, top 10 usually being 15-50k above then 20th ranked player, there will be a large number of player who have absolutely no chance now. Compared to w/o Xserver, even on servers with bullies, it's usually not impossible to get top 3 SOMETIMES, because there usually aren't enough super ptws in the server to keep everyone dominated. On the other hand, in a sage where there are 20+ player with 15k+ power over you, it would be quite the different story.
--It's bad for a lot of the players who are currently winning.
--There is a good chance that every ftp that's not 90 yet will get shafted due to lower level high power ptws. (this is not due to Xserver in and of itself, but the level>power thing)
Overall, Xserver sage will end up hurting more player than it helps. This is a statistical certainty given con #1. Yet at the same time, it might be somewhat more fair (would be MUCH more "more fair" if sorting is based more on power than level). To put it simply, it's like socialism, everyone gets less on average but everyone gets something and the gap between the top 1-5% and the bottom 50% lessens.