Basically what above said, but there's also more money earned from opening a new server than there is from merging dead ones. Bottom line > than players.
also more incentive for new players to spend money while everybody is starting fresh so they can be #1 on the new server instead of dead last on an old one, so it also a business scheme for them
Hi! Neither are a priority over another. We have separate teams in charge of both creating new servers and merging servers. New servers are created based on player feedback. New and old players want new servers, which is why it is created.