I think Merging a few smaller unused or lesser used islands with larger high popularity islands would allow for a few things to happen:
- Larger open sea for Naval Combat arenas such as HG, fixing problems like the dreaded roar rock
- Larger island exploration tasks
- Less of a chance to spot incoming or already docked enemy ships, increasing the chance for sneaky island shenanigans to ensue
On top of that, this would allow developers a reason to go through optimizations for islands. This means removing unnecessary elements that may cause client and server lag. If my knowledge serves me right, this could also imply larger server space! The more players upon the sea, the merrier!
