Balance is a load of ********. When I log in and see VS has 39% on some continent and the other factions have 30%-31%, I'm waiting. It sucks. Conversely, when I log in and VS has 31% and I can log in, I'm not thinking 'oh no, we're outnumbered!' I'm thinking 'great, a challenge, more targets, *bring it!*'. If balance is such a huge issue that we have to have players (including paying members) sitting in Koltyr, then address it by buffing exp/res/damage based on pop. If VS has 40%, then reduce their damage by 8%. If TR has 38%, give VS and NC a 15% boost in res. Short answer: implement balance algorithmically, as opposed to just copping out and parking players in a holding area until the populations fall within accepted (and fairly arbitrary) values that very few really care about anyway.
