This whole thread makes me LOL. So much crying over absolutely nothing.
Have half of you even bothered to read his recent update:
"- Both servers will start off the same.
- Both will have PvP with consequences.
- The Peace server is not a PvE server.
- Safe zones will be removed during the prelude on the War server when towns can defend themselves. This is not a Chaos or griefer server, but a server for players that want tribal warfare and conquest. This will happen as soon as possible, possibly within a month or two.
- The differences between servers will be slight. This will not require a lot of additional development, just a matter of settings and switches in the code.
- Both servers will evolve with each player base. The plan is and will always be to evolve with what the player base wants.
- The servers are an option. You can play on both if you like.
- Players that seek a world based on tribal warfare and conflict should choose the War server. That's the direction that server will evolve. Again, it will NOT be a Chaos free for all server. Players that want less danger and future consentual tribal PvP should choose the Peace server. The goal here is one of choices and balance."
There is absolutely nothing in there, or the original post which mentioned the 2 servers that says anything close to what many people are crying about. He said both servers will evolve based on what the COMMUNITY wants. Nowhere did he say War server will get all the PvP updates first and Peace server will get all the PvE updates first.
Both servers are IDENTICAL except for the safe zones during PRELUDE. After Prelude / once siege mechanics, etc are added safe zones will be removed from Peace server anyway. The ONLY difference from what he is saying is WHEN safezones will be removed. 6-9 months from now, when prelude ends and safezones are gone from both servers there will be almost no difference in the servers anyway. Peace is just for those who wish to start out under somewhat safer building/crafting conditions, War is for those who prefer to have no safety right from the start.
Hell if it makes everyone feel better, maybe he should just name them Easy Mode and Hard Mode servers for now. Peace (aka easy mode) allows you to build safely for a few months, War (aka hard mode) means you can get your ass handed to you at anytime, and hiding in your house wont save you (until defenses are put into the game at least).
Also, about the PvPers & PvErs/crafters/builders being on different servers.... only idiots would split themselve sthe way mos tof you are assuming they will. The PvPers need crafters/builders, so any crafters/builders who do go to War will be a very valuable asset to any tribe. A smart crafter/builder would actually go to War server with their tribe so that after prelude, theyve got the best PvPers on their side to protect them. At the same time, not everyone who loves to PvP ONLY loves unchecked PvP with no protection, many of us enjoy several aspects of the game not JUST the PvP, so im sure Peace will have plenty of PvPers there.