Prestige-based Scalable Servers
Ok, this is a shot in the dark but I think this idea merits consideration.
If servers were based on presitge instead of open-access, better players would move up and new players would enter at the lower end with other newbs.
Paying players, and those who grossly overpay, would move right along to the top server because their prestige would move up quickly which would provide them with competition. Newbs would then get a break at the lower end by not having to compete with super-high prestige players.
If this can be done, then my other post of seuggestions can be completely ignored, for the most part.