This is perhaps more-so directed at the game devs or the people who run Evony :)
I'm co-hosting the #1 alliance on my server and as of the last 6-8 months there has been a drastic decrease in activity levels in my alliance. Though I know for a fact that this is a server wide problem, as I have talked to various other alliances on my server and all of them seem to be having the same fundamental problem. In the end, the heart of the problem I have come to a conclusion with is this, we have all been together for so long, fighting the same wars, fighting the same people.
So many countless players good and bad, spenders and non-spenders have lost interest in the game, and it is really disheartening to watch this as it happens for those of us who remain. Many I know have gone into a long hibernation or semi-retired and hardly log in or play anymore, awaiting something to re-energize them and give them the drive to play again. Although Evony have there own set of statistics for amount of revenue on a server or the activity levels on a server, I don't think it can be a truly accurate representation of what is actually going on, so, if someone leaves, they give there account away and someone starts botting it, it gives the impression they are still actively playing, but in essence that is another player gone.
The reason I am making this thread, is to try and grab the attention of one of the Game Devs, and try and urge some form of action to take place. We need a change. I do not want to be another one of those people who just rant and make another post saying we need to merge, but in essence, that is the truth, we do need to merge, before the game dies out, I'm very weary, I love the game, but at this rate, I don't know how much longer I can last, nor how much longer the server will last.
And so, finally to my suggestion - Would it be possible to send out some sort of system mail, some sort of petition or vote asking whether people would like a change or more server merges to increase peoples interest in the game.(personally I think it'd increase revenue)
I think that basically covered what I wanted to say, I hope people read this thread and take it seriously.
Thanks for taking the time to read.
Edit - I am suggesting that old servers merge with other old servers, not crossing new and old - incase there was any confusion.

