The Age 2 players can grow to compete with the Age 1 players. But, at the moment of this hypothetical forced merge, the Age 2 players would be slaughtered. They would not be ready for the farming, and the double upkeep, and they would not have the benefit of boundless FB bonuses. Certainly, a rare few Age 2 players would handle themselves. But, the percent of the total would be in the low single digits.
The Age 2 player may be just as good of a "gamer" in real life. But, their experience just simply would not translate into immediate success in Age 1.
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