I don't know how it is if you enter through the evony url or google - but for players who just click on an Evony advert to join the game - there is no choice of server nor a choice of states/lands (whatever they're called). So your friends might need to create a second account in order to select your sever anyway (unless they get lucky the first time).
also - Your friends are lucky - they had you to let them know to change servers... a newbie who just clicks an advert out of curiosity - has no such warning. They put their heart and soul into the game only to end up being someone's 7 course meal once they're out of newbiedom .... unless of course they join a good alliance - but not many good alliances is going to take a 10k prestige player who has no clue... esp if hey are at the stage of trying to take over a state/area.
I'm glad that when i joined - server 3 was only about a week - 10 days old, nobody seemed to have much of a clue and it was a steep learning curve for everybody. Everyone was on even ground - it was fantastic.... very enjoyable. ... and then along came the nerfs lol
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