@Gaal Basically did the 1 mistake that has been made since the first time of Ascalon's release.
When the server first came out fare only had content from lvl 1-100 done. he capped it there and then created more content and released it with increasing peoples level cap.
This way people could not really just spaam PG and get themselves into lvl 200 after 1 day.
Now this is the(5./6.?)th time Ascalon got thrown online, and (by no means I am sure if this is true) I am not sure how much content you added directly towards the end and midgame of the server.
It had 2-3 weeks of actual content the last time and the online amount went from arround 100(urs now) to about 40-50.
I would have lowed to see more spawns in the first areas and decreased exp. Would have solved the fact that each spawn is packed and then made it more "enjoyable" for people to find new spots quests etc.
I am still enjoying the server but yeah, I am actually seeing a soon death coming. Hope I'm wrong.