In 12 days the Phinigel TLP server opens bringing the active number of progression servers to 5. Which one is the best choice for you? [and correct me where I am uninformed or incorrect please]
Fippy (TLP 2.0) is currently at Secrets of Faydwer if I am hearing correctly. So it sounds like enough community there to keep the server moving towards live.
Vulak (TLP 2.0) is a ghost town. I play a necromancer there and am surprised to see the server still up. Server has been stuck at Seed of Destruction for some time. No one in PoK or Baz, I think 8 players is the most I have ever seen on a /who all (which doesn't account for anon).
Ragefire (TLP 3.0) is in Kunark and appears to be on 6 month unlocks now. There is voting here, or at least has been. There is/was a rotation for raid targets.
Lockjaw (TLP 3.0) just got into Kunark and recent voting means it will get into Velious before Ragefire? I have a couple of characters here, server pop seems healthy. My concern is that 1-2 guilds are pushing the content and triggering the votes (as has been the case on all progression servers up to this point) but maybe I am getting the wrong feeling from the official boards?
Phinegel (TLP 3.5) is going to be 90 day unlocks with no votes. Fair bit of official board forum rage about 90 days being too short unless you play a lot (raid heavily). Instancing of raids as well as open world so expected to be less community drama at the top-end of the playerbase. "True box" thing where they say you will only be able to box using multiple computers, and official boards are full of people saying they plan to workaround this. Official boards also full of posts from current Ragefire/Lockjaw players and guilds saying they are moving to Phinny.
I'm personally a bit torn. I like the idea of starting fresh on Phinny with newb population with me. 90 days is too fast for me, but the instance raids will be nice down the road if one is in a casual guild having fun doing content behind the server era (as it will be possible, as one person boxing level 85s can't eat all the old raid content themselves). So Phinny offers the best shot of getting me to raid a bit... if anyone else sees it my way. If no one does, I would be better off sticking with Lockjaw and enjoying the next 2ish years in the content I like best (or possibly even going to Ragefire if it is going to move slower than Lockjaw). Of course, doomsayers are saying Ragefire/Lockjaw are going to be crippled by Phinny launching so soon. I think any of the progression servers would be fun in the right guild (though good luck getting that on Vulak).
So who has current progression perspective? What are you doing and going to do? Who's so happy in their guild they are staying put? Who thinks I should roll a halfling on Phinny (I just might...)?