L2eu.com start is true reason why you open server 1 week later. All players ho was waiting l2mid start they no playing in l2eu, if you think they will quit game and come back to your server after 1 week you are wrong.
Many players bcs when you exit game your char still will be online all the time, so thats why you can see in towns many players. Active players 50-100 in this server.