The game will automatically place you on a server once you have completed the Tutorial and are ready to start. This will often be the game's newest server which although may seem ideal is not the place to be if you want to get ahead of the competition.
You will be able to get an advantage over the competition if you start on a server that is several days old and then once you have leveled as many of your buildings as possible to level 7 (no higher), transfer to the new server as soon as it opens. There are two main benefits doing this, the first is that you will instantly be given access to more of the events that open up as the server progresses and secondly you will get more Monument Achievement rewards.
To get placed onto another server after the Tutorial you must click on your character portrait, select 'Settings', and go to 'Character Management'. You now need to serach for a server that is 3 to 4 days old (if one is available). A servers age can be checked in kingdom list by zooming out on your map and selecting the kingdom icon that is located in the bottom right corner of the screen.
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