That used to be how I thought, until small realms became the norm and small realms started getting really, really small. Then it got kind of lonely, with no one to talk to, and most elections resulting in zero competition.
Noble-wise, Arcaea isn't all that big for standards of just a couple of years back.
Yes, any fewer then 20 characters makes for a quiet realm in general, though that can depend on who is behind the characters. Of course the obvious alternative to splitting up Arcaea is to get more characters into the existing realms, or perhaps merge some of them.
