Clearly, I have less to lose than others but after reading the above and the facts people have helpfully shared, this is about taking a pause and a stepback to see the bigger picture.
If an FG server is going places, which it is, and we want to share that with our children, wives and new players of all shapes and sizes, it needs to be sustainable and consistent throughout the journey.
To have longevity and build a growing place that can last continously through updates means I believe we need to look at the newer version.
I think Bart was right in the earlier posts that whilst we may feel we have some serious amount of work, I don't think we have even scratched the surface with this game. We've been playing for only a few weeks. Its not ideal, granted, but If you want a place here to grow and play with everyone together then it seems like this is the ideal path.