FH2 is a completely different game than PR so I don't know how you can just merge the two without completely destroying what each game is about. FH2 has been "dying" for awhile now. I see many European players playing the game during the week days and not just limited to weekends. You can find an active game of FH2 just about any time during the day here in North America as long as you're willing to play with 150+ ping (which is very tolerable)
What would you have the FH2 developers do to get more players besides merging with PR? In my opinion if there were a way to release as a free to play, standalone, then there would never be a problem finding people to play.
Sorry buddy, but 150+ ping is not tolerable. I come home from work everyday to find the servers empty. I can't be online at 1PM for the Europeans, it is just not possible.
Like I said on my post on the previous page, you are blind to the evidence that is shown. I've already covered the points you are trying to make, I've heard your argument a million times. Releasing FH2 as free to play is impossible as long as it's a mod for Battlefield 2. You can either merge with PR, or create your own game, which is also what PR is doing, creating PR2.