I want a west coast server also, and I would be willing to chip in for a server, provided they release a new patch that fixes the game killing assertion bug i am getting with .625 (most of the time i crash on the server list, never had this pre-.625). It really is hard to beta test while having ping of 130ish, which is what I'm getting, I live in washington state and although I have gotten used to timing my moves to compensate for the lag, it makes it hard for me to really be able to offer suggestions for combat since I am always striking early and blocking earlier than I feel i would have to if I had a lower ping.