How's the population?
 

Me and a friend are thinking about playing your version of EQ since we loved playing it back in the old day. Was wondering about how many people play this version or it is kinda ghostly like the real EQ is right now.

Anywhere from 600-900 depending on the time, 900ish around peak. Will jump a couple hundred most likely when kunark is released (hopefully within 3-4 months)

Not ghostly at all.
Strangely enough, it seems to closely ressemble what it was during the old days of Everquest

Started playing a month ago or so and was able to find groups @ lvl 4 in GFay

Some starting cities are ghostlands. Most people are around the Freeport area for leveling from 1-20. Gfay and crushbone are also popular. The other starting areas are mostly empty.

If you go where the people are, there's plenty of opportunities to group.