Akito, keep in mind that(and this may not be relevant to your past experience with EverQuest) this server is far from overcrowded if we contrast it to populations from the original servers many years ago.
More or less I believe the current attendance is active enough to accomplish things, yet not strangle the server. Yes, there are times where it seems 'everything is camped,' and it's true, you do get top heavy situations - yet you should be very specific about what areas you are focusing on and what their purpose is.
Solo, Group, Raid etc.
Outdoor, dungeon, planes etc.
Level range?
Karnors is often busy, meanwhile City of Mist is semi busy, and Kedge Keep/The Hole is rarely holding more than 10 players at any given time.
There are plenty of open areas. Have you ever been through the Karanas? There are countless mobs and little spots that you rarely encounter other players. And years ago, these were highly used areas. You would see scores of people lining the hillsides in East Karana, pulling wolves, spiders, snakes and Evil Eyes. Now you see virtually none.
Agreed, this freedom of space and choice starts to dissipate once you get to higher levels, yet with the release of Velious, it inherently assuages that issue to some degree as it provides more content. And subsequently opens up pre existing areas like Kunark, to be less populated.
In the past several days I've counted no more than eight people in Sebilis at the same time.
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