123385-returning-player-with-few-questions

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Hi all, i played first month and a half at launch then some RL stuff kicked in and i had to stop playing all my games. Now i have all the free time i want and first thing i did was subscribed and installing the game as we speak :)
Now i would like to know how is the population now? I see that servers are merged into mega servers, is the population in low lvl zones better now? And did they change group content to be easier now? Actually any info would be awesome and most welcome. I am gonna start from level 1 as i forgot almost everything in WS :P however i am going to be Chua ofc engineer/scientist.	
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			If you play on the PvE server you'll probably see a lot of activity, can't predict how much though but for my last alt on Exile there were quite a good amount of players (only a week or so ago). Dominion side should have less activity though as Exiles have turned out to be the more popular side overall.Group content didn't change in any way, as it turns out, players were just being obtuse and it was actually fairly easy to handle after some time playing the game even in a pug group. Who would have known, the more you play a game the better you get at it.	
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			Thanks for info, also i forgot to ask is the questing changed or are the still quests that require groups to do?	
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			There are still group quests if you mean the 2+ player bounty board quests as well as 5+ in certain areas. You should feel no pressure to do them though obviously, also, the quest EXP reward has been boosted, if you get the EXP buffs you can level up rather quickly.	
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			Ok thank you :)	
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			89% done, and i am thinking of going Aurin instead since you said exiles has more players. Now i cannot decide if i want to be stalker or something else :D	
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			It should also be noted that, while current content hasn't become much (if any) easier, there's more of it that is easier than the previous content was.  For instance, we now have veteran shiphands, which aren't so difficult as a vet adventure.  We've also got things like a new starter dungeon to teach basic mechanics at level 10 (in addition to a sick new one meant to rival SSM).  So while walking into STL might not be different, you've got more prep time at both levels to get you ready.	
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			When in doubt, role both sides. I do it to keep myself from getting bored with one faction, race, or class. Sometimes I get stuck playing a character and move to another one until I can regroup and make a comeback.	
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