100852-why-is-this-game-dead-on-eu

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I don't want to rage and go on a huge rant here but i just paid £30 for the game to find out that 
when i log onto the highest pop eu server i'm running around alone.
Now the thing i can't stand is playing a singleplayer mmo. is this game dead or is it just popular at certain times of the day or what?
I'm kind of annoyed and running around alone is very boring when you expect some sort of community even if its just a zone chat 
but from what i can tell there's no activity  :wacko:	
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			The ship and the first zone are instance capped, something like 10 people max. The following zone is as well, just not as much. Once you finish the introductory areas and get to your main city, you'll come across everyone else.	
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This thread will probably be locked because in your title you're not asking if the game is dead on EU, but saying it is. Whereas in your thread it seems you're asking. Maybe a kind mod will just change the title for ya. ;)
 
To answer the question to the best of my ability:
 
It's not dead. The world itself might be less populous, but you must have expected this to some degree considering the game launched almost seven weeks ago. The rush is long over, and will never return (for low levels) 
Now, that doesn't mean you won't find more people as you level up. The big thing to note is that the first 14 levels are really easy to get— they fly by. So you're very unlikely to see anyone up to that point. Ballpark estimation, the majority of 'hardcore' players are 50, and the majority of 'casual' players are probably in their 40s. People rerolling or alt rolling are probably 30+ by now, since if you play consistently you can hit 50 in about 3 weeks.
 
My advice: research your server. Look at the population label when you first pick server, check the realm forums for input. Then level to around 14th, go to Illium/Thayd (the capital cities) and see how many people around. Double check during prime-time as well as off-time. That should give you a good indication of your server's activity.
 
Finally, know this: Housing opens at level 14, and it is way, way more fun and interesting than hanging around in a cookie-cutter city. Lots of people are there.
 
TLDR: Game's not dead. Even if there are population issues, you just need to level more and look in the right places, and pick the right server/faction.	
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Plus you know it's like 2am/3am on a weekday? I mean what sort of activity were you expecting at 2am on a weekday. :D
I'm sure if I log onto WoW I'll see FA people around Shrine/SW at 2AM in the morning - doesn't mean the game is dead.
 
Some crazy people have 9-5 jobs and stuff and go to sleep at more sensible times.
 
I'm seeing some people around the AH in Illium at the moment, but I wouldn't expect to see people running around low level zones this time of the night (if you wanted low level zone chat you're about 2 months too late). Not to mention if I go AFK I'll do it in my housing - I'm sure other people doing this leads to a lot of the deserted complaints.
 
Edit: Saying that I just logged my alt in Deradune and already seen 2 other players at the mailbox.	
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			It's ok, they're all out for Tea atm, will resume game shortly.	
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This thread will probably be locked because in your title you're not asking if the game is dead on EU, but saying it is. Whereas in your thread it seems you're asking. Maybe a kind mod will just change the title for ya. ;)
 
To answer the question to the best of my ability:
 
It's not dead. The world itself might be less populous, but you must have expected this to some degree considering the game launched almost seven weeks ago. The rush is long over, and will never return (for low levels)
 
Now, that doesn't mean you won't find more people as you level up. The big thing to note is that the first 14 levels are really easy to get— they fly by. So you're very unlikely to see anyone up to that point. Ballpark estimation, the majority of 'hardcore' players are 50, and the majority of 'casual' players are probably in their 40s. People rerolling or alt rolling are probably 30+ by now, since if you play consistently you can hit 50 in about 3 weeks.
 
My advice: research your server. Look at the population label when you first pick server, check the realm forums for input. Then level to around 14th, go to Illium/Thayd (the capital cities) and see how many people around. Double check during prime-time as well as off-time. That should give you a good indication of your server's activity.
 
Finally, know this: Housing opens at level 14, and it is way, way more fun and interesting than hanging around in a cookie-cutter city. Lots of people are there.
 
TLDR: Game's not dead. Even if there are population issues, you just need to level more and look in the right places, and pick the right server/faction.
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I don't want to rage and go on a huge rant here but i just paid £30 for the game to find out that 
when i log onto the highest pop eu server i'm running around alone.
Now the thing i can't stand is playing a singleplayer mmo. is this game dead or is it just popular at certain times of the day or what?
I'm kind of annoyed and running around alone is very boring when you expect some sort of community even if its just a zone chat 
but from what i can tell there's no activity  :wacko:
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also.. the default setting for nameplates .. for me at least.. was OFF.. it took me awhile to figure out.. that all of a sudden when i turned it on.. i se like 5 othe players right next t ome.. that I thought were NPC.. lol ( especially on the arkship ) 
 
 
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Thank you for the quick reply, sorry i've just came from guild wars 2 and even at this time it's massively popular so i guess i was just expecting the same :P as for the housing thing i didn't even know this was a feature xD sounds great. Thanks everyone for the replies i'll get back onto leveling ;p
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