Well, I started playing again with my main a few days ago, and I don't even recognize the game. Last time I played my main was in 14.2.

I went to steps at broken shores, almost nobody, and most of them are way over my level range.
I went to newland, not much success.
I went to 20k just to check out if there wer epeople, no one...

I remember the galway bridge, one year ago, when I began to play. I remember the outpost in omni forest, where I used to hunt until about level 20.

Recently with an alt, I went around the SW pipe in lush, there was no one either...

There's a real problem here.
I suppose that everyone, every levle, is doing mostly missions now. But I even have trouble finding where to hang out to find a mission team...