Hello everyone. The last time I made a post like this was over a year and a half ago. I'd like to say I got lucky, I put myself out there (aggressively) and managed to not only find players on my own server to join the endgame LS, but I also enticed players from other servers to jump and join us. Only doing one event most weeks (life gets in the way of doing more), we managed to build an Aeonic and destroy every Omen boss many times over. In our spare time we'd do events like Ambuscade, Delve or Vagary during a campaign.
It was a monumental effort. In fact, I think finding people to join the group was harder than the content itself. We had some hiccups on T4s and we really, really wanted to beat 'em all without SMN burns, but we didn't have the right jobs geared with the players available (and it would've taken ages to gear up BRDs with REMAs etc). So with much reluctance we caved in and had no choice but to SMN burn the last few NMs for our Aeonic. I was the Corsair, so the fights were dull for me.
September hit our group very hard, as a few of our best players had to stop running due to life commitments/other reasons. Since then I've tried almost daily to reach out for new players, but it's pointless. Not only that, I've heard other groups are finding it difficult to keep up their numbers as well.
With the introduction of Wave 3 in Dyna-D, I feel this is an impossible task for most groups. The only clears I've seen have been almost (or are) full alliances. It doesn't help when Dyna-D has a 60-hour wait, as those who would come help are unable to as they ran with another group a day or two before. So unless you're in a group with a ton of multi-boxers or on a congested server, getting wave 3 clears feels like climbing a mountain with no safety precautions.
I'm not here to whine and complain. I'm here to update SE on our current situation. They should probably be aware already. My group doesn't want to leave the server, and neither do I, as my Dad runs his own social LS and I'd never expect him to abandon the good folks who reside in it. Moving to Asura or another big server is not an option for us. I do regular /yells asking for members. I advertize on ffxiah.com to the point it likely annoys most people who visit.
What else can I do? Disband my LS and stick to soloing relics/mythics? What's the point in us doing events if we can't find the people to do the content with? How can SE expect a server like Cerberus (and other similar populated servers) to set up something like a wave 3 kill? I'm struggling to find 8 people to run with a week .. nevermind 18.
So I'm lost, and a little fed up. I'd like to continue running events with my 2-year old LS who've done so much with so little choice. I'll keep soldiering on, but .. I'd just like clarification. Are the servers meant to have populations this low? Check out the Cerb Auction House compared to Asura, and you'll see the difference. I struggle to find synth materials for +3 upgrades. I'm always hearing of people jumping to Asura to buy things for their weapons/gears as they can't find enough of the items here.
So it's me again .. asking questions to a brick wall. Thanks SE for continuing to support the game. I just wish some of us had it easier is all. Cheers.