I'm stuck in the same situation in Asura. As you know since u were once in my ls lol but we cant get ppl for anything. Tried many a tactic to get ppl for different things and no one ever really stuck. I would give out pearl after pearl, have events set up and no one would show. Didnt really have this problem back in the day on pheonix nor did I have it on Asura pre-aby. Had a fairly decent dyna ls going for awhile and was able to set up statics for things like nyzul with no issue. Ppl showed up and were eager to get things done. Which we did and well. Story has changed big time tho. I spend more time in ffxiv than on ffxi due to not finding a good ls or being able to start a ls for my +2 and my empy/relic axes. Surprising as it is, I have more to do in ffxiv that I have in xi right now. No one even talks in my ls anymore beyond a hello.
I am also dreadfully bored on Asura and frankly a lil behind on my gear since I refuse to pay someone 200-300k per drop for +2 or empy items and cant get ppl to show for anything. Maybe we can jump together lol but really not sure if its worth it anymore, game seems to be fizzling out