As the title suggests, I have been gone for a very long time and intend to come back soon. I left shortly after the last chunk of Abyssea was released so Im fairly out of the loop. XIV isnt holding my attention due to lack of end game content and I miss XI.

So, what's new in FFXI?
I know about the new trust magic and have seen the website for the seekers expansion but can someone break down the new content for me? The patch notes were a bit confusing to me.

In other words, what new end game things are there to do? (Can you explain it a bit)
Did they finally make something better than the Trial magian weapons?
Can I solo WotG missions now?
Is leveling soloable at all now?
Whats the server population like? Am I going to need 6man parties to do normal content/leveling and will I spend hours trying to get a party together? ^_^;

Any info appreciated! Thanks in advance.