Considering Move to Aether Data Center

So it's been a few months since I subscribed to FFXIV, and I'm really enjoying myself so far. I've been playing on the Cerberus server, but my friends on that server are on hiatus right now, and the world is pretty empty during my peak playing hours. So with the Chaos data center being moved to Europe soon, I'm considering transferring to an NA Data Center, most likely Aether, and I'd like some suggestions for a server.

I'm not looking for a super-populated up-all-hours-of-the-day server. I'd like to find one with a calm and welcoming atmosphere, one that still does the 2.x content raids and trials (especially Coils and A/S Rank hunts) semi-regularly, and has a decent amount of players online between 9 PM and midnight ET.

I don't specifically need all of these, but they will definitely factor into my decision. I'm looking at Siren or Coeurl right now, but what do you guy recommend?

Coeurl is pretty friendly (though to be honest, I haven't played on others enough for a proper comparison). I can't speak to how many groups actively run Coil, but A/S Rank hunts are still done, both the level 50 ARR ones and the level 60 HW ones, and tend to have a friendly accommodating community (without the sort of trolling and blaming I've only read about on the forums). I could invite you to a couple hunt linkshells if you want.

Duty Finder queues for level 50 and below content are usually pretty quick in the 9-midnight Eastern timeframe. (That part would be across the whole Aether Data Center.) I don't know how they are at levels 51-60, but I'd assume at least as good or better.


(I've heard good things about Siren, too. I just don't have any personal experience with it to share. I expect you could find a friendly welcome on either.)