Quote Originally Posted by ADVSS View Post
The best time to solo initiate a part is during critical engagements
Agreed this is the most effective method. Just go solo for FATE's as a Martialist tank until you get a CE pop, then type "lfg" or such into /say and you'll find a party soon enough. These parties often stick together for FATE's afterwards, but even if they disband you can rinse and repeat.

Players overall seem friendly enough. There are usually a few players below 10 in most FATE groups and I've even seen several Castrum's fail and the group just shrugged it off with "good try".