Quote Originally Posted by Supersnow845 View Post
People make new accounts on materia, level up then transfer away from materia so it’s basically perpetual new people
That's sadly to be expected. Materia is not a desirable place to be for people doing higher level content, so when people get to the point where they want/need to do that, they can't so they transfer away, thus keeping the higher level content barren. It's a cycle, but I can't say I blame anyone for leaving.