I personally don't have a problem with this server. It has it's pros and cons like any server would. If you don't know how to avoid drama, then you will find drama no matter what server, or MMO for that matter, you go to. I don't have any problems with drama here either. I play the game, I make friends, and I realize that people are people, the internet is the internet, and the game is a game. It's that simple.

I think that Namasu's description of the server is pretty accurate. It is not the most population packed NA server, but as I looked across some of the other servers during the summer, it did seem to me, that Adamantoise has progression closer to that of some of the more active servers such as Gilgamesh(This is just the closest example I can remember, as our MBs were almost identical in prices across the board and end-game items[primal drops,3-star crafting, etc] that were for sale). If you're looking to server transfer I see no reason to avoid the most active server you can find, but if you're specifically looking to avoid a big server for reasons of preference, then Adamantoise is a fine server to try out imo. That's not to say I know it's the best around or anything, I've only been on Adamantoise, but I imagine you could come across much much worse.