Zalera's been good, even though there's been growing pains on my end as well as the server's (speaking as a Balmung refugee), namely with the hunt scene and how the two servers handle them fairly differently (but effectively, in both cases). Those growing pains mostly ironed out after 2-3 weeks into SB. I've been able to make piles more gil here than on Balmung, so the market here is a seller's haven, save for the knuckleheads that undercut by massive margins...but that's another thread subject that's happened for years (both here and in other games). I'm seeing a fairly decent amount of sprouts around when out in the zones looking for hunts. Despite being a recommended server, I do believe all houses have been bought up at this point, although that may be moot come 4.2...wishful thinking, of course. There's a bit of people all along the casual-hardcore spectrum, but since raiding can be done cross server, that's not quite as big a factor as it used to be.