As someone with one character on Aether and another on Dynamis, this sucks for both of them.

Dynamis really isn't much more active. These changes did nothing to "fix" Dynamis. I can get most dungeons and trial roulettes to pop, but getting DF to pop for normal or Alliance raids is really hit or miss, and it's often faster to go to Primal. Those with friends and raid statics on Aether transfer over and then park there because they don't want to get locked out again, and I don't blame them. These changes don't help Dynamis at all.

Meanwhile on Aether, I can't invite my non Aether friends over to hang out anymore like I used to, and social hubs are hurt by the lock down. I've been traveling off world to visit my friends, but they can't return the favor and visit me. Sure, Duty Finder pops easily and Party Finder is as full as ever, but what does that matter if I can't play with the people I logged in to play with?

I continue to feel like I'm being punished for using the opening of DC travel during Endwalker to make friends and recruit players from all across the NA servers for my raid static. I just genuinely don't get why anyone thinks these changes are a good thing.