Well bud, I can tell you for sure the server isn't dead, my FC is rather LARGE and has well over 50+ people online regularly. If you're looking for folks to play with, perhaps you should try striking up friendships in game first before trying to find some parties. It's kinda tough hitting end game and not having a FC yet. Its usually the climb to end game that builds camaraderie Although after reading some Blogs and seeing a bunch of new people flowing into the game, I think I'm going to try and start an initiative for helping folks like you out. It won't be the same as a Free Company, and It'll probably just involve using Linkshells, but it's worth a shot.