Now's the time to make the switch, pals. Fresh is accepting anyone new to the server, helps them get their epics, does planar clears 4ish times a week.
Lot of the other guilds are longstanding/ recruiting. They all have different raiding times/ priorities/ playstyles. Fits casual or hardcore.
Camps are open far more often than on blue. The ones that aren't? Fight for them. Solve it yourself instead of waiting in line. EQ in general is a timesink, but you can mitigate that on Red with PvP and a smaller population.
You'll be surprised how much you enjoy PvPing. Try it out. Bring pals, make it easier. <Prophets of Slosh> started as a small, solid group of friends. Now they're all very well geared and some of the funnest people to fight against in small skirmish PvP.