I have recently played both and I can say that although P99 has its cons... they easily outweigh with pros and taking into consideration the cons of live.
I played a cleric on live just before XMAS this year leveled 1-67 no problem at all, then you realise that suddenly things are getting harder and unless you box like 3-4 accounts at the same time, you will come to a standstill (unless you get powerleveled but then whats the point playing the game it's all about the journey). I met very few people who actually talked and I mean very few. Maybe 3 people in about 3-4 months? All the higher levels sit around at the guild hall all day AFKing and just generally ignoring you.
The mercenaries suck, they totally ruin the game. Not only do they cost a fortune to keep in-game they take away the nature of the game (MMO) and turn it into what is basically a single player. As far as raiding goes I was lead to understand unless you was in a raiding guild already, goodluck joining. Not to mention their SC shop which uses real money to buy currency for hundred of pointless things and goony vanity items, reminds me of things like rune of magic.
Although this server doesn't have 1000's online at a time, at least the few who are, are all real people who will respond and whilst leveling 8/10 will want to group up with you. However as casual you may find the game to be a very slow start, but if you can persevere with that I recommend this server for you highly.
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