Hey there - some good questions! I take it you'd be playing European times in the evenings? There's enough of a presence on the server by then that you shouldn't struggle to find a group... if 2 out of 5 roll a tank and a healer you're half way there to filling the gaps anyway
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Mostly people stick to a well trodden path. So it's usually Oasis, Unrest, Mistmoore, Sol B, Karnors, Sebilis etc. Allow some flexibility there but the point is you won't find many people in Kedge Keep, Nurga/Droga, Dalnir etc
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The raiding scene is probably best described from someone more active in it, but the forum spin tends to be that TMO dominate a lot of the content and BDA / Forceful Entry are also a presence but with different approaches.
If there's 5 of you, you've pretty much got your own group right there! I think that's one of the best assets to your life on the server...a ready made group
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