Thinking of returning to the game...Follow

Hey there everyone! After getting bored of FFXIV ARR, i decided to give FFXI another go. I haven't played since WotG came out... so it's been a LONG time. But, i decided to download the free trial to give some of the new features a go. So far it's been a lot of fun, but my biggest concern with buying the game again, is not knowing how well populated the servers are/being able to progress through content, since I know how "party based" the game is.

Pretty much wondering if there's a LS on Shiva for me! I'm already to lv 30 on WAR and BST (BST/THF/WAR 75 when i used to play)

Any input would be awesome! Thanks everyone