I think the is still alot of people playing, the festivals and when the new stories come are the times when most people are on, i dont know how long it has been since you last played but there has been some inprovements, tho i think the opinion on those are pretty split, the story is ok and we are just beginning a new one, so if you log in quickly you can get the latest episode. peak hours seems to be in the evening where most people are online an people are doing fractals and raids. so all in all.... i have no idea