As a somewhat new player I've noticed the opposite. Hardly any groups up, and when you finally get in 1 people leave or go offline or afk in LA...just about to give up on em myself.
Coming form just getting my glider there...zone is a nightmare, and 10 mastery points just for updraft. Man then all the other masteries. Starting to get a little overwhelmed myself. Mobs hit like a truck out there as well.
You really have to wait 4/5 days before you can buy gear? Sitting on same shoulders at lvl 13 that I started with. Seems most regular vendors dont sell shoulders. Is this for real?