I returned about two weeks ago and am astonished how many active players there are in the p2p. Everyday there are about 30 players or even more online in Utopie (the only imp guild as far as I can see atm). There are probably even more league players (judging from what I see in pvp).
The p2p is really a viable option now for people Not willing to spend a Lot of money on a game - try it!
30€ a year of sub on the P2P VS 30€ for nothing on the F2P.
My guild (french mostly, and english ) have alwways 15 ppl online evry days (peak at 29 yesterday) .
No many ppl as the F2P , but guilds are more active (my feeling)