Before I give my statement about current situation I want to remind you that we are at we are at the end of a season at the moment.
Also a lot people do vacation (allods break) because christmas and new year. A LOT people won't buy subscription until next big patch pops. If you plan to come back then please wait for the next patch. (my personal advice)
Population in general = low
Since I tried both sides..
Empire:
Empire has the "strongest" guild at the moment. They also have the best equipped people.
Last time I checked there were about 20 activ people.
Lately they also did raids and they are first (mostly) in dominion for a long time.
But all in all they have zero organization and they are known to make people stop playing this game / not staying in this game / fraction.
(By ganking low geared people and shit spreading) ->
http://allods.my.com/forum/index.php?pag…d&threadID=9809
There is also a german guild. People there are way more friendly and dertemined. At the moment a lot people are doing break, so you won't see many of them. I just hope that they can do their start with the next patch.
Last time I checked there were about 10 activ people.
League:
Here we have Avarice as the strongest league guild. After a short break a small wave of people came back / joined the server.
Last time I checked Avarice had about 10 - 15 activ people. In the night (CET) you see some NA players.
People there have better knowledge about classes / pvp and raids.
A lot strong people just came back or are in standby mode. Even when there is almost nothing to do this guild still trys to help people to enjoy the game and prepare for next patch. I would say this guild has way more organization than empire, but also a lot more drama.
Then we have Escaflowne, small guild out of runaways. There are some people that splitted up from Avarice and some new people that joined the server. At the moment there are about 8 - 10 really activ people. Escaflowne is mostly preparing for the next patch. They also invite people to guild and help them to prepare, but there is not much hope for end content until the next patch.
If people are looking for a bit "content" then they should apply to Avarice.
-> as I know next patch comes in about 3 - 5 months
correct me if I am wrong ...