In my personal experience, I have found tons of people around and zone chat is never empty, it may be a tad toxic but not empty. What ideas do you have to bring to the table, what would pull you into a tavern for fun?this is a game for singleplayers made in a multiplayer environment. Proof to this is empty zone chat 90% of the time even in capitals, and people not using chat even in dungeons when you tell them even by name. Not sure how many people would frequent a place like that. If someone wants to stay in a single area doing stuff with friends or guildmates, they see one of their houses.