Taurus isnt empty nor active players, just a lot of afkers and alts. I dont know if theres drama here or not since i only talk in my guild. Not a good idea to come here since prices has been steadily increasing especially on the weights and books which effects everything. But one thing i know is that you can start off on any server just fine if you meet the right people that are willing to help you, which we dont see a lot nowadays >_<

Don't worry about how expensive a server is because you can always start from the bottom to the top by selling iron ores. Iron ores and other mats determine how cheap or expensive your server is and how you should sell other things around that price and work your way around there and so on. in aries ive seen about 300g per ore and in taurus its about 30-50g. but i would definitely stay away from aries since theres just too much gold there.