It's ok, Gamma/Alpha raids are a thing again. Gallia has become active, fighting stuff from the Taus to New London. There's ample opportunity for pews.
The BAF/Council/LN side could use more pilots, and I think both sides in the Corsair/Outcast conflict are fairly equal in numbers, but I could be wrong.
Roleplay is the same old. Currently some Zoners are fighting over who's the bosses of what Freeport, who's the best at being neutral, and who they believe is hating them the most oorply (The Order is in the lead). Meanwhile BHG Core has been changed, so they are shooting stuff all over the Omicrons, so things might heat up there as well. Liberty has pirate gangs and lawful mercs, as well as a lot of caps floating around. The Rheinland route to Texas was nerfed, so there are fewer Texasburg fleet battles.
It's a good time to come back, if nothing else then to have a few VHF's parked here and there to participate in some of the conflicts.