I know it's been asked before (albeit quite a while ago), but what's the best server for UK players?
The "best" server will completely depend on your preference and it will be impossible to answer unless you tell us what you want. Too often this "what server should I go" question turn into conversation like this:
"Hey guys what server should I go"
"Asura"
"I heard Asura has merc, trolls and elitists and I HATE that. Anything else?"
"Lol just blist them"
And that's not really answering the question. So I suggest start with telling people what you value the most and what are things you absolutely can't tolerate with no way around it.
Asura (full of elitists, a***holes, trolls, etc.) so this is putting me off going there a little.
Trolls merc and elitist will scale based on server size because these type of behaviour resonates with each other. So some server has very little of them, some has a lot of them, what is your threshold? Will you put "no trolls and elitists" on No.1 priority when you make a server decision? Or will you be ok with them as long as you find a ls you want because ls comes higher priority than trolls and elitists?
How you value things will completely change what's best.
I just want a decent, social LS that does the occasional event when I'm not in bed (I've been soloing for God knows how long and can't get the harder content done on my own).
Thanks in advance.
All types of ls exist on every server so it's irrelevant to the server size itself. You may find what you are looking for on a 2000 server and you may find it on 300 people server.
AH has great tool that you can search names of people and ls and talk to them via PM.
Talk to people, ask about their ls culture, ask about what they do and their schedule. Then make a decision based on info you obtained from people actually run the ls or being part of it. IMO that's the best way to find the right ls than blindly go to a server because people said so and expect to find the right ls like playing lottery.