I played GW2 and got max level / max gear within 2 weeks, and then got bored with it, even with World vs World pvp running around with my max Ranger. I don't want EZ Server to be too much streamlined where you can get max everything in 1-2 months cause then there is no more reason to play. I bet there is 100+ not logged in right now cause they are max gear and waiting for T7.
There may be a handful of people who are waiting for T7, but most are a long ways from getting there if you include all that T6 has to offer, especially UC v2. The biggest limiting factor for population is not content, you have certainly given loads of that over the years, it really comes down to bandwidth. During weekends, holidays, and peak hours the place is packed for the current internet connection. I have always stated that Ez could rival P99 if the bandwidth was in place to support a larger population.
The take away from my comments are: players like the community/environment, they want to spend more time here, and especially love the events you do. The challenge is how do we get more bandwidth for the server?