Well here is what I went through since there really is not a single way to test the server out before you make a transfer.
Anvil Rock = Pve pressence but the pressence where between 5pm til 8pm US Eastcoast. virtually no WvW
Sea of Sorrows = Barely a day presence or a night pressence at all, east time, but WvW had queues from 9pm up until 11pm.
Davona’s Rest = Barely a day pressence or a night pressence in the upper level maps from what I seen so far. Never tried WvW on this server. But it looks like I been seeing a lot of players doing Dungeon Runs mostly. Good thing is there is an endless amount of players that tell you when events pop. Bad thing is I only seen this annoucement mostly in the lower level areas.
My next server will probaly be yaks bend, I only can hope to see A fair amount of Day and night pressence in both PVE and WvW.
So basicly the servers falls in a sort of “RNG system”, you just have to cross your fingers, and hope the server supplies what you need if you ever get into it in the first place.
I really do wish to play, but there’s no one to do dynamic events with, so it almost impossible to complete. Is there any high populated servers that have a decent amount of people, or are you all facing similar issues?