EU activity?

[Athanasios]

Hi guys, just a quick question; was the PS1 european scene active & populated? I mean, active like having to check what's going on every hour & populated with hundreds/thousands of players so that you don't stroll around for 2 hours until you find an enemy?

Also, was there any "High Command" organizing the efforts of the multiple clans/outfits of each faction?

Apparently i haven't played PS1, but i'm definitely looking towards PS2; and obviously if PS1 had an active & populated EU scene, PS2 should follow the tradition . Hence the questions. I tried to find some statistics about the playerbase but to no luck.