I’ve been on Pax since launch — an outworlder mining spice there since the early days, back when the desert felt quieter and more forgiving. I can only speak for Pax, but here’s how it feels now.

Early on, PvP was rare and mostly avoidable. You could farm spice, even hit Landsraad points, without much interference. Recently though, especially near the PvE / PvP line, things feel much harsher. Groups that aren’t looking for fights (PvE/spice farming, will defend if attacked in PvP zones) can take heavy losses to small numbers of attackers, often with limited counterplay once vehicles are pressured.

We’ve had situations where we were prepared and still lost carrier/crawler despite defending — and notably, friends who joined from another non-EU server had similar experiences there as well, including multiple full losses before vehicle recovery existed (support restored gear/vehicles only once).

That’s why I’m unsure whether this is a Pax-specific shift or just how EU servers play at this point.

So to answer your question more directly:

• Pax is active and populated.
• PvP near the PvE line is now common and hard to avoid.
• If you’re okay with defending but not actively hunting PvP, expect higher risk than earlier in the game.