roleplayer with questions.

((hello, ive been thinking over some game choices and this is one of a few thats crossed my mind.  i am an ex-swg player, who played from right after the cu, to about a month after the nge hit.  to be honest it sickened me, and made me a little weary of soe, and mmos in general.  iv e played wow, and city of heroes/villians but neither of these games has done much in the way of oviding me with entertainment. 

i know this game has player housing, and i tried to the ten day or whatever, trial a while back so im familiar with at least the bare bones of the game.  what i need to know is , how much activity do the rp servers actually have in this game?  is the game dying, or going through another boom in player activity and the roleplaying enviroment?

i am not a hardcore gamer, more casual most times,  but i am a heavy roleplayer, so for what it is worth i need a game that keeps me hooked at least somewhat .  i would like to have good storylines, and the ability to rp the evil character i had((well i wrote that the character's opinion of himself slightly differed from other';s perceptions), in swg.

basically to have fun with the game, not to log onto ghost towns like i did after the nge, or seek rp and find little like i did in wow.  plus wow's  storyline, while itnresting didn't help me build the character i wanted.

anyway all opinions are appreciated,

thanks for your time and replys.