Epyon wrote:
It escapes me why people aren't using Buburimu Peninsula, or now that worms don't move, Shakhrami and Korroloka. Oddly enough, those zones were actually used more often a few years ago when the average server population was around 200 than they are now ~ go figure.

This topic will be more focused when a Niddhogg pops soon and people freak out.
To answer this question, and then we can leave this thread be until someone wants to talk about zone lag or the HP Buff. The reason people don't EXP in the zones you listed in your post, although they're good, is that the Dunes is a central hub for almost every character 12-20. Sometimes even 12-25 for the ones too lazy to run to Qufim since they "don't have the OP". As a person who's done over 25 jobs through the dunes at this point, you'll come to realize that, unless you're building a friend/LS party, those other camps are realistically not very smart. Here's why:
1) People who seek 12-20 (majority) sit in the dunes or have dunes OP waiting for party
2) Waiting on the party to gather/find those zones for newer players is torture
3) Newer players don't give a 30 min+ window to find reps to run to these zones other newer players have ever heard of or been since retail, and just give you the "thanks for the party, gotta go"
4) Getting a rep after said member abruptly leaves if it's a newer server player would take over 30 mins (minimum) I'd bet