Went in game made a toon. nobody would answer any zone chat questions in elf land so i went to varnas......silence. Seems like a dead server. In Varnas i didnt see another person the whole time.
That's normal, since the capital city isn't Varanas on this server, it's Atlas. Most NPC were moved to Atlas, too, such as the wedding NPC. There is a NPC somewhere in Varanas offering a Transportation to the Isle of Atlantis
This might help you: https://wiki.chroniclesofarcadβ¦s/lost-island-of-atlantis
1) is there a way to world chat w/o mega phones? on normal rom we use "/enter world" which gives u a /1.world chat. do u have anything like it? Not helpful if new players cant ask questions.
Megas were included in regular levelup-packages iirc, so you will automatically get access just by leveling up...
2) is the entire economy diamonds? i saw nothing for sale on auction house that didnt cost diamonds. If thats the case how do u ever earn any items or gear w/o buying diamonds?
Some buff food is traded for gold and latest changes have made gold much more valuable. But yes, dias are everything, you can farm items and sell them for dias in auction or just farm gold and sell this either at NPC or in auction, too.
3) can you have multiple accounts to farm things like gobs?
I think you can do that. You can even connect your main account with alt accounts. Some activities are blocked for alts of the same IP or something, but minigames and dailies should be accessible I think...
4) whats a benefit of this server? On the website it says 500% xp but i got normal xp for every quest. so is extra xp etc ONLY if u pay a monthly sub or what? I also saw a lvl 80 boost on website but wasnt offered to me in game.
There is no monthly sub that gives exp bonus, the VIP just enables free teleport, some freebies every day. and some quality of life. About exp I have no idea. Lv 91 boost NPC should be in the hall of wisdom in Varanas, it also offers a free starter gear...
5) any log in rewards? couldnt tel looking at that cash shop.
Wheel of fortune every day and some free consumables in Atlas every day, too. There are also NPC that offer Exp, TP and Drop boosts that reset every day iirc, and a debts cleaner, all in Atlas.
I can recommend having a look into the WIKI, most questions should be answered there already: https://wiki.chroniclesofarcadia.com/ 
Have fun on the server, if you have any further questions, feel free to ask 