Hey Eddoi!
I'm looking for European gamers as well. Public servers are just too big and alone it gets boring faster than it should.
I play with the FTB Ultimate pack and strictly on survival. After adding even just a few stuff from creative, the game is not the same for me.
As for good player... more like mediocre
I can handle Gregtech (hardmode) pretty well, the buildcraft and redpower transportations, Forestry Beekeeping, some Thaumcraft and a little bit of Factorization.
I saw on youtube that there's still very much to learn!