I played numerous games using Gameranger, you have to be patient there though, as there are not many players. But I keep seeing some FT games running from time to time.
If you want to play a fairly balanced game, use the rules we used: No BG except flamer, no YK, no Gauss, no drugs. Then you will have more interesting battles. 2k is great, too. More than 2k is for munchkins.