I think its better than most main stream games. It being published in development has ensured that only dedicated players will be active. I've been playing since 2006 and it has grown a lot. Back in '06, I remember seeing about 20 people on in the morning (around 7AM pacific time), and around 50 - 70 around noon through early evening. Now it has grown to where I rarely see anything less than 100 people on at any given time as long as the servers up, morning or night.