a peaceful quiet forum, or a busy one, filled with activity?
a game with vast openness to explore to your hearts content, devoid of other players, with only the occasional MOB to attack, and even less an npc to interact with, or a small world, teaming with players, MOBs and npcs alike?
to each their own. they both have their strong points, they both have their weaknesses.
i'm just a relic from a time long since past; it's the current and future gamers, developers, and general community to make the decisions on what this game will ultimately shape into.