because people keep saying/thinking "100 players online, wtf!" and either dont bother to join.... or find the next pserver.
think to yourselves... do you want to invest time on a server that will take your money and then vanish weeks later? devias is free, great! let it be popular, but i doubt it wil be here in a month! if seronus can stay long term, its safe to donate and feel like you can have something to show for it, for longer than a week or 2! phsro is silkroad for people who find watching paint enjoyable, its boring as fuck and FW isnt enough for me, to have fun. sernous had great pvp in beta, we can have a great server here.
dev team need to focus on advertising. we can help, maybe increase rewards and unique items in game for the "launch period" things like beta tester avatars, launch window bonuses, 1st guild to own FW gets a special reward.... weekly pvp competitions, something unique that make speople want to play here! the server is solid, has a great foundation, but it wont fill up by itself just because the thread is well written here.
server will die just as fast as the ones like aeta if this is the view people have for another week or 2 :(