I just quit the game for good about a month ago. I played on Fenrir, and the server always had a consistent number of people online. I didn't really notice it "dying", just that everyone was so high level and had already done so much that it was hard to do anything that wasn't end-game really. That's the biggest problem with the game, if you don't know the right people, it's hard to get anything done. And, even when you know the right people, it takes a while to get it done still. Besides that, it's a fantastic MMO, the best one ever made. It's just a matter of how much time you're willing to put into it.