Think we'll see a resurgence of players and use of this forum or are AoC best days far behind it now?

no, no amount of aid can help a poor game. look at this subforum. Last post before this was 3 weeks.

Half the games with their own subforum should not have them.

best mmo ever, sadly ,most ppl don't know it, or didn't give it a second chance

A game with three (last i checked in 2011) servers, hardly ever above medium, and it is free to play.

That does not say "best mmo ever" to me.

inb4 infantile hate "player count does not mean it is good", no it just means this games niche appeals directly to you, and in most cases (proven by the past of this game) does not apply to many.