At this point, it can't get much worse in terms of population (I don't think), they figure the active 10,000-15,000 players left will probably pay if they've stuck it out this long.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...x=2j347wa4kvqu

From all the stats the JP have accumulated, it's been pretty steady between 10 and 15k, so I assume it'll head towards the 10k mark come billing time. Least it's 100,000$ in SE's pocket to help maintain servers and what not. It's good and bad that only active players will be able to post, cause most active players left really don't see too much wrong with the game and offer some ridiculous suggestions at times. On the other hand, some less active players bash bash bash to the point where they just shouldn't play.

Don't think I'll pay for the first couple months, I'll see how things progress reading through the forum notes and what not. If things get significantly better, I'll still have quite a few months to experience the new things going on.