The population isn't going to see a significant rise until PS3 launch. If the game is fixed by then, which it's looking good IMO, then we will get new people. Hopefully the reviewers can get their heads out of their asses and try to objectively review the game instead of holding onto their old bias.

Until PS3 launch, no one outside of the community will really bother even looking into what's been fixed. Once that happens all we can do is hope that it'll go well.