I think it has little bearing on the outcome of 2.0, but 2.0 is over a year away, and I'd like to know if I'm going to be playing in a world devoid of other players. There's not much sense in me subbing to a game with such a low population when one of the main reasons I play MMO's is to play and meet a lot of different people.

Of course, instead of thinking about it for a bit, you could immedeatly jump to the conclusion that people who are interested in sub numbers are looking for "ammunition."