The game has been out since 2001. Since then numerous expansions have been released. As a result you'll find that the starter areas won't have very many people and that people will be spread out a lot. The world is pretty huge. You'll notice that cities are mostly teeming with people. I've never had an issue with the population myself. Also, there's enough players to sustain two servers, so the population must be healthy. For a game that was released so long ago its surprising.





