CCP made a lot of mistakes with Uprising despite the improvements it brought to the game. They're gonna pay for that at least until they put out another build that hopefully fixes those mistakes without adding new ones.

Expect the player count to get even lower until early July. Then we'll see a spike when they release the new build. If they fix what they need to, we should see a more consistently higher player count.

Yep, a lot of people are just letting their SP build to see if 1.2 delivers worthwhile fixes.

If it doesn't they'll log in even less. If they hear the next build is good they'll check it out.

People are misinterpreting these threads. The OP sounds like a supporter. He is spot on.

Dust is in trouble.

I actually see AFK farming as hope and not doom. It means a player is still willing to invest time in gaining skills in the game even if they don't think it's that entertaining. If they didn't have hope for the future why would they do it? This game at its present stage is not the game it can be, but most of us still hold onto the idea of what it may become. Rome wasn't built in a day, neither was EVE. People are staking claim for the future, and AFK farmers are an example of that.

I do not condone AFK farming, but there are bigger issues to talk about.

Rome was build in 870 years, that doesn't sounds very reassuring. I'm pretty sure i will be dead by then.

What is 870 years to an immortal clone?

You should have played Brink, 8v8, near te end there, you'd have 6 bots in the match easily, and the human players you could gues who they would be.
This game is far from in trouble, but lil nuggets like the OP and the half the forum community who like to spam the front pages with doomsayer, arogant and thoughtless post can't be helping it.

If you want to play Dust514: post helpful and constructive feedback.
If you don't want to play Dust514: GTFO

The whole player count concern is like worrying about a stock market shift of a few pennies. Day by day obsession of them will make you suicidal. In the big picture it all becomes clear and calm.

This would be true if we were judging the playercount over a day or a week, but the statistics cover a period of several months and the trend is firmly downwards. That, in essence, is our big picture.

everyone AFK's at some point

Nah they are there, just in turtle mode waiting for the devs to shove any old crap out the door to appease what's left of the user base.

1.2 can't come quick enough for CCP but so many things are stuffed they are probably struggling to make headway on many fronts.

I see the AUR division is still pumping out stuff though. Even creating extended down times to add items to the store. What kind of system is that?

Stopped reading there, because the rest of your post seems to hinge on that premise, and it's factually wrong.

QFT.

AFKing means treating your teammates with disrespect. It means cutting in line. It means trying to get something that you don't deserve.

Another dust is doomed thread, dont you get it you cant kill dust, it keeps getting better