Silversword said:
Nahs, PW is dead. Warband is dying too. This new Viking DLC is a bit of a mistake, game is just too old for a new expansion. Maybe it will bring old players back for a while, but I doubt new ones will come. So there is no point in starting a server at the moment. All hope in Kingdom Come: Deliverance and Bannerlord.
Soothsayer hear Ye hear Ye pw isn't dead it's hitting the caps it hit before at peek 100+ on EU and NA both and stabilizing at a decent number that changes daily from 50-80.
As for native, I don't play that so I wouldn't know, but I'm pretty sure it's still where it was about a year ago.
Now for the kicker, napoleonic wars is massive, and without it sure, you could claim that warband itself was dying, but napoleonic wars, the disappointment to me as it was, brings new players on a daily basis. This game has so many inner circle communities that you can't judge the game as a whole.
This game has a cult following. When people quit, 90% of the time they come back eventually because it is so everlasting. Warband has a long time to live still so please do not fret.
Also, the expansion will indeed bring a lot more players to the game and bring old ones back. Having something pop up on steam no matter how old or sketchy it may seem will always bring attention for a large group of people no matter what it is. Not saying they will be permanent players who will enjoy the game, all of them that is, but it will bring more players for certain into realizing hey there's this thing called warband.