people seem to think games with less than 100 players are not dead.
Person A: Hey I hear game x is dead, don't you play that?
Person B: I do, and it is not dead.
Person A: How many people play it?
Person B: 4
Thing about games with small communities is that they are really off-putting for new players, you just buy the game, it is hard to find a server near you with decent ping and players, when you join everybody is already max level, they all know the maps, they all have better weapons, they all have better sway bonuses etc. Then when you play you just get owned non-stop, most people would never play again.
So whilst it might not be dead for the few that play it, it is dead to pretty much everybody else.