Griess, population is definitely low but I'm not sure evening time on PST for a title not sold yet in the US is that fair? That's 4AM for most of Europe.
I see your point Frog, but 14 people worldwide? There are a ton of us US folk on here that bought the thing from places like JustFlight a couple of months ago. Server population is a lot better at the moment, but not even close to HL number several years ago and considering this is a shiny, brand new game.
Performance is still horrendous even after the patch, again, my specs are listed in my signature. I'm trying to stay optimistic and objective regarding its current state, but it's becoming incredibly difficult not to see the train wreck that was its initial release. Here's a screenshot of my settings:
