First let me say that I am thoroughly enjoying the game. The multi-player has some issues but it is fun nonetheless. As a server owner, I don't believe the game will stick around for too long. The PCs (and even the console's) population are dangerously low for a new game and it will only continue to drop. Combine this with new DLC in the future and the population gets split even worse.
I can't even get North American players to play on my server, most of them are from Europe/Asia and usually, it's them that are cheating (the ones I've caught blatantly cheating anyways).
I guess enjoy the game while it lasts.