What are acceptable player numbers?

Hi doomers, JK,

I'm more of a campaign player so I'm not overly fussed about player counts. Still it'd be nice to see an active ecosystem of game modes and play the odd coop or melee game or custom and >100 is going to die for sure. With all the posts over low player counts, what are actually good numbers to expect? 500? 1k? 10k? Is this a factor when you look for a new game to play on steam?

In their recent dev blog they merely said the reception was below expectation but remained so vague during the AMA about what those expectations were or how they were being adjusted.

At this rate, it'd be unrealistic to keep up with the 8-9k of Age 4.

Edit: thanks for the responses! A good ball park for a game of this scope seems to be 5-10k. Probably no longer realistic so 1-3 k, maybe. Whether that can cover the company and investor costs is up to the devs and how they operate. Time will tell where it ends up.