Ehmm... *chewing on a fresh green juicy stick of -some-kind-*
Discovery NOT "dead" be ... Not yet, not soon, not ever... Have Hope... We must !
We still have many active players, and the Community is quite BIG, even if the Game is "old" and some newer players might consider it "outdated".
Also, many older players from back in the days of Discovery beginnings are still here and playing.
Maybe not every day, or every week, because we all have a Real Life to live too.
Ol' Jedi being one of those from back in 2005 - 2007, and I tell you that I get to see quite a few from the old veterans here.
It's true, we had better times when Server was FULL 225 slots and we had to wait in line for quite some time to be able to log-in and play,,,
Now the 'numbers' are much lower, around 75-80 at peak times and mostly for some "events".
But... This don't mean that Discovery is 'dieing'.
It's just "less populated" because most younger players prefer to go spend their free time with some other newer games, maybe more 'interesting' for them.
Those who really love Discovery and have the pleasure for some good quality RP encounters are - and will be - here for long time.
Because Discovery is mainly about this: Role-Play and feel good with it, not just "Pew-Pew-Pew-BOOM".
I have seen the full "Life" of Discovery - from the beginnings in 2005 until present times - and I was always here with many different chars, just not much with my original Yoda-[T] because at some point I decided to "retire" the ol' Jedi for a while.
We have LOTS of New Features here, thanks to the HARD work of Devs, Admins and many other 'contributors' who are giving much of their free-time to make Discovery better and better and more interesting, despite the 14 Years 'age' of the Mod and Server.
The hard work of many people over time has made Discovery what it is now.
We also have many very good RP-ers here, and if you happen to be a newcomer and get the chance to meet some of them you will certainly enjoy the 'game'.
So... All this been said... NO ! Discovery is not "dieing" because many people are here to enjoy what we have and the Community is BIG and Strong.
Enjoy the Role-Play and try to make your "contribution" to the Community !