Nice argument. Does those numbers show how many players are playing the latest version of the game? Does the numbers show how many are modding out the latest nonsense just to make the game enjoyable? I didn't say the game was unplayable or unenjoyable under the right conditions, I just said the hate comments are quite loud right now and shouldn't be ignored.
Also, if you think those numbers actually matter, then maybe consider comparing this game to a similar game called Minecraft and see where that gets you. It's also not difficult to be #26 when broken games like Starfield, Payday 3 and Cities Skylines 2 are releasing all the time now. Devs don't care anymore because ppl will throw money at them either way. It doesn't mean their game is any good though. So the player numbers are probably high because there's nothing else worth playing right now and at least some of the issues with this game can be fixed with mods unlike other games.
Also, the comments are pretty specific on why they're hating on the game right now. Devs wasting 3+ months on Twitch nonsense instead of fixing broken features in the game.
The fact that I'm not alone in noticing how the fps is unstable even on an RTX3080 / Ryzen 5600x / 32GB ram at 1080p when this game has been in development for 11+ years, I mean, are all the fanboys just blind? Also, 11 years in Alpha state is becoming ridiculous.
Also, how am I a minority in noticing how incredibly slow these devs are being at releasing more patches and updates? I think it should be pretty obvious that most of the dev team are working on a new project and not really focused on this game anymore. This game is only receiving new content once every 2 years (if you can even call it new content at this point).