i didn't know that over 9'000 people play(or have played) FS thogh almost none of them play now

http://stats.fsmod.com/index.php?action=leaders&sort=plTotalScore&order=DESC&pid=2250

Once you get into the mid 2000's its just guys who played for maybe 1-5 hrs. Anyone who joined a server, got shot in the face or blown up by something they didnt understand (or jumped off a claiff and tried to open a parachute) and then left for good is recorded in the stats.

But yes, a lot of people tried this mod.