Well if you're on title #2 and you're at 4080 that would mean the population count so far is pretty low I'd say. TF#2-Messenger isn't hard to get, so basically there isn't that many players. Obviously, when the game enters closed beta more news/vids will be out there and attract more people. That being said, I'm glad I completed the foundation levels.
Well, I never expected much from Blizzard.
@nozy epic games just riding the wave of fortnite kids these days. They think all they need is a good game with a shit ton of people to start a store (it helps a ton), but boy kinda hard to do business with epic if you're afraid they'll just plagiarize your game since they also support the game engine. Well, who knows~ I personally like discord store too so....
Well my dear key isn't here yet, and if my key isn't here then you shouldn't worry about yours. 
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uh what? You mean temporary dungeon from world event?
If you just found out today research it more thoroughly before deciding to buy a founder pack! There is quite some information out there so you don't want to buy into a game that you'll end up disliking.
I think in large scale-wise, as other people have mentioned, there are several mechanics to prevent your worries from happening. However, I believe that there is absolutely no function on the small scale to stop this from happening.
Open world full loot PVP games always ends up getting dominated by one side after a while because you're literally losing your stuff. It is difficult for one little guy to play his game on his own unless he always hides in safe zones because he WILL get ganked by big bad demons when he decides to be brave and visit a different planet. I think this is a huge reason why games like Albion easily decline. Runescape is simply old school for some people, but honestly I hate full loot garbage really. I will give this game a try and see if they really deliver their "novel" experience.
However, you can ask alpha testers for their feelings/experiences about alpha! I don't have the pre-alpha key yet and they did say the first group will be very tiny.