They are still trying to get people to convert to CS:GO, however. It's bad that CS:GO hasn't reached the playerbase that CS 1.6 and Source had and it really does reflect poorly on the game, especially since there are a lot more gamers out there now. That's one of the main things they need to do is get Source & 1.6 players to convert.

A lot of pros have left recently and over the last year when you look at how many pros there actually are out there. A lot of them cite the lack of support CS:GO gets as a tournament and a lot of them are European as well. A lot of European sponsors have also let go of their teams due to lack of productivity.

The GO Community is brutal across the seas too. a lot of talk on reddit, steam forums and such illustrate it. Not to mention that it's not just the competitive scene I'm talking about, it's the casual stuff as well. It's a different way of thinking then from the old 1.6 ways way.

I'd argue the NA scene is dead because PC gaming except for SC2 & LoL have amassed the majority of gamers. No one really cares about the old day of Quake or CS. Combine that with the fact that no tournament worldwide has the amount of money that was previously around say like CPL's $50,000 or the absurd $200,000 payout from 3D in Korea. No matter how you look at it, the money just isn't there... and that's not even adjusted for inflation.