Look I dont play at all anymore
But I do want to point out that when i did play, especially in 2018-2019, we just entertained ourselves.
Everything got a whole lot more serious for some reason, and if you wanted the server to be serious, it really kinda pushed away all that fuckery that I know the players back in the day enjoyed.
Sure there isn't as much chaos as there was in 2019 CSCDesert, but that stupidity and just freedom that allowed us to mess around with our friends without having to be serious was one major thing i just know people enjoyed. Hell those were probably my favorite times on the server, i could care less about a map, or weapons (How they handle, i love variety, even if that just means reskins). I got to run around as a goat in war biting peoples ankles and yelling at them through a mic. There are little things that make a server like this a fun place to be. And if players get to experience those little things, they will surely want to come back and play again and again.
I personally think the thing that ruined the fun for me was when everything got too serious for a server that just wasn't serious, i know I am a 'vet' and just reminiscing on the past, but i feel like it is worth noting.
Don't know if this helped Garn-man, just trying to give an input i felt needed to be shared.