...i dont think im going to stop arguing about this anytime soon, sooo...
fix the problems that made the players go away, and many will come back. they want to come back, they aint bored of it yet, but the lag, and the unwanted changes, keep them from coming back.
if something is fun, people will play it. if people were that bored of the game, they wouldnt come back AT ALL.
there are plenty of games out there that people play one playthrough or put so many hours into, and then never play the game again, never check or visit again. ever. they simply had enough and put it out of there mind. crpg\warband is NOT one of those games, not for us, we are here because this is our thing and no other game out there comes even close to delivering the combat WE want to play.
i strongly disagree with anyone that thinks the majority of players left due to boredom. and for fanatical medieval warfare lovers, there is currently nothing that matches crpg\warband, this is all we got! i do NOT think people that love medieval warfare will EVER get bored of this game, burnt out maybe, bored? NO. people who put 1000+ hours into a game typically have a passion for that type of game, w.e. it is. the people that put soo much time into DeadFrontier, prob dont think its the greatest game ever made...they just love shooting zombies...its their thing. crpg\warband is OUR thing, we have a passion for it, and nothing else out there come close to providing the sort of atmosphere we crave from a game.
i do think fixes would bring burnt out players back, particularly the lag, and banner balance issue. the balance would take some work, but im told the lag could be solved easily by resetting the server. i cant contribute to that in any way, chadz still runs them, only he can?
the players that come back dont like what they see and arnt having the fun they used to have, a mixture of lack of players and the problems that produced the lack of players.