crpg is fine as it is, it just needs some works on the new modes to stay fresh.
I wouldn't be scared if there is a little decrease in players, after all m&b becomes older and older and also it's not really easy for a normal player to get into crpg (really too difficult and time consuming)
Strategus, on the other hand, is really boring and few and few people is playing it. Some weeks ago it was full of randomers trying to do something. Now we see the desert around us. Also clans are GTXting or putting really little effort on it. It's just too boring and time consuming to do it right.
Some drastic changes are needed in strat.
In the meanwhile i suggest to fix the low xp and no gold, and the ticket scaling ASAP (or lack of) so it's actually possible to attack somebody if he has more then 1000 tickets (also would be great if an average battle would take no more then 30 min, we are all sick of 2 hours long battles)