[SirAlvarex]

When I was younger I was one of the adventurous types. On here I'd agree that the only ones playing are the original 1% (Yes, that term is accurate as to what it was during the 99-02 period that I played). The other 99% either burned out, have died, have grown up, etc and don't want to play an old MMO just for nostalgia.

Or, a lot of them start, get to level 12, see no groups/people telling him/her "Don't play a melee character. Play a caster so you can farm money and your life will be easier". Seeing monks running around in Fungi's probably doesn't help either.

I know I had trouble catching onto the server because a quarter of my groups were "Oh wait, you don't have 20k worth of gear? I'm going to make fun of you for not being a necro/mage".

So yeah, that's why the "1%" (which is now the 90%) negatively affect the population. But that's minor. If there were enough casual players so that "90%" becomes the "1%" again, then it wouldn't be an issue. The only problem is, how the hell do you get enough casual players to play a game that is the equivalent to beating your head against the wall? That I don't have an answer for.

Oh, and the forums. Tons of trolling goes on here.

(Yes, there are tons of nice people on this server. But sometimes all it takes is 2 or 3 experiences with the crappy people to turn off a new "casual" player).