Why not grief the server back into single digits?

[Fame]

This idea is probably dumb but hear me out.

A few things first:
Stablequest
Numbers
Emotional investment
Experience
Time
Purpose

It seems to me like most of the people no longer playing include a substantial amount of the old heavy hitters. The deck is stacked. At this point the people not playing while waiting for a new red significantly outnumber the breadline nerds still standing in line.

If that group of savages could band together, set up a batphone, rain on the parade for a few weeks and release videos of them deleting everything that drops I’m fairly certain the remaining true believers would at the very least consider abandoning ship. Think about the experience they have had for the past few years, it’s been a cake walk compared to what all of the veterans have been through.

The time investment to just park characters and delete loot is minimal. It gives ya something to do and might even provide a sense of purpose to many of our fallen comrades.

Within a few weeks the homeland would be back to a barren waste land and we could all celebrate under a mission accomplished banner.

Silence is compliance.

Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk

*music cuts in: The Beastie Boys (You Gotta) Fight for your right (To Party)*