why is the formula being entirely redone with an older formula and setting that has been done on nebulous time and time again, instead of taking the current one and instead improving it which would not only be significantly easier, it would also guarantee a return of the big net of people who used to play?
I am being genuine and in no way am I trying to downplay the setting that's being aimed for - as a matter of fact, I think it's a bold move and I respect it. It's just that most of us are either in college/jobs and barely have the time and effort to dedicate to a cityrp setting which would require hours and hours of work to properly establish a character. S1 was very explosive and intense to the point where it was decided it'd be laid off for two weeks due to how the intense action the server's gameplay and lore saw, and the iteration was even quoted as being 'one of the best'.
The majority of S2 was also very enjoyable and provided a good experience for many. Only at its final days (or two months, to be specific) has it started getting a downgrade due to the petty drama that happened back then.
I understand that it would be very difficult to go back to that level without the original drivers of S1, but like many of the former senior staff stated: there was originally no lore set in place for the first few weeks, yet the server itself was still very enjoyable from both the rebel and Combine perspectives. The level of gameplay and direction in that era of HL2RP² might require some effort to mimic and re-implement, but it's definitely possible to be revised, and again, would still be easier than rewriting the formula to something the community lost interest in a long time ago.
So again my question is this: Why is this level of astonishing potential, presented in the setting and original gameplay of HL2RP², being discarded & abandoned in the face of something that has been done time and again for the past eight years? I understand that the lore and the story wouldn't be the easiest thing to manage without the original team, but it doesn't look nor sound like too much work to just stick to the original and intended mechanics of the early HL2RP² era and improve them.
For me, an old timer and a person who, for the first time, actually enjoyed HL2RP leagues over other servers that I played on, this is very disappointing to see as I do not overreact when I say that this was the seriously the best roleplay server I've played during my time on GMODRP and was ultimately the birth of my most developed character. Seeing a very good formula being discarded and thrown away for the sake of CityRP just refuses to sit well with me.