I don't think this post is doing any good but whatever the reason is, play when you can, and don't play when you can't. I've stayed around regardless of how things turned out to be simply because I enjoy the community as a whole and the server itself and what's been put into it over the years. So whether you stay or not, the server will continue to grow with or without who stays because it's still got a plentiful playerbase. I've had countless friends leave GC for their own reasons, many of whom I would want to see again, but even if they don't come back I'll still return here and there to play and make newer friends. The only thing that's changed on GC is the buy menu, everything else is constant. Most of the players I kick or ban, or even if they are just not doing things right, I'll add on steam and show them the ropes through steam chat. So if you have time to just teach one new person each time you play, there won't be any of this. So newer players won't feel like there's an elitist club going around. Just play for kicks and you'll be fine.