At this point, forum drama is like a little comedic act. If you let it phase you, then please reevaluate what exactly you're dealing with (usually children).
Progress on the server has been decent, we have gotten many old and new players to return. However, even with a small amount of players, it isn't extremely difficult to push the server into the top 100 in rank. Now that we're in the 80's, subtle changes should show a difference more than they would've in the past. I am not a huge fan of custom maps, there are only a few in general that I would consider acceptable to include. We will keep the snow and dust effects on, as well as the fire. I will completely revise the rotation tonight, reducing some of the custom maps and including more original ones. We may also tweak the game settings (timers, etc.) slightly to make rounds more competitive (Will discuss with
@Guarnere). I would like to see some more participation from members from other sections though, we have seen a few here and there but I was hoping for a more collective effort, even if you don't like the game as much (at least spectate).
I'm going to delete the salt mine above so we can keep this thread open and less cluttered for more discussion on the cod2 server.