The point of view off a current Mid/Pvp rate CPL.
( Cant comment on low rate servers , since i dont have that much time or dedication to grind for days )
L2 became more like a business , thats the main reason new servers keeps poppin here and there. And these who say we do it for the community and not for the money or fame are just the ones who have a hobby. They are the only ones that are blaming the community for ruining the game. Meanwhile the ones that follow the flow, are ok with constant new grand openings, 1-2 week server life times and minimal change in features.
L2 is like fashion , you have to go with the flow. If you dont follow whats the most popular across. Thats your fault as an administrator and not the community. And if your trying to invent smthn new doesnt mean others will stick with it, its literal 50/50. Regardless of the time and sweat uve spend on it. No 1 but your self, will appreciate your hard work.
Atm most of clans/cps join the server by the invites from admins or other players regardless of its features.
If the server has most of the sides others will join too cuz of competition. Some ppl like me have a hobby for pvp videos, so thats another reason to join stacked servers of clans. I remember we joined a server that was a buggy with shit not working properly , ofc we flamed the server between each other but we still played there, and we donated if necessary to have a little advantege over the others.
TL;DR
Talk & have good contact with CPL`s/CL`s
No 1 will appreciate your hard work , only yourself.
Follow whats popular and stick with it
New invetions & poor server builds, could be brought to popularity with paying clans to play.