Jesus, i've been reading everything up. It goes down to simply people complaining and insulting people who do not take part on those aspects of the game, but want to fond a way to solve the ruckus on. If you "competitive" players just keep insulting us, people who try to find solutions for YOUR problems we (i agree) aren't even supposed to care about, how do you want this game to improve? You've indirectly and directly mentioned how influenced/dependant those activities are to the playerbase. So, instead of arguing with us, complaining or drowning in nostalgia, don't you make people come and play with you? There's no rewards? There's boosters? Then make yourself farm rewards! And make special sparring matches in your house with the new boobytraps from castle, go and show those "noob guilds" what you like about your respective aspect of the game, teach them so they can teach others, so they motivate others, the game may be on a bad moment for you guys,but you aren't trying to redeem it neither, so, how are you supposed to change ANYTHING if you aren't even trying? Instead, you spend your time spamming forums with nostalgia and mentioning your problems while also taking on people, how COULD that change anything? So i simply suggest you to try to revive them, if you tried, do so again! You'll Win more with that than complaining.

Excuse me if i have bad grammar or typos, english is not my maternal languague. Hope you find a way to solve this!