It sure feels like they killed the fun in this game intentionally. In my opinion, it all started when the deleted Yorktown tower. Then announced the end of 1k guild rewards. Then started slowly deleting other towers. Then deleting the all-time scoreboard. Then nerfing farming into the ground, and as a byproduct destroying the way houses have been used since conception (codeshops, mazes, ect).
It's like every update was thought up by someone who has no idea how to come up with good ideas. I'm fairly convinced that these changes were intentionally meant to kill the towering community. Someone thought it would be more profitable to force players to roleplay and buy cosmetics rather than pursue towering and chase after prestige (and free) 1k hats instead.