What’s your thoughts on the current situation of the server?

[Nacreas]

Personal opinion:

Lack of leadership:

The only post I have seen from Divey is a shit-post of a thread in the Organisation area. With all due respect, I don't see much coming from the top. It's all well and good playing with the select few people you want to, but Divey you have responsibilities, you're the owner. I see a few ideas coming from a few in management and admin level being thrown into the mix which is great, but not much follow-up aftewards sadly when things need to be created. Everyone has real lives, time isn't on everyones side. I'm not creating this post to make an arse out of anyone, but merely to be honest. Divey you need to step aside now, you're getting in the way of FL's growth and it is impacting the community.

Lack of community:

One of the key differences between now and a few years back is that there very influential people within the community that others looked-up to. It made for great RP, it brought people together and many great memories were made.

I've raised this internally before and had a bit of push-back from people when I mention the the forum is inactive and something needs to be done about it. I have been told that Discord is a much more convenient way to interact with others and an easier means to reach more people. Respectfully I don't think it works for FL. The forum has been one of the key elements of this community for 14 years, it can't be left to do its own thing and it is where everyone is drawn to. Yes the team can't make people post on the forum, but give them things to post about besides the community having issues. There needs to be regular content posted for community members to engage with. It feels as if others wait for someone to post something which stems from a lack of leadership.

Positive things I've noticed:

If you looked carefully when the servers had a few people regularly playing, there were a number of players joining for the first time. Some players were returning from many years ago. The audience is there, so give them something to come back to. 

One of things I have been impressed with is that amongst the team there are a few talented people who are keen to work. It's great to see.

Summary:

I like to consider myself an optimist, but that does not blind me to the obvious issues in front of me. FL's problems, in my opinion, seem to stem from one major factor, Divey. I'm sure you are a nice guy and have done some good work over the years, but you've stopped and now FL needs change.