hello ...
i don't think anyone questions what you have built up over the last 2 years. it takes a lot to do that.
but that's also a "little problem" at the same time. when you start a server, it's with the entire alliance. that scares off a lot of other players because your sheer number of accounts crushes everyone else.
other alliances start with 40 - 60 players and you with 200 - 300. there is the motivation right at the beginning over. you could say the 4th place is the new 1st, when you are at the start.
i think that's the biggest problem we have here. especially since there aren't enough new worlds to keep you from running into each other ;-)
greetings