Its a relief to finally know the events that transpired, leading into this train wreck of a disaster. Having this clear, honest transparency with the community is refreshing and much needed, I hope it continues this way from here on out.
I will put it bluntly in my own opinion, which is not something I’m always fond of doing. Both parties involved were at fault, the staff allowed their emotions to run high and blind them of their duty to the game to remain calm and objective, and Raz abused his powers after years of absence because things were not going his way. I do not believe Raz should have had total authority to decide exactly what the maps would be like and what was released just because he is server master (though all my respect to him for his years of being such server master and keeping this game going), and I do not believe the staff had the right to release the map patch as a form of retaliation against Raz. This was something that got very out of hand and affected the whole community. The fact that the community itself had no knowing of this coming storm is possibly the worst thing as everyone was blindsided by what we deemed sudden and scary events.
I see both sides to this story and still respect both the Staff and Raz, my opinion is by no means an attack on either side but what I personally believe to have gone wrong in the course of things. I understand that things were stressful and intense, things happen and we are all only human. I hope we can build a better foundation to start again from. Trust can be made again with reliable and honest communication, let the community be heard and let us hear what is happening.
I love you all and appreciate the work, effort and stress you have been through to keep this game going <3