Cross posted from ZD forums because we all know what happens over there...<br /><br />I rarely post anything on these forums anymore because I assume there&#039;s like a random 2% chance it&#039;ll end up with me being banned or maybe even master banned.&nbsp; ZD has pretty much the worst relationship I&#039;ve seen between a dev/admin/mod/etc team and the community of all the games I&#039;ve played.&nbsp; It is pathetic, and there is a big disconnect between many of the players and those with control.<br /><br />I think it is quite odd since the ZD team is supposed to be an extension of the players and support us isn&#039;t it?&nbsp; Else what is the point?&nbsp; Who do you think is going to appreciate all the new ZD features most?&nbsp; Some random pub player who can&#039;t even SR50 or a hardcore player who plays IDL/ZDDL/etc?&nbsp; Now as ZD is less and less popular the hardcore player is making up a much larger and larger percentage of the player base.&nbsp; Few newbies are coming in and the hardcore are still sticking around but maybe they won&#039;t forever.<br /><br />I&#039;ve been a member of the Quake community in various games spanning from Quake 1 all the way to Quake Live and grudges no matter how justified KILL small communities.&nbsp; I&#039;ve seen it happen more than a few times and that is what is happening to ZD now.&nbsp; The community is smaller than it has even been in ZD and now divisions are hardening and growing.&nbsp; All that means is ZD is going to lose a more players rather than retain them.