The current ultra passive skeying meta is what's driving the game in the dirt imo
If you only blame toxicity for the game's questionnable "dying", do u even csgo ?
Everybody plays warband for its gameplay. If you remove that (i.e by skeying constantly and just preying on everybody else's offense making offensive players who aren't on rikkert's or python's level a burden) then the game will eventually die completely because it will virtualy become a patience game where we watch each other do nothing til someone makes a mistake.
Edit; just want to point out this is my personnal pov as a semi-casual player - I could be wrong and I don't aim to criticise players who do well in this setting
Yes the Current meta is driving many players away from the competitive scene with not many newer players entering the scene and preforming at a good level to really stay and keep interested.
However the more pressing matter I see is the lack of regimental motivation both at the top and throughout the regiments, namely due to the novelty of the current events. There's a lack of new big interesting events that isn't filled with 5-10 man troll lines which can be annoying especially if you're in a larger regiment with a 30+ man Line every event. Casual Events such as 33d Historical Event, the 92nd 4v4 Monday LB and the 33rd Monthly Double Ranks Thursday Event are the only really fun and interesting events around nowadays in my opinion mainly due to their packed servers as well as their novelty with fun different scenarios every other week that these larger regiments can reenact. With the slightly more competetitive NWBC over (at least in the 45thN's Case) many regiments have nothing really to strive to (other than attendance) outside of these regimental tournaments (MRGL) which only allow a limited roster and is also invitational which the vast majority of very mid tier regiments won't be able to participate in.
I am just highlighting the problems I am seeing in the regimental community as a whole, not to say regiments cant grow (as best seen by 45thN/55th) but with a lack of interesting different events and nothing up and coming to build for (NWBC as an example) it'll be hard for many casual regiments to keep being motivated. Motivation and Involvement being key.
However the community has been like this for the past several years, admittedly becoming better due to corona but once again at least for now NW remains stagnant and if we dont move and just statue - we die. Its a shame the same dosent apply in group fights. #Statue
