You seem to be forgetting one important factor. And that is they're a business.
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All people online are packetlogging to update their emulators. That's my guess always
Everyone is saying that people prefer Habbo because it's less probable that it will shut down and I agree, but could it also be that (as little as the amount of people may be) there are still new users joining Habbo? Users who have probably never seen or even heard of the old school retros and since that's what they're used to they don't complain and also lots of people don't even know about retros, especially now that advertising on Habbo has stopped (hotels used to spam them but now they're scared).
I do believe that with Habbo's changes, and while we complain that "oh they removed this, and they removed that" when a new thing comes out the users on there must be like "wow, new features looks great" where as since we're used to different designs on Habbo we'd go "eurgh, looks terrible, I want the other one back".
New features, new set of users who don't know what the "old" Habbo is.
I don't even know why people go on Habbo, It's full of fucking idiots that think a word is rare. Oh my goodness, I can't even cope.
That does not even make any sense.
I've never seen anyone in Habbo saying that a word is rare all of a sadden and if that's so then why not leave them to what they are worth they clearly do not know that it's just virtual anyway so it does make them stupid but that does not instantly make them a fucking idiot that's straight up ignorant.
Anyway it seems that you've also gone on Habbo that the reason why you've ran in to them and that your probably the most ignorant person you can find there,
All valid points, however I have to agree for the most part with OP. I just remember having so much more fun with Habbo back in the day. Things were so much simpler. Rares were cool, but that didn't matter to most people. You had what you had, and that was it. Personally, I believe the thing I miss the most were the old fashioned militaries, gangs, groups, etc. rooms that were made with the L-shaped room. You had to dress a certain way, change your motto, maybe a badge, etc. It was cool. Now-a-days, you have to do 10 backflips, 65 push-ups, 100 jumping jacks, and join a group to get in a military. It takes the fun out of it, and most people who are new to it end up quitting or giving up because they can't figure it out or you get some guy who is just their to beg for a higher rank. Also, there's always 10,000 teleporters and wired areas that you have to go through. It's discouraging, and makes people just want to give up ultimately.
I hate to go on and on about it all, but you have to admit it's true. All good things come to an end, even when they don't even realize it's over. This happens way too often in the gaming industry, online especially. Habbo, Call of Duty, Halo, etc. You name it. Most games are going downhill. However, that's a whole different discussion.
People go on because they don't have anything productive to do with their lives.