Are there any competitive players left?

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I was actually trying to be sarcastic.

Less restrictions -> nooby maps + lots of players -> some skilled active players.
More restrictions -> bad, ugly, nooby maps + few players -> no skilled active players.

People are going to make nooby maps either way so long as there is an in-built editor. We might as well have nooby maps that don't look like absolute turd in an attempt to evade the restrictions.

I see a striking parallel between Assaultcube and the music industry. Give people what they want, or they will find other ways to get it.

So true .. so true xD