Yes, but we haven't done our job well in transmitting our knowledge and habits to the new generations. People just boot newbies from their host, or never host public classic games. Tell me, how are you going to convince lazy moleshoppa players to start playing rope and elite?
Nobody cares to teach new players anymore and there you go, community split, evolved into something else or whatever you wanna call it.
People have been kicked from games since day 1, this isn't something new...
In 1999 - 2005 Ropers looked cool, now, they don't... People just don't want that anymore and I cannot for the life of me understand why you lot can't understand that lol...
Goldeneye was one of the best games I ever played in my life, I played it non-stop for several years with my friends, now, I can't be bothered with it, it just isn't up there with what's available presently, I tried playing it earlier this year and I didn't even last 10 minutes before I was bored of it...
When you say nobody cares to teach anymore, this just isn't true, most people I hang out with on WA are very generous players who are willing to teach and encourage anyone !
Take a look at Hurz in dS, he's one of the most friendly guys i've ever met on WA, he is constantly explaining to people how to play Darts/BnA/Abnormal and other schemes he is passionate about, I can say the same for the rest of dS, they are very friendly and helpful players...
Almost all of the "regulars" on TuS (the people who actively play and post in forums) are generally quite friendly & helpful online as well.
You cannot force people to be interested in something that used to be fun but is old and boring today.