SMP updates/reset - Give us an idea of what's fair to expect, Part 1

I am splitting this suggestion into 2 parts as it's very long SMP isn't the main gamemode on the server I play, but it WAS the very first gamemode on the server I played, and I remember when it was at it's most popular. I wanted to leave my thoughts as when the time does come to give it updates, I want to see it go well. I'm making this suggestion partly from the perspective of existing players (some of which are WELL aware the gamemode is currently the least active it's been in over 4 years), and new players trying SMP for the very first time. I think it would be nice if players had an idea of what's fair to expect. OGN transitioned towards becoming a business over time. For this reason, I think it's simply not realistic for SMP to be what it was in 2022-2023. Some long time players WILL want this, but OGN is a very different server now in some ways. In addition, some new players might expect the gamemode to be run to a similar standard to RPG, which I suspect is also not entirely realistic. SMP is still operated as a non p2w gamemode. Assuming this is still the case, it's much less profitable to operate. Players that are new to the server might not understand this aspect as well. I also bring this up as I don't want to see players buy ranks with unrealistic expectations of how the gamemode will do. I can't say for sure what is the "right" business decision here, but I do think it's at least worth considering that if players buy a rank with high expectations and are then unhappy with how things are going, they are less likely to spend money on the server in the future, and this can potentially impact the revenue of other gamemodes too (as some SMP players may later give Factions or other gamemodes a try).