Any upgrades should only contain features that make it easier to move forward in Successes, Points, and Honor Points.
It takes a horrible amount of Time and Resources to move forward in the Game as it is. It that is not the only reason that Players leave the game, I don't know what else it could be.
The Upgrade that stripped the things that guys Level 1 to 9 could do, and took away Features of the Game that they had been enjoying was a horrible idea. Many of the Game Buttons vanished with no explanation.
Guys were kicked out of the Guilds if they were less than level 10, I put a lot of effort into getting my Guys leveled back up to 10 so they could see the Guild again.
The Game looked like it was filled with horrible bugs to every guy who had been playing the Game that was level 1 to level 9.
Destroying parts of the Game is not the solution to making the Game better as making it harder to move forward in the Game is not making the Game more fun to play.
Adding Rewards is a Great Idea.
Stripping the Rewards Available is not.
Days of Evil is a Game inside a Game, if you never join a Guild, you are missing half of the Game. Adding Rewards to the Guys who are in Guilds is a Great Idea, thank you guys so much for doing that in the past.