But the work they have done IS useless now. Try to understand this.
I was a good boy who used to play on 762 back in the day, mainly due it was the only place where I could play outside our testing sessions. So naturally I didnt give two shits about their system back then as I am not a stats-prostitute, nevertheless I had very good games on 762 in several occasions. So my gaming experience there mixed with both good and bad, despite the fact that the server had their awards system as that fact didnt move me either way.
Now with 2.4 I see 762 as a stubborn part of this fair community who refuses to play by the mod's rules. Instead they sport their own style. If we had thousands and thousands of players, I wouldnt mind this since thats usually the case on many games that have loads of players. Since our community is small, I would much rather see unity in the subject of awards rather than have 762's in their own league and Official's in theirs. Right now the situation is in a stalemate. We cannot join together hand to hand just because the other player next to you might be "one of them".
And while I still dont play FH2 just so I could have jpg's added to my players profile, I play it because it is a great mod, I do think that it would benefit everyone if all of us had the same playground. Then we'd possibly have more player options in regards of servers. How I've understood this, and please do correct me if Im wrong, that the community is split into two just because of two systems. Players who like their shiny in 762 are waiting in line for their servers and players who have their shinies in official ranking are waiting in line for HSLAN. With just one system, people could just pick a server that has ranks on and join that instead of waiting for a spot that might never come.
If I have to pick a server, its either a server that runs official stats or none at all. To me false "bling" doesnt mean anything, even less than the official does.