In my opinion if they are going to bring it back, i would not play it unless they make some changes, and I'm not
saying the player count is very low because of them, but it may help.
List of suggestion that may help the game come back:
1- All mobs should be the same (fake and real once) if there is even a small difference, the seekers will spot fake ones very easily:
- Only real mobs make noise when walking
- Real mobs stare at fake ones when they get close
2- Block all trees and outside the map places entirely, don't give the hiders any chance to go to unwanted areas, they should only be allowed to walk around the map normally, not make parkour jumps to reach high secret places, (the trees had barriers in the farm map yes, but it made it worst because hiders can go inside 1 block spaces where seekers cannot reach).
3- Hiders should be more capable of escaping the seekers, when you hit a hider the get a tiny stun, if they are already too close, it is already game over, so there should be no hit stun at all, make it just like a normal player, where they get knockback when getting hit.
4- Give hiders the ability to change speeds, the short speed burst they get after being hit by a seeker is not enough, it depletes very quickly, they should have an item to change their speed from mob speed to a seeker speed so they have more chance to escape after being caught.
5- all maps should be the same size, so it is fairer for both sides.
6- Hiders items glitch very often where they cannot be used unless the player moves a little bit.