Popularity issue persisting after 0.5 release

I was online today too, and can confirm it was active (the server had 6-7 players). This day, I was on a CTS server however. And I must say, it is more frustrating than DM, and I can tell it encourages new players to leave. I mean it's nice and all... but it takes much more concentration and energy, you spend half of the time changing maps because most are impossible for the average player, and I can imagine no new player will consider this a nice welcoming.