The problem with the Lineage 2 as a game is not the community. 5 years ago i heard kids saying "the game is dead" yet the game make/provide more money than a big company to players, owners and developers.
I sat for coffee with clients who show me their Paypal and they had 3.500$ earning per month from average 450 - 500 player server which is too much.
So the game it's not the problem here. The community as i mentioned is the problem. They simply are spoiled rats who want the game mechanics build up to their taste because of the multiple servers they know that exists they can switch at any other server any time. Back when we had 10-15 servers you had no choice but to play and lower your ego.
The other problem is the way the game is delivered. Nowadays because of the shared files every player has the idea that if he don't like the server's gameplay he can open a server on his own, so he won't sit down his ass and accept your gameplay style.