It is sad situation, but nobody really can help, unless trend by some miracle turns again into fast shooters.
New pokemans generation likes their mobile games and pubg atm.
Old generation is getting too old for those fast paced shooters, aim gets crappy. All my friends for some reason moved to slower and more tactical (read camper friendly) games. They tell me because those new games are better, i call that bs, it is because they are getting into “old fart” zone and do not want to admit it. Last time when we played UT (this newest one) we all got tired after about 1 hour, UT is too intense for this age of internets.
So UT kind of have no player-base, it has fanbase, yes, but most of us would be totally stomped by ourselves from 2004.
Ps. I still have idea for map, its layout, and some old models (in limbo since 2004). Back then my skill in making 3d meshes was just above bunch of boxes level. Now I think I could pull that off (better skill and much much better tools). So maybe i dust off that thing.