Here is another screenshot that absolutely verifies that something was wrong with my 6th release that went live right before the drop happened.
3300 → 800 players in 30 minutes, with my map being the only one affected visibile of all the maps I’ve checked. Exactly when I reverted back to the old version it goes back up again.
^ This happened earlier today when I was trying to run memory calculation and update the map. I was told by epic support on discord to try to release the version and see how it goes. Obviously something is very wrong with that release if you check the screenshots provided. Hope this information helps.