nobody remembers
about the bots and very rare to see some (previously had thousands of stones in the auction house)
server is empty only for missing updates and events not because it is bad
mistakes and failures (Bugs), all games have, none will be 100% safe.
the simpler would be to add the server from scratch to this players is willing to start over
old server still remains same mode, both sides win out ! without putting firewood in the fire.