Hah, I'm pretty sure that's how everyone sees it.
I only started recently myself, well, started again, my last try having been quite a while back, and while there's only one server that ever reaches the full 40/40, I've had a lot of fun with it, especially compared to classic Renegade which I also tried again just yesterday, classic Renegade also doesn't have much left, about the same number as Renegade X.