I distinctly remember you saying you had only played cf for a matter of months in some of your earlier posts.

Also, those players that left cf were, in general, not wanting "safe" zones, which no matter how you dress it up is indeed what you are asking for. I am pretty sure that many of the newer players left for that reason though. However, the challenge was what attracted me to cf. It isn't a "first mud", in my opinion. It's a mud to move onto when you want more of a challenge.