maybe there should be a clan of people that all at the same time join a sad and lonely freebuild server where just the host is present, then they build a ton of cool stuff together, other people join, and ultimately a bunch of people who never would have decided to join the freebuild will get to know the host and be friends so that the freebuild will later be able to hold itself up.
i mean like imagine if you were hanging out waiting for someone to join your freebuild, and you're one click away from disconnecting when suddenly you're spammed with the connection of twenty people, god damn that'd be cool.