I think The server resourcepacks also would've enchanced the experience for you, for example with TKR and Smash Heroes. It looked rather more difficult to comprehend when you were playing without the server resourcers on
tkr and smash heroes: use built in resource pack, gonna make it look much better boxing duel: its either ping difference (which u can set a limit for in duels lobby in bottom right corner when u click on any duels npc) or the guy was a noob and doesnt know how to control kb and was jumping all the time before u hit him, because its just fine for me bounty hunters is fun for me, not for more than like 3 games tho i hate capture the wool
Imo skyblock is one of the reasons all these games are dead, all the admins are hyperfocused on what the most people want and all the not so popular games get ignored. Even some popular games like skywars fail to average 100 players due to lack of updates
To be fair it wasn't really lack of updates that killed Skywars it was the garbage perk update that makes you equip them and gives everyone bulldozer. Skywars was never meant to be fair that was like half the point, now it's just a bunch of hoppers.
Capture the Wool (or Flag in other servers) is absolutely underrated. It's one of the best pvp minigames imo. It's a real test of teamwork and strategy. Take away the super sweaty players who are ruining the game by winning in under two minutes, and you have a super enjoyable game. I do believe that if Hypixel actually gives attention to these games and regularly update them, they'll attract more players.
Yes capture the wool is epic, I really love it to. Reminds me of old 2016-2017 gameplay (with no sweaty players). I feel like games were more teamwork and strategy oriented before, now it's just rush super fast, jump over everyone, grind game and game.