Please consider that the server is not just about players from Arg/US/Europe. There are a big amount of players from Malaysia and Singapore as well.
Well, why world of warcraft or other online game can still attract so many players is because they are a lot of choices when it comes to player profession. But in HB it's limited to just 3, warrior mage and bmage. Besides that, each profession can only entitle to use certain skills and weapons, whereas at hb, you can all the skills as long as you have the require stats.
I'm not saying we have to be like world of warcraft of whatsoever, but there must be a reason why it's so successful, and bare in mind that many other online game also doing the same where professions comes first, and it works.
Narrow down the professions, limit some rares to certain profession, limit some spells and add extra spells on certain profession, and I guess players won't get bored with it.
I don't think any more events will help right now.
I don't know whether it ca be done or not, but I guess hb needs more new blood.
(Wow sounds like a total makeover. Just my 2cents :ph34r: )