this.
Also, could it be a place that appears calm on the surface with serious power struggles just below between same side factions. Where a hero might be considered the enemy and the villain a friend.
ACK! = starting a poll and having the poll reveal we was wrong.
(not saying that is what happened here, just defining the term ACK related to this thread)
Saved costumes are on the local computer. It's possible the saved folder was changed? I think I've done this.
Changing paths can also result in the game not seeing a file like 'playerslot.txt' and recreating it (which would possibly result in a resort).
On a more general level it could also be accurate to say there are players who can +4/8 some content in the game and they don't stray far from that content.
At the same time there should be some content for the 1%ers.