I don't mean to spread hate but this is an excellent move by leadership. Wasteland was plagued (especially Ya Mum) with admins abusing their power and even abusing players. This really gives me hope that the leadership actually hear our complaints and attempt to act on feedback. In regards to improving player count on Wasteland -
I think introducing the old base building mechanics would really help. I have been on this server a very long time and know many people that stopped playing purely from the base building mechanics being removed/diluted heavily.
Placing a larger emphasis on Opfor v Blufor will also improve the overall enjoyment of the server. (especially balancing teams). At present indys make up the vast majority of the players which really takes away from the team aspect imo.
Fixing simple bugs like money and gear despawning etc. would also be great as it has caused many people to rage quit and not come back.
All in all Wasteland has a huge potential and with some hardwork by the admins I believe it can be restored to its former glory