I can attest to this. I actually considered coming back to zone after Alex reached out to me with his ideas and the direction he planned on taking the server. A lot of plans and ideas, and the best part was work was actually being done to get towards those goals.
I don't know about the state of iZone now, but Chelt did say his summer shop was getting him great reviews as if that's his best achievement as of late. Seasonal shops are so easy.