First off, y'all never should have pushed an update to both versions that was not supported by the majority of the player base in both versions. I can't speak for Bedrock, but the participation was really low for Beta on Java vs the original game. Don't push such an overhaul to the main version until players show resounding support for the update. YES, an update is needed, but don't push what people don't like just to chase Hypixel.
(Also, just removing comments that request a reversion (re-separation) is another way of silencing your community and will just be a repeat of years past that lead to the big downfall in server traffic. Pretty disappointing to see this being considered an acceptable staff action again.)
Update considerations: EggWars is a strategy-heavy game--all about moves and counter-moves. The new additions to this update lean the meta heavily in favor of high level pvpers and ruins this balance of strategy. (Basically, the update creates overpowered counters to previous strategies used to counter high-level pvpers). Please remove the following items that do this: leap, strength potion, and auto-structures. If players just want to focus on PvP and ignore strategy, there's Skywars, FFA, and duels for that.
Specifically regarding auto-structures: Lucky Islands already has issues with auto-structures being able to go above and below build limit and enable camping. Why bring auto-structures into EggWars where we finally saw a decrease in below-map camping?
EDIT: crossed out above paragraph because after testing in solos there was not an issue with auto-structures ignoring build limits.