1.9+ made a line between communities. 1.8 and lower is filled with retarded and toxic fucks, while 1.9 and higher has a better community with not as many retarded fucks. 1.9 saved and killed this game. So no, 1.9 didn't kill the game, it only made slight improvements.
Indeed, it killed 1.8 and saved the community. Anyways, come on TS3 for a little talk, I'm sure you're pretending to be someone you're not