This, combined with move to obfuscated code, is the causing less and less people to get involved with rce. Earlier in the decade, the code from protectors was easy to read and there was only anti-debugging techniques, but now you have to search for the right code (sift through thousands of commands). It's much harder to jump right in to reversing, so people quit before they even get started. And the scene is getting smaller because (well, the reason why I retired) is because it's the same old crap. There was a shift toward vm and obfuscated code, then no changes since. The protections haven't changed so people just get bored. And those who do stay in the scene and do know how to deal with new protections do not want to share the information because it takes so long to perfect an attack, which is another reason why the new generation is not getting involved (lack of information on new protections).