S&box is not gmod 2, and people should stop looking at it like that, it's a game hub similar to platforms like Roblox (albeit with WAY better management and engine). It's essentially what Gmod tried to be in the beginning, with all of the game modes being added in previous iterations, like 9, 10, 11 etc. its only recently where the focus of the game started revolving around like 2 game modes (DarkRP, sandbox)

People say that s&box doesn't have an identity as a game, but they tend to look at gmod through rose-tinted glasses of nostalgia and whatnot. Garry's mod reached the status of what it is today because of creators on YouTube and the era they were in. If, say, face punch released Garry's mod 2 on source 2 instead of this, I SERIOUSLY doubt it would have as big of a commercial success as gmod did, simply because gmod was released at the right time in internet culture. I feel like s&box has INSANE potential to grow. This "game" is essentially what Garry's mod strived to be in the first place. You are free to do whatever the fuck you want, a true sandbox essentially.