As a person who has been around the Lineage2 community since Open Beta NA i can say that L2 Official servers are a dying breed indeed , and the fact that there are still a few intelligent developers who can offer one to the community , that deserves respect in itself. Especially considering this is the first "newer" Chronicle that is not ran by Russians is a +1 in my opinion.
As far as customs go i do agree that the custom armors+weapons are indeed going a tad too far. Perhaps introduce an upgrade system for normal armors to keep the "fun" and prevent boredom. Simply a system where you can farm to slowly upgrade whichever armor you have. I have not explained it in a very specific context but i think you get the idea. I do like the fact that 90 is the max level , in my opinion 85-90 should be incredibly hard but come with some specific skills for each class that improve it drastically.
Sort of like GOD , how prior to 85 your character is far below an Awakened character , introduce something along the lines of this would be interesting. But do it just with 86-90 skills. Although GOD is not the BEST expansion of Lineage2 thus far i do agree with alot of the changes that could be used on this server simply because you have the Dev's to do it.
- 86-90 skills that drastically improve your char ( getting these levels won't be a simple task )
- Improved Hero Weapons ( making Hero's incredibly useful )