umm, if u actually looked at them, the donation stuff isnt that much higher, i reworked all the dmg and everything on them myself, their not as powerful as normally created, i dont want donators to have that much of an advantage. but the donations r there to cover server costs, so we gotta have something for the donators, simply to help with costs.
and once we get them finished, the elemental weapons will rival that of the weapons u speak of, and what time r u getting on, i usually see 8 or more ppl on when im awake. i know its not much, but it seems harder to pull players these days, and weer working on unique things to hopefully attract more players.