ofc for money. what for do you think all this guys makes lineage2 servers? they waste tons of money for that, they make busines. In other side some kids admins who no have brains and hands to make quality servers/sites and they make hidden donate with epics like stalone did, also 0 eu l2 sites has automatically donate system.
You must stop dream about server with 0 donates, EU community isnt so brainfull, Check RU community, they will never play in server with 0 donates, but in RU server kinda better donate works.