Nacy

>I'm working alone in this project , so every opinion is highly acceptable . Uff, good look I guess. But its just another generic server. >I focus on keeping things retail us much us i can. No, as much as you want. Because this server is everything but certainly not retail. Same here, Different opinion. We are in need of decent low rate as never before. High rates are very short porjects most of the time. Edit: And x15 is not a lowrate! Its already well into midrate zone.

Phew, I almost forgot about my own topic. Guess where I've been playing... It was great and got my spirits up again. My passion burning. I made some friends of whom I still talk to now and we might stick together and look for another server sometime. Why the server had to go down is still beyond me. Some idiots must always ruin the fun I guess. Played a PvP powerhouse this time. Had been goofing all over my keyboard. This stuff is to stressfull at times. I am to old for that, next time I'll main a buffer again. lol The money making issue is sad yes. We are killing our own communites with that. I still dont get it at all. And yes, sometimes I wish I knew russian. They seem to have a very very active community with lots of action! Sadly I think that is out of the question, as it would kill the entire community aspect for me since most russians refuse to speak english :< To conclude, it seems people view the game differently these days. Might be a generation issue. As Epiquin mentioned, its just olympiad sportmanship and a race to be the best, entirely ignoring everything around it. How about taking it slow and taking in everything thats part of it? I also would not consider NCsoft and whoever was responsible for the creation of this game has made everything perfectly fine, but I can say for sure that even this orginial age old, possible not flawless game is what I grew to love over the years and its still a lot better than anything ever custom created/enhanced by the community. This is the reason I mainly dislike anything custom-made because it often narrows and cripples the games potential. Its about the open world pvp after all while the olypiad is only a tiny addition, just to name one example. I still believe there are enough players interested in a retail project. The official classic server shows us the demand is tremendously high, even today.

I have never played on Archon. I admit I did not even hear from it up until now. But as someone who has been playing l2 since launch on official and various private lowrate projects later on I have only one thing to say: If you can provide a quality IL or HB server that is future proof and meant to stay with a stable community and economy than you shall deserve a 'YES' Its about time we get quality private servers back. The recent year have really been dark times and everyone lost trust in each other that something of quality can be pulled off again. My hopes are high, as always.

I was unsure wether to post this in the General Discussion or PServer Request Subforum. I figured its more of a discussion where you might drop in a server suggestion. Sup everyone, I am at a loss. I have played this game quite intesively in my past. Offical, Pserver, everyting from C1 to Interlude. I've been gone for a while, 4 years maybe. I want to return. For a few weeks now I've been checking out servers left and right. Every lowrate server I could find that runs Interlude, while wasting some time on a highrate. There is not a single decent project - none. Why? I honestly dont understand, we have thousands of private server around with probably still millions of people playing this game across the board yet we fail to introduce one decent project, no matter the Chronicle. People tell me the game is dying. Well, its to be expected after 13 or what years? But is this really the main reason? Even the so called Old-school projects that run a semi-decent low rate server on paper fail to deliver the experience and are most likely dead after 1-3months. Why does this happen? The private Server I used to play on after and between retail sessions was a german Server. A very small project. 100-150 active players maybe. Been having fun on there for over 1.5 years! A successfull server with a small family like community. An Interlude chronicle, probably not L2Off but very close and it was made and maintained with caution and love. A true official like experience, minus the bots. I fail to find me such a home again. Though my view a perfect server is pretty simple. And I am sure many wish for something like I do: Features: Lowrate Interlude: x3-x10 L2Off No Donation-Rewards (Maybe Cosmetics - Just normal voluntary Donations. You cant tell me people wont pay for a decent project - I would! What happened to that?) No Skipping CCQ via Donation or Adena. Not even Subless or Nobless. Nothing. No Custom Buff/Shop NPC or Items. No Vote rewards. (Or make them nonsignificant, like fame or toy items. What happened with loyally supporting your favourite Server wihtout getting stuff up your....?) And lastly, No Dualbox. I can understand why and where this trend emerged and I might accept 1 box if it needs be, but it kills the game. It literally does. I can understand if you probably not want to play a Prophet but thats about the only class I would tolerate a box for. Dual boxing promotes solo play. This has happened on pretty much every Server I visited since early december 2014. Noone talks in chat, Noone seeks parties or needs help. Noone farms together. It doesnt even seen like folks communicate at all. Semi-Dead servers where everyone plays in solitude with their boxxed spoilers/buffers etc. Whats the fun of that? Does noone want to play these classes anymore? Has the game really turned into a rush to endgame and be it? And you know exactly what happens on every one of those servers, folks reach engame and leave, because there is nothing left to do, noone to talk to. You havent made friends and enemies, you did not enjoy the ride and grew onto your charater. The community is dead. And lastly the community is the only thing worth playing for in L2 endgame, everyone knows that. When I play L2 I want to be part of community that works together with the admins and each other to create a great project. Its not like this is an impossible Thought, I have seen it being possible back then on this small server I was part of. With all that beign said, Its simple really. Just slap on your gamefiles and launch the server. Maybe create a rule set and thats it. This cannot be to much to ask for? Who needs all those custom fancy stuff that just ruins the games experience. I want to enjoy the game the way it was made and meant to be played. Thats the reason I LIKE the game so much. I fell in love with the Original and thats what I want to play. (Clearly we can all agree that the decision making on the official servers has ruined the game just as much, so that is out of the question.) Add a decent stuff to the server, ensure a quality ride and make sure the finacial situation is stable for years to come. (I am so sick of Donation-leechers) Meanwhile my friend and I are sitting here, staring at lists of servers in despair... Help a fellow out, will ya? Please leave your thoughts below while you are at it :)