Lavenblade

Yeah, from what I gathered rA has the upper hand when it comes to active developers and development speed. The only thing I don't like is that RE client features don't work while the server is running in PreRE mode. I like to think I'm a decent jack of all trades programmer, but I'm so bad at C that I won't ever come near it. I don't even like C++, just because I'm more used to languages similar to C#, Java, Etc. I really want to avoid going deep into C source code as much as possible. Once again, I'm just trying to find the emulator that works best for me. It's looking like out of the box Hercules supports PreRE servers to make use of the newer, more modern RE clients and the features those clients bring. Thank you everyone for providing constructive feedback and helping me decide which of these two amazing emulators was most suited for my projects needs.

That's really unfortunate. Are there any plans to allow PreRE servers to keep up with the latest clients and features? This is actually a big thing for me.

I should be able to run a Renewal client with Pre-RE mechanics though, right? Sorry for the confusion. EDIT: It says server mode, so I assumed that server side had to be running Renewal mode.

I see on rAthena Github it says server mode: Renewal. Does it not work for Pre-RE?

Awesome, thank you so much for answering all of my questions- I'm looking forward to checking out rAthena and what the community has to offer.

Thanks for your input. I've seen these threads, but they're all opinion based. Everyone that says Hercules because x, y, z has opposing rAthena members using the exact same statements. That is why I asked specific questions in my original post that can be answered factually rather than opinion based. I'd really appreciate it if anyone can answer my questions above, because most of them will provide me with the information I need to make an educated choice. Thanks again.

Thank you for your feedback!

First and foremost, I want to say this post is to remain drama free as I've seen several drama related posts while browsing and that is not why I am making this thread. This thread is for informational purposes and will be based around fact, not opinion. I hope I'm not breaking any rules by asking, but I had to attempt and gather some information before making a choice on which emulator to invest my time in. I have the following questions, and I'd be grateful if people would help me find answers to my questions based on fact, not personal opinion. Which emulator offers better performance? Is the performance increase substantial? Is Hercules Forums/Github usually this quiet? This is by no means me being disrespectful, I understand everyone here volunteers their time and effort. Would you agree that rAthena is both more active on the forums and Github vs Hercules? Is rAthena ahead feature wise when it comes to newer clients? Does newer clients and said features all work with Pre-RE? I'm talking 2015+. Does rAthena yet support RODEX? How is the community here? This one is more or less an opinion. Keep it civil and drama free. Does rAthena support Debian 8? Last but not least, do you expect rAthena will be around with active developers for the foreseeable future? Not entirely a fact based question either, but I had to ask.