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I need to get a couple of things out of my system.

First of all, why is it that so many who prefer Pre to Renewal desperately cling to the idea that Renewal is unbalanced? Sure, even if it is, it makes no sense! 99% of all Pre server are unbalanced in some way, through custom rates, custom content, special npc's, voting schemes.. the list goes on.

But something else.

Before rAthena came we all had to learn how to be content with Pre. Yes, 3rd classes were being rolled out on the official servers, but what could we do about it? We stopped nagging our local GMs and mods about it and moved on. I think we were even pretty happy with the way things were. Sure there were plenty of dodgy servers, but we all had an 'as good as it gets' sort of mentality. There was a server for everyone.

rAthena, with its promise of MORE has kind of shattered that feeling for me. Wants and desires can no longer compete with what we can actually get - which on average seems to be some kind of mix between Full Renewal and a PreRenewal 'we-have-to-add-500-custom-features-to-make-this-server-interesting-in-the-face-of-overwhelmingly-bland-competition' kind of attitude.

Since rAthena there has been so much potential for a great, true Ragnarok Online experience. But after nearly one year of server hopping and waiting around, I'm not sure if I can bear any more of it. Here's a picture of a sad bear:

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A true classic really.

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You lost me on that third paragraph tbh, what's so bad with new additions/modifications/customs?

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I don't know. Nothing. It just feels like that for all these dozens upon dozens of invariably custom servers, there should be at least a couple that are really true to what RO.. well.. is. Before rAthena that wasn't even an option.

Emulators emulate, right?

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/me seems to understand now.

You'd like to play on a server that emulates exactly how RO was meant to be? But arent there servers like that already o.o (CookieRO is what I can think of off the top of my head). Imo, in RO it's unnecessary to have a server that copies official servers.

Why? Because unlike other games (World of Warcraft) Official RO does not charge to play their game. Which is why in the WoW Private Server community they advertise servers that are "100% Blizzlike" and people play them; where as on RO they really don't (or nowhere near to the extent they do on other private server communities).

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Yeah. Yeah, you're right.

I should start my own server (and then be the only one that plays on it). I hear that's a pretty surefire way to get tired of the game. :P

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The whole point of having a private server isn't to just copy whats already in IRO if that was true then what reason would anyone have to play a private over playing official. Right now you have free to play on the main servers so you could just play it officially if you didnt like private servers. Atleast for me my server is to provide a unique experience that you couldn't find if you search through all the other servers something that is unique and while its not completely custom and it uses renewal classes and all if i can provide added things that make it different from other servers my server might be known just because of what i'm providing that you cant find officially or on other servers. But I used to think that it was really important to be a copy of the official servers but over the 9 years of learning how to make a server and learning all the things that you can do to the game to make it more interesting ive realised that being a copy wasn't for me.

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First of all, why is it that so many who prefer Pre to Renewal desperately cling to the idea that Renewal is unbalanced? Sure, even if it is, it makes no sense! 99% of all Pre server are unbalanced in some way, through custom rates, custom content, special npc's, voting schemes.. the list goes on.

most of them have probably forgot the fact that 99% of pre-renewal servers disable official things like the god-items and certain mvp/boss cards for being too unbalanced, and dont even get me started on servers that make custom items that are almost as bad as some of the god-items (because slotted lower headgears and +10 all stat wings are super balanced right?).....

renewal fixes things like god-items to be less OP, but at the same time they still havent balanced 3rd jobs yet on kro/iro imo, when i login to kro i stil see suras and genetics everywhere and never any mechanics, warlocks, GXs, or rangers, and im seeing less RKs everyday too :<

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I just feel like my turf has been steadily disappearing. Don't really know anymore where else to go to, there aren't many online games left that I like. I think I look at the lowrates section of this forum almost every day to see if something better has shown up. It makes me sad.

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