Well, it's been 15 years since my first attempt at making a RO server.
Since then i've become a professional programmer and, for the nostalgia, and my improved programming skills I'm working on a RO server that's meant to be the closest as possible from a classic/old-times server. (Episode 8 - Niflheim, no rebirth, old-mechanics).
When I say "classic/old-times", I don't mean those pity-of-a-excuse servers that just remove some maps, NPCs and jobs and call themselves "the original feel of Ragnarok".
I mean bring back the old-mechanics, old-skills, when, for example Endure was only time-based (instead of the 7 hit limit), Magnum Break was a target AoE skill, instead of self-cast, Arrow-Shower required a target too, ankle snare only affected enemies on WoE and PvM, Cloaking only worked near walls. Of course, some concessions have to be made, back then Double Strafe and Arrow Shower didn't consume arrows, I don't agree with that, even if it is official behavior. But 95% of the old mechanics would be implemented.
Apparently, at that time some guilds were heavily nerfed (Alde Guild) if I remember correctly, that would be rolled back too.
I really don't expect much people here remember that time (in kRO those mechanics were dropped in 2004 and here in Brazil 2006, when Rebirth episode came in).
But I ask you, is it worth the effort? There are any other servers around that has that same level of fidelity to the old-mechanics? I'm doing it anyways for the nostalgia, and maybe I release source code someday. The server would be a Brazilian server.
Thanks!