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I agree that if someone pays 100 dollars for the server, then it is theres for a year. Whether or not they choose to develop it is their business. I also agree that PWA should tighten up their requirements for active servers.

I also agree with everyone saying that we need a new server on the list. There are many promising servers under development, but they are all very extensive projects with release dates of 1+ years. Perhaps what we need is the release of a classic server that utilizes the current tileset (or perhaps even the old classic one) and focuses more on gameplay such as quests and jobs. While its nice to see lots of new ideas, tilesets, and graphics, a simpler classic server could hold players' attention until these more advanced servers are finally ready to be released.

If all of the developers who say they are concerned that Graal is dying simply pitched in a little time here and there to donate say, a quest or town, or some sort of scripted system or NPC or weapon graphic or gani, and then a few people were dedicated to making sure the content was organized and administered, a Classic server could probably be released fairly quickly.

As a side-note about the lack of developing skills among the newer players these days, I feel that perhaps forums completely dedicated to developing (separate from the GCC forums) might help with this. The more experienced older developers could come together to create tutorials and Q&As with newer players who are interested in breaking into the world of developing. It could be somewhat like the Wiki, only with more interactivity and hands-on learning, which I feel is the most effective way to learn something.