I do believe Velious is being intentionaly delayed as well, but not for worries about the server dying or anything else.
I believe it's being delayed because the staff himself (besides Nilbog) has lost interest in the project due to the intense CSR involved by its success.
Basically, what makes P99 successful is the little GM intervention, everything is contested, etc. Server is alive because achievements mean something.
On the other hand, it generates a lot of petitioning and drama. As much as raiders get bored of content, I can imagine how old it must be getting to go solve an FTE petition at Noble...
Either way, the staff doesn't want to regulate the server, and don't want to deal with the mass of petitioning it involves.
Imagine this with Velious. The amount of petitions would be 10 times higher. I just don't think they want to deal with it (and if you Watch latest Sirken's twitch, he states that he doesn't want "Headaches"). You got your answer pretty much.
It's a vicious circle.
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