[guineapig]

I'll just go ahead and point out that this server of theirs was not advertised as being "classic". The focus was always on it being time locked Progression. So, with that said they aren't exactly false advertising.

As somebody stated on a previous thread: for what ever reason they use the same database for all their servers and have no way of simply undoing changes to 1 specific server, particularly if it's something more than three years old.

While this may or may not have been a dumb move on their part, it's not like their goal was to replicate 1999. I don't think they ever said it was.

Basically people join this server to get server firsts and to get a chance to start on an even playing field. For those that have been playing on live but have 500AA's less than their buddy or have always been in the second best guild, this is a chance for them to try and get to the top. For others it's merely a change of pace from seeing the endless mudflation and sick twinking at level one. For those purposes I think the server will deliver to the people that seek it out.

I personally don't have the time to invest in something like this which is the main reason why I will not be trying it out.