I can always come here and find this thread, made by Xellie, even if it isn't this thread.
And I can always come here and say, again, what it comes down to is server side software. It's old, it's inefficient, it's buggy, it lacks balance. Fix it, balance it, and RO is a good game, no need for custom events or new content.
That's because RO fills a niche that isn't replicated anywhere else. If you want the RO experience, you must get it from RO. It may not be a million dollar idea, but it should be enough to base a successful business around. When, if you go to kRO campitor, you need to get them to rework the server code. The client can sit as it is, in fact, the non-renewal client is better in some aspects, since simpler is better, but whatever. But the server has to fix things like position lag, mapserver information loss, and exploits related to client side hacks. If you do that, people will come back. I won't, but that fact has nothing to do with Xellie. Rather, you owe me a level 99 LK with my weapon collection plus some of my alts on classic.