i think the people commenting about the other servers really have no real idea what the server they are talking about really offers.
BWG is in cbt - not open.
R2 is not yet in cbt - not open.
Renn in bt (not sure what level) - not open
Ishtaria's dream in concept stages - won't be open for quite a long while if ever.
in all cases none of these have ever published what will be available on their server. all of them promise balanced play. all of them offer cool new stuff you can use to play. all of them offer skill juggling and tweaking. all of them promise to be the best rohan server ever to be created.
but you just can't go on any of them and actually determine for yourself what that server has to offer, how they compare or even if any of the claims hold water.
Here is a reality check guys. it is NOT the server owner that determines if a game server is balanced and fun to play. it is not the server's cheerleaders that determine if the server is balanced and fun to play. it is not the servers developers that determine if the server is balanced and fun to play. It is not their forum moderators that determine if the server is balanced and fun to play.
it is the 100, 200, 300+ people actually are playing an OPEN server that determine decide if that server is balanced and fun to play. It makes no difference what you do - tweak rates and skills, tweak/add armor and weapons, totally rewrite the game. it will be the people that are coming to your server and playing it that will decide if it is indeed balanced and fun to play. nobody else.
until the server is open and has all those people playing it say it is balanced and fun to play, it is not and won't be until they do.
now shaddap and gimme my pie!