Projekt Hard - [20.02.2026] - OLDSCHOOL

If you miss the classic game feeling from before Alchemy & Sashes - but still want modern quality-of-life features and real long-term progression - take 2 minutes to read our presentation and join the open beta.

Launch:

Core info:

• Type: Hard • Level cap: 99 • Status points: 90
• No Alchemy (never will be added) • No Sashes (never will be added)
• No costume bonuses - keep the classic look and show real gear progress
• Farmblock: up to 3 accounts logged in simultaneously on one device
• Languages: Polish / English / German / Turkish / Romanian / Italian / Spanish / Portuguese (fully translated client with more client languages to be introduced at later date)

Open Beta:

• BETA is open for everyone (started 19.12.2025).
• If you register during beta, you also receive +2 VIP days that will combine with the launch VIP (total 5 days).

Why Projekt Hard:

• We focus on real character progression, leveling and PvP across all stages of the game.
• A lot of systems are reworked to support economy and long-term gameplay.
• Many QoL improvements and new solutions - while staying close to classic foundations.
• No Bonus additions or bonus changers in Item Shop - they are only available in Game.
• Fast growing community - 4,700 Discord members 3 weeks before start.

Spent quite a bit of time on the open beta with my guild, very promising server and super enjoyable. Very much looking forward to the release on the 20th!

Any international Shinsoo players I'd highly recommend our guild Sovereign! :D

I will say i have been playing the beta phase for many weeks, i am very impressed by the amount of patchnotes. They have done a lot of fixes,balancing and you can tell a lot of work and passion has been put in.

Let's start with the first thing. No changers in itemshop. Completely changes the pace of the game, making it actually hard oldschool.
The nostalgia hits hard with this one.
They did some slight adjustments to exp gained, so it will be a bit slower. No one is getting 61 lvl day 1 day 2 :p

The balancing is also nice, lot's of buffs for different classes, and some nerfs to others. Lots of quality of life for many classes that needed some love.

I do have to say the only thing i will forever disagree with slash is how hard Sura wp is nerfed, and how miserable it feels to play until you get 65 lvl + and at least 2-3 G skills with decent equipment. I may be a bit biased since it's my main class that i have been playing for many years, but i tried to be as objective as i can, and it felt bad, it will feel bad for at least a month ot 2.
Other than that he and his team put lots of work and you can tell just from playing the beta phase, which is still online for anyone who is interested.

I would suggest people to take a couple weeks off from playing metin,and save some energy for this one. I don't usually hype up servers but this one might be the one i should.

The only real downside ( which isn't a downside for me tbh) is that the server has a lot of polish players, but since EVERYTHING is translated in both english and turkish, i don't think it will be a problem. Client is fully translated into english, that includes all items,missions,bonuses etc etc etc

They have a GOATED wiki in game, that shows everything. Where items drop, which mob, chest drops, items+0-9 (helmets weapons armours etc) what materials and yang they need to upgrade.
I always think that a good server should always have a good wiki, and this one has it.

Their presentation,took me like an hour reading it with my guildmates, commenting theorycrafting. It's very detailed and it even has a background music which is a nice touch :p

The international community is a bit small, but i have to say it's growing every day.
We are really happy withy how the server evolved over the course of the beta, and i would blindly invite everyone who wants to play an oldschool server that's actually hard, to join us.

I would also like to invite everyone to join Shinsoo kingdom ( Red ) as we are making a guild there for all international ( and polish) players. Our guild name is Sovereign.
Feel free to look at the guild section on their discord, if you don't want to join us, that's perfectly fine,there are other guilds, in all 3 kingdoms.

I don't have any doubts that this server will be a lot of fun and i'm glad it opens in a timeline when i can actually spend some time and play it. I just hope that slash and his team can deliver what is being promised! I Can't wait!

PS. Slash is the goat ( and fuzzy )

what about German Language ?
Would the language be available by the time the server started?

best server I've ever played and it's not even out yet, the entire experience on the beta and watching them improve it day by day is insane. I've never seen metin devs more passionate and capable than these guys, if you are looking for an actually good oldschool server that will last for years, you've found it.

#Sovereign

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Originally Posted by Baustela what about German Language ? Would the language be available by the time the server started?

I don't think it will be on the server start, maybe they will add more languages down the line, but there's english so it should be okay for now

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Originally Posted by Baustela what about German Language ? Would the language be available by the time the server started?

dont you have english language lessons in school in Germany? Its so strange to see german guys complaining that oh.. why no german language:D

Das wird mit Abstand der hochwertigste Oldschool Server dieses Jahr wenn nicht sogar jemals

Ich bin seit der Beta dabei es wurde unglaublich viel getestet der SA ist Mega transparent chillt mit Community zusammen und gestaltet den Server MIT der Community!

Das hier wird was ganze Großes
Ich sage mit ANSAGE bei Serverstart werden 5k Spieler am Start sein

Name ist auf jeden Fall ausbaufähig.

Viel Glück mit deinem Server/Projekt.

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Originally Posted by Exxory Das wird mit Abstand der hochwertigste Oldschool Server dieses Jahr wenn nicht sogar jemals Ich bin seit der Beta dabei es wurde unglaublich viel getestet der SA ist Mega transparent chillt mit Community zusammen und gestaltet den Server MIT der Community! Das hier wird was ganze Großes Ich sage mit ANSAGE bei Serverstart werden 5k Spieler am Start sein

Man sollte schon realistisch sein, 5k Spieler wird der Server am Start nicht haben.

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Originally Posted by MrPresidentx3 Name ist auf jeden Fall ausbaufähig. Viel Glück mit deinem Server/Projekt. Man sollte schon realistisch sein, 5k Spieler wird der Server am Start nicht haben.

I think you would be surprised how many people will start joining when it's 7 days or less from start

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Originally Posted by lekarakos I think you would be surprised how many people will start joining when it's 7 days or less from start

Yeah but it will be never 5k xD.

"True Oldschool" 70er Waffen bis +25 uppen wer kennt's nicht, der Server ist auf den ersten Blick gefüllt mit völligen Nonsense was früher oder später eh zu Frustration führen wird.

Sieht nach einem Server aus wo der Owner zum ersten Mal in Berührung mit dem Source gekommen ist und alles eingefügt hat, was er so gefunden hat.

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Originally Posted by Her Majesty "True Oldschool" 70er Waffen bis +25 uppen wer kennt's nicht, der Server ist auf den ersten Blick gefüllt mit völligen Nonsense was früher oder später eh zu Frustration führen wird. Sieht nach einem Server aus wo der Owner zum ersten Mal in Berührung mit dem Source gekommen ist und alles eingefügt hat, was er so gefunden hat.

Keine Ahnung von wo du deine Infos hast aber hier kannst du keine Waffen bis +25 uppen? :lul:

An sich finde ich das Projekt cool, aber nicht die Leute dahinter bzw. wie sie den Server bewerben.

In jeden fremden Discord, Redditpost etc. wird mit irgendwelchen random Accounts Werbung machen ist scheiße.

Ich verstehe, dass man viele Spieler und ergo viel Geld machen möchte, aber das ist finde ich keine gute Basis für einen Server, egal wie gut oder schlecht er am Ende des Tages ist.

Stattdessen hätte man einfach wie fast jeder andere normale Server eine gute Vorstellung einreichen können auf den diversen Platformen, paar Videos und rest ist Mundpropaganda.

Zum Server an sich kann ich nichts sagen, finde es aber schon komisch ihn ein Oldi zu nennen,
den dann aber mit +25 Waffen und direkten VIP Status zu bewerben.

Ich glaub ihr könnt alle nicht lesen und verwechselt den Server mit Mt2009