Seems like a pretty authentic classic experience so far. I didn't even know about the anti-inflation patch, which judging by what was reverted is really just a set everything to .01% drop rate patch. Note that with no stat or skill resetting other than the official low level resetter, and the slow moving episodic content release, both alchemist and blacksmith creations and their ingredients are actually quite valuable and useful.

Content progression is slow, but this server is playing the long game with carefully curated class balance changes to make all classes fun to play rather than just leave them as they were in their broken and often almost useless state, party exp bonuses that encourages partying and custom content a gear that helps fill in some gaps that Gravity left in the old game. There is no way to donate money, the devs and staff do it purely out of passion for the game.