Server Wipe?

[Trojanman]

I'm not talking in the event of a server failure or any unforeseen catastrophe, I just mean will the server ever get a purposeful wipe?

I can already see without velious having been implemented that the server has gone through a few struggles that imbalanced its players by a large margin. I know that in some cases cheaters have gotten away with a lot up to this point and a lot of much appreciated effort has been put into putting a stop to it, but damage has been done.

To put it another way, how long can this server continue trying to capture a moment in time? I love the idea of p1999 and I know we all do, but there were not lvl 20s with rogue and clerics epics in that time as I remember. The economy of this game isn't designed to last 10 years without expansion packs or further growth, and there is no marketing done to reach out to new players except word of mouth. I just think a project like this only really works if it gets reset every 4 years or so.

This will surely be unpopular with all the regulars on this forum and all the hard-cores, but sometimes in the woods you need to light a fire so it can grow back better then ever. I've spent a great deal of time on this server and it would feel like a gutpunch to lose my characters, of course. But I would return feeling revitalized and better then ever.

Hit meh.