Hosting a new server..?

[Snizatcher]

This has obviously been beat to death. But with the population of R99 below 100 daily and amount of plat/items being amassed by few increasing daily on P99 it begs the question.

How much would hosting a new server cost Rogean and crew? I mean, if people are willing to go out and spend 100's of dollars on plat through RMT, who's to say they wouldn't be willing to donate towards a fresh start and a refreshed timeline towards Velious. What has been built over the last 4 years has been nothing short of incredible. What has been done has been attempted and dreamed of by many and was finally accomplished here. But, with the stall of Velious and originally Kunark things have bottlenecked and created something very, well, not classic?

So, what would it cost? I am in the ewaste business and carry a fairly large amount of old/used server, networking equipment etc. What is necessary? Is it worth doing it? Is there enough interest in it?

Just trying to focus the conversation a bit on something that is more realistic than a wipe. Take the financial burden off the Devs and place it squarely on the players. Enough moaning and groaning.