Hello everyone,
After years of inactivity, I’ve started feeling nostalgic for the 2009-2013 era, especially with the arrival of the first Metin2 servers. I’ve always been part of the Spanish-speaking community, so the servers I remember the most are Keta Metin2 and Metin2 Guabina/Persia. The latter is still open under the domain of metin2server, though it has naturally evolved over the years with new content and systems. I still remember how things used to be: server rates ranged from 10% to 25%, and items from the official game’s item shop could be found in city shops. You could upgrade black armor to emperor and the battle sword to the triton sword at the blacksmith in the demon tower, and that was pretty much it. These were simple servers, but they provided the authentic Metin2 experience without the pay-to-win aspect that’s so common in the official version.
I’ve been on the lookout for a server like that, but now it seems everything is filled with "old-school" servers that aren’t really true to the original experience. You log in and are greeted by flashy interfaces, overly elaborate maps, poorly edited 3D models, and so on. Because of this, I wanted to ask if anyone knows of a genuinely old-school server that sticks to the classic style of the 34k ones, where things were done seriously.
I’ve come across Old Metin2, and while it does offer what it promises, it’s still very similar to the official version, which can sometimes be a bit frustrating.
In any case, I’d even be willing to create and maintain a server like this myself. My main concern is security. I’m sure that if such a server were made using older files to capture that original essence, it would be vulnerable to every kind of hacking imaginable.
Would love to hear your thoughts or suggestions!