I have been playing here for about 2 months now and i dont know much about turnip, but i know that xp rates there are little bit higher than here(i think its 2,5x here and 3,5x there(basics skills). So, its not that hard to change xp rates here a little bit, like standard skills to 3x and then higher the combat skills to the same lvl as turnip has.
I really like crew here, they usually very nice and help people out, if they have any problems. I like updates, like the castle update, the auction house etc. I liked the double xp weekend, eventhough i didnt have much time to enjoy it. But events like this are bringing players back to play, I saw over 100 ppl online during this weekend. When I started in february, I saw everyday 100 ppl online. Its not impossible to have this count of players online again.
I dont like that, i havent manage to sell almost anything for a while. I dont ask too much from items, I try to be as fair as possible and sell things on the same price that most players do. I also buy them at fair price. Without selling things, I cant buy things, cose I dont have cash. Economy has been very bad lately. Players try to buy rares with enourmous amount of money and nobody is willing to sell them. That means, the 20M they try to use to buy phats is just stoned and not in circulation. Almost only way to make money is to kill high lvl monsters and high alc items. It sucks, but what can we do ?
I myself am pretty sure that changing xp rates combing with other cool pk and etc updates, will bring players to this server. Admins, you don't have to be scared that the older players are somehow damged, becouse it will be easier to lvl up. I am pretty sure that the old top skillers will be more than happy, if they have lvl 100+ guys to PK with and against.
Thats how I see things.
Have fun everybody!