I first joined heRO in 2007 and took a break from the server (and RO in general) in 2011. I just recently came back and was pleasantly surprised to see heRO still going. The GMs are active, there are still GM-hosted (as well as automated) events, and the community is still very friendly. The population is much lower than it was when I last played but the game has also gotten 8 years older in that time. heRO is my favorite private server and I'd recommend it to anyone looking for a low-rate.