Probably one of the best renewal servers out there. Plenty of custom QOL features (especially NovaEXT) that makes this server really really good. GMs do not pander to players, custom changes appear to be logical. Farming is fun, leveling is fun, instances are fun. The only downside (and this is a big one) is the community, which is about as toxic as your average midrate woe/bg server. Stay out of #main and away from the pvp/bg community. Join a friendly chill guild and this server is amazing.

Midgard Tales is a fun renewal server. With a focus on PVM and decently fast progression through early game, you can pretty much get into the meat of Episode 19/20 within a week of playing. Plenty of grind, plenty of options for progression. There's very slight pay2progress also for those who prefer it. Most important is the incredibly friendly community, and the fantastic GM Tron who handles dev and updates. Sounds too good to be true? Give it a shot, there's a decent chance you'll like it