Project Zero is a good breath of fresh air after playing a lot of pre-renewal servers; instanced dungeons, fever maps, new gear, etc. However, it has many downsides. The gear option system is very RNG-heavy where only the top 10 Blacksmiths can give you a 4-optioned piece of RNG gear. Bowling Bash Knight is absolutely busted this version and needs to be revamped. ASPD is an absolute joke now. The latency is very bad here in USA, almost unplayable at certain points. Meta = OriginsRO with Knights.

After playing since 2-2 jobs was released, Origins is the safest server by far. It's been going strong for years (2013?) now and hasn't dropped in quality. There is zero P2W. WoE always has new guilds coming in and out. Bad side? The updates. This is a progressive server, so we get episodic updates. Problem is, we get these updates every year or so. As of September 2020 we are on the Thanatos Tower update. The community is also very unfriendly, but that's to be expected in any high pop server.

Good server with a bright future. PROS: Variety in parties (static, duos, trios, etc), friendly staff, friendly community, good website, good events, ROTD and MOTD systems to help the EXP grind. CONS: Very small population which makes it hard to find parties in PST and most NA timezones, economy is very expensive and most likely controlled by just a few people, only a few guilds. If you are tired of Payon Stories, this is a good server. Just make sure to bring a friend or two.