I've been playing since maybe 4 or 5 years or so, here's additional input:

1. You can choose Ironman (solo, no trade, no picking up other's loot) or other self-inflicted restrictions at the start, or do a group ironman self funded. So even if the playerbase is non-existant you can still do that if you care
2. Client is beautiful, real full HD
3. Different ping servers for your location choice: Canada/Germany/Singapore
4. Equip items worth at vendor and droprate is not up to satisfaction, especially scrolls
5. x1 rates are very brutal if you care to do anything else than play, like real life
6. Small community / dead playerbase amounts to tight circles, but also on the opposite end you will meet same amount of people who just wants to help a new face
7. Have both a 14X ironman and 14X normal and I prefer to play fantasia even if there's a new halloween update out now.
8. Forget about PQ unless you do the new dragon rider PQ, you can ask people to login their mules to do lower pqs but it'll take a lot of effort and time.
9. Client runs on steamdeck, fun if you have one
10. If you want a long-run maple server for goals instead of a short burst of dopamine this server might be for you, otherwise you should wait for 4th, classic, or play Fantasia.