You are correct.
Misschance on paladins regardless of weapon is like 65%+
I seriously missed more attacks than I hit, also got lvl 20 and 55 dist hunting with small stones and only wasted 15-18(?) of them
The distro is as you claim nothing unique, the map and the staff are what makes it as good as it is.
Should have put way more time into testing the server and not focused that much on the map, a server is more than the map itself.
Damage formulas
Rates
Regeneration
Speed
Monsters
Remove the 'cooldown' bars if you are not trying to achieve 10.0+ feeling
Also remove ambient light if light is a 'premium' feature.
Good server just needs a few tweaks anf fixes. I might keep on playing but on a different vocation.
Add some more information on spawns, 3 lvl 8 spots aren't enough to interest people, considering revealing location of ghouls, cyclops, dwarfs, dragons and maybe minotaurs.
Good luck anyways.