Players are extremely good at breaking things.
I'm sure your team found and got reports for a huge amount of issues / bugs / things you had never considered. I know I, myself, found a way to get near infinite money. For a server like Nelvara, you cannot allow something like that to fall into the wrong hands
As for what you should probably do:
1. Set a date at least two weeks away for a launch. Fridays and Saturdays are the very best days to launch on.
2. Pony up some cash for otservlist golden highlight/featured server box. It's a bit expensive, but hopefully some donations can mitigate almost all of that.
It's
funny sad how one small hiccup can cause an entire group of players to ragequit. It's really unfortunate because an active community is what a lot of players are seeking more than anything.
I, myself, played for weeks. Really enjoyed the server, but stopped playing when there was only about 4 players on.
I wish you guys luck, it's the only OT I've played in years.
Red