Dont worry, no one on fresh wants to play on that dead Server. You can have it for yourself. What a toxic Post anyway. This is the reason i dont like era, because of these weird purists
If you don’t want to play on era, that is your choice! I’m happy you’re having a good time on anniversary, but you don’t have to talk down the servers that other people like.
In my experience though - and as an era player for years - there’s little botting and RMT going on at the moment. There was a lot more before anniversary launched, but with a smaller player base over in our camp I think the bots found the market less lucrative and moved on. With no GDKP to redistribute gold on anniversary I suspect many players sadly turn to RMT for their weekly consumes. GDKP is still alive on era, but the inflation is way down compared to a year ago. Of course there’s also plenty of options for those who want to play SR, loot council, etc as well.
The big selling point of era, to me at least, is the fact that the community is smaller and more tight knit. With no layering you meet the same people and guilds all over the world, you make friends and have a good time. There’s also way fewer changes in terms of QoL etc, and together these things give me much more of a “real classic experience”. I invite everyone to give it a try