I'll also explain a few things for the masses,
1. Other servers open in a week because they are largely recycled, the data and bugs have already been smoothed over. The same owner will open a server, let it go for a 6-12 month period, once it dies, he just recycles the name and opens the exact same server, perhaps with a few tweaks here and there. This is why they continue to open private servers. For them it is a cash cow from "friends" that donate massively - as you stated earlier.
2. Fixing bugs means that there actually need to be bugs. GM's probably get BUG pms everyday non-stop from noob players that really don't understand the game for what it is. Just yesterday on L2EOA someone was shouting that the catacombs were bugged because of mob density (they were not). Very few people have good insight into bugs, so Blaze makes you prove to him that the bug in question is in actuality a bug. I got the TOL bug fixed on the same server you are discussing Jira. Even though I did, 95% of opposing players thought I was cheating. It just goes to show how idiotic most L2 players can be, GM's (for the most part) know this well.
3. Blaze may not be the most efficient GM on the net, but he does keep his servers going for as long as possible. This is a good thing to have that many other server owners neglect. Bitch all you want, honestly. One thing I don't understand, if he's so bad, ugly, and terrible, then why are you retards all here still posting? You have nothing better to do? Kindly stfu.
Thank you!
Cheers,
G