RE: heRO to host World Inter-server Tournament 2010
You really can't win it all.
By having a server that is 5/5/3 to begin with, people who join have a certain mentality of what they are expecting already and choose a server with appropriate rates... by doing what you said, you are probably better off starting a new server instead of forcing heRO to be something that it never tried to be for the last 5 years. It'll have a hard time to wash off certain labels, deal with players who *want* that 5/5/3 long environment, and like you said, those who are worn out from any sort of grind and prefer everything there already will probably head to a new server with high rates or everything is given by shops already. With all that in mind, you're probably better off starting a new side server for heRO or whatever if you think the GMs really ought to do those stuff.
