It's your call really if your designing it you can do what you want to really. As far as server hosting I think it depends on your requirements. I think I recall reading you can expect about 10-20 people online at a time from a 1mbps upload connection. I think most just host it themselves if it's a small scale server they might upgrade their cable plan and pay $10-$30's more a month though for a plan with a better upload connection.
In terms of design it's entirely up to the developer how they want to setup the server players will either like it or won't and plenty won't mince words about their personal feelings about it if they do hate it. I think a twist is a good thing generally if it's too classic you run the risk of coming off as just another rip off server of project 1999 with a smaller player base, but that's just my personal take on the matter honestly.
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