As I work roughly 40 hours a week and consider myself a casual part-time classic player, I do feel the game mode is dying. I love classic mode by far the most out of any RSPS experiences I've had over the years. Even though I don't like to see the two economies merge, you still have my support, for the sake of keeping this game mode alive.
However, I disagree with the perks. Never been a fan of having something extra or OP, compared to the standards of other game modes. I enjoy the grind and feel good to achieve long term goals with hard work.
Merging the economies was hard enough to accept as a suggestion. Adding in extra perks on top of it would be my one way ticket out for the classic game mode.