You're describing exactly what redguides and that other site do. I don't really see how someone can complain about people charging $ for the work they did. If people pay the monthly sub why not charge it ?
Nope that isn't what redguides does, this site is one of the prominent macroquest2 sites because they are active with eqmule (main mq2 dev) and have contributed to him in various different ways. Redguides also provides a community and rewards those that contribute to it. I've only ever spent $6 dollars on redguides since its inception back in 2005. I've gained hundreds of dollars in rewards and have had a subscription for almost a decade. I will admit releasing a reworked mq2warp plugin back in the early days of redguides did get me like 3 years of access along with an ipod, but you get my point.
That said for redguides to have an active EQ2 section we would have to get a hold of the old source for ISXEQ2 and update it. I don't know anyone in the community that actively likes EQ2 that much to work on it, but if Redguides wanted to they could probably contact lax, ieatacid, eqmule or many others that if paid enough would update and give RG the source. Most of the MQ2 dev crew could do it, but the only question remains what that magic $$$ is and if they would feel comfortable going against Amadeus (also a former mq2 dev) business model. I only mention the mq2 devs as they are the most familiar with the code and hell lax wrote innerspace which runs the isxeq2 plugin. If I was a guessing man, there just isn't enough money or interest in justifying any of this. So, you'd have to find someone willing to donate a lot of there time for free, who is also familiar in writing a plugin for innerspace.
EqMule is really the guy to awnser some of the MQ2 questions and why the mq2 dev team didn't capitalize on it. That said its interesting to see where the mq2 dev team is now.
DKAA = I think he still hangs out in IRC, can't say I ever have talked to him, because hes seems like an asshole.
ieatacid = no clue... this guy kinda fell off after changing his avatar from hot chicks in thongs to a naked fat guy in a cone lol.
Lax = Lavishsoft (Innerspace creator)
rswinders = no clue
EqMule = Currently working on EQ. I remember him running some website where if you hacked certain parts it would level you up in the forums to get access to exclusive plugins and crap. These days he seems to run the straight and narrow and take pity on the dwindling EQ community. If he wanted I think he could pretty much hold all MQ2 users hostage and take home a big payday. I guess he is just one good dude... (until the day he turns evil and does this...)
Amadeus = ISXEQ2 / ISXEVE creator. These plugins are a cousin to MQ2 for those respective games.
There you go, those that capitalized, those that disappeared, and those we still see today. That's the most I know, which isn't much. These guys all deserved to get paid, because they are all very talented. I'm just not a fan of seeing some guy creating a script/macro/plugin and getting more money then people that have far more skill getting the left overs for using there work. Its my opinion, and I know that isn't going to make some folks happy, but its what I believe is right.