"you host a private server because you are a tool"
- how gay do you have to be to write something like this?? aww look is this where you give your lil opinion..aww how cute. Keep it too yourself thanks.
I have been playing on a private server for over a year. Its one of the best, its uptime is better than blizzards, seeing as they seem to be always offline, and there are over 2000 players on there.
I have gotten friends on recently and we love it. Sure we cant play newer content yet but it will come. It really does help if you have guys who know what they doing running the administration part of it..and ya grown up people who take it seriously.
The server only runs 2.4.3 now but wotlk content is on its way.
Now the reason i play on this server instead of real??
Well firstly.. its free. No other reason needed really.. i get to enjoy the brilliant game without paying anything except my 3g bill..brilliant

Secondly...and my main reason im doing it is this..I GET TO EXPERIENCE THE GAME AT MY OWN PACE WITHOUT WORRYING ABOUT MAKING MISTAKES.
I dont have to pay with my time for things i should have known but don't because people dont tell me. ie raiding etc. Nobody told me nothing when i started the game on blizz servers i was just happy go-lucky tra la la pew pew wow awesome game etc

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When i got to 40 i still had no clue what was really going on even though i was in a guild with experienced players etc..if i didnt ask i didnt know thats just how the game works.
So instead of me wasting time leveling to 70 only to find out i should of done this and this and this..now im learning at my own pace..and I DIDNT PAY FOR THIS LEARNING EXPERIENCE WITH REAL MONEY!..unlike the blizzard servers.
But doesnt matter what i say here everyone will have their opinion about whats right and whats wrong - just think you should keep it too yourself but ya right like thats going to happen.