Private servers for online games have been popping up and even more so as the years have passed! Games like World of Warcraft,Ragnarok Online,MU Online,and many other online games have a large amount of private servers! To those that are not familiar with what a private server is it is basically a copy of the official game with higher experience rates,higher drop rates,higher quest exp,and so on. It also has some custom features such as balancing classes more than the official or making it so you can exchange in game currency for cash shop currency to buy your goods! But that's what it is in a nutshell! What I want to know is...how do you feel about these servers? Do you consider it stealing another person's work? Do you encourage it? Do you play on private servers?
Personally I don't mind them. Often times I would rather play on a private server than the official one. Mainly because on the official servers I am usually fine with the game...but that cash shop kills it for me! That is the only time I will switch to a private server! The cash shop is fine I get it the game needs money but really? Putting a rare or epic grade weapon in the cash shop for $20? That defeats the purpose of even playing the game in the first place! Might as well just tell me from the start "Pay $50 and get epic grade armor and weapons and a flying mount that farts rainbows and one shots everyone on the map"! That is my only pet peeve with some online games and I've played on private servers that either completely remove that factor or make it so that you get more credits for your dollar! Which is fine since,again,servers aren't cheap!
What's your take on private gaming servers?
