Private servers have been created for almost any MMO (short for MMORPG or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) out on the net. There are even PS's (private servers) for games that charge no fee on ANY aspect. For instance, there are PS for R.O.S.E. Online, FLYFF and Maple Story. and many others like them that don't even charge for the game nor a monthly membership. Why do players choose the PS counterpart? Why do GM's(game masters) make and run private servers for these games?

I've spend many years playing on just about all kinds of MMO's and there are numerous reason that I can think of. First and foremost, no spamming and or crowded playing field. One of the major setbacks FREE MMO's suffer and monster behemoths, such as World of Warcraft, are the constant overcrowding. Monster MMO's like WoW(World of Warcraft) seem to have most of this under control with their some 200+ servers, other MMO's especially the free ones, have a bad issue with this. When you go to the towns or on a quest, there are so many players that the quest items cannot spawn fast enough, or you cant even click on a NPC to even GET a quest. However, As we all know, with over population, comes spam. Like a disease or a cancer they spread out. The spammers log on and make their level one characters and set about with their creative ways of getting you to listen to them spam about their gold (or other monetary sources given the game that you play) making oportunites, or leveling services. The spam these guys are capable of are worse than email spam. They can target you easier with the tools the are provided by the game itself. While blizzard (makers of WoW) have put a dampener on some of them, they now do group invites, and when you accept thinking someone needs a hand, its spam time. They are like mosquito's. As fast as you ban one, six or seven will be signing on right behind. Its what they do, they know the tricks.

Another popular reason for playing on a PS, is that the gaming experience is completely different. For one, depending on the GM settings of the world, you level faster, can get on demand better gear, move faster (in some PS WOW engines, you can actually teleport from city to city. So the need for flying is mute. And speaking of flying, some GM's have made it possible that you can fly your mount through Azeroth, something you cannot do in the real server.). Its quieter as well. You can actually move about with your buddy exploring things you could not before, and maybe a different levels access area's that would have taken months before, just to get a look at what all the hype is about. You can actually cover all aspects of the gaming experience in one day, without having to level. Something that is impossible to do on ANY game server.'

After awhile, these gamers become more proficient at making this game work on their own and thus is born the GAME MASTER. Now they take on a new role as a GM. Updating and fiing issues, both with players as well as the game. Making sure the database is up to date, creating and designing a website for their users to hang around, sign on, and make new accounts. It no longer becomes a game to him/her. But a very addicting hobby. There is constantly something that needs to be done, they find themselves busily every day, changing this, and changing that. At some point, most of the GM's no longer play, but find their enjoyment of watching other play in their world that they created. I don't believe that there is any other hobby out there that is more demanding than running and maintaining the upkeep of a game server. However, when players take this route, or GM's create their version of the game for players to play on, can this be construed as a variation of piracy? Its a never ending heated debate. While the players them selves have purchased their game from a local retail store plays on a private server (of course oblivious to the terms of agreement and other countless fine print that pours over their screen that they, in a fit of excitement to get to the game, scroll down and hit agree) they are in fact not breaking any law. Except that if they would have read the agreement which stats that they cannot use their software to access any other software that is not owned and operated by blizzard. So I supposed ethically maybe. But we are not RENTING the game, we bought it. Private servers are for free. If i pay "x" amount of dollars for a subscription on a MMO and at the same time play on a private server of the same, does the MMO in question suffer? There are many players that play on both. After all Tuesday is not a short day, so many will hop over to a PS and play around while the "patch day" completes.

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