Do you play on this server? Are all the raids functional and blizz-like?
I played on two different servers earlier this year, for around three months. I first tried Valkyrie, a vanilla server, and dipped out after a week of playing as the population was super low and the game was brutal. I decided afterwards to try Excalibur and instantly fell in love with WoW Burning Crusade.
Back in the day (~2007), I payed to play and it was all good. I didn't start raiding until WotLK was released but stopped playing before Cata came out.
The Excalibur server, a burning crusade server, had some bugs and some minor issues throughout the world but nothing serious. The population was always active, with no less than ~300 people online at one time, with ~1000 being the max. The great thing that I love about this private server is that factions, both horde and alliance, are allowed to chat with one another, as well as even running dungeons and raids together! This was implemented to increase overall server activity and fun. A bunch of raiding guilds are connected between factions as a result of this.
The level rate is 2x, meaning you get twice the experience from questing, allowing you to progress without having to grind too hard. It by no means allows you max level in 15 minutes. It took me about three to four weeks to reach level 60, with two weeks dedicated to leveling to 70. A bunch of that time was just taking the time to enjoy everything that I missed out on when WotLK was released, as I sort of skipped out on a bunch of the BC content, including heroics and raids.
I had a really awesome time playing on the server, from level 1 to level 70. I met some really cool cats throughout my journeys and even got to OT/MT with my feral druid in raids like Kara, Tempest Keep, SSC, Mount Hyjal, and Black Temple (I missed out on SWP, o well).
After reaching level 70 and raiding the end game content, I quickly realized that I had spent like all my free time out of school playing this game and decided to pull the eject lever, as these god-aweing games are ultimately life killers. If I could just play the game for no more than an hour of the day, I'd still be playing it but it demands ATLEAST 2-3 hours during one sitting so I just decided to quit after quenching my thirst of WoW.
most private servers youre able to max level to that server in like 15 minutes, its set up but its not exactly the same game, but the premise of it is there..
ive tired a few and stuck with the retail version
It may not be the exact game, in respect to the patch that it duplicates, but it's close, if not better suited.
P.S.
Sunni, how soon will my thread be released from locked captivity?