I thought the point of having a private server would be to make it more fun and not pay to win,having rates slightly higher and still being pay to win makes no sense to me,why would anyone play in this server long-term?
I like it here because we have people who care running it. They make changes that benefit all the players unfortunately AO is a Chinese RPG built around lucky bags and servers aren't free. So far since I've been here I've heard nothing but good things about our customer service here. Also they have made game mechanic changes (skilling skill cooldowns) meaning we can expect a better balanced game.
Bugs actually get taken care of here (the sakura enemy buff has plagued AO for a vary long time and they quickly removed it here)