World Of Warcraft – Private server Vs Official server from Blizzard

People keep asking about this topic.
What is the difference between Blizzard and Private server?
Here’s a list of the pros and cons.
Prices:
First of all if you wish to play with WOW at Blizzard’s Battle.net, you have to first buy it. It costs approx. 30-50 $ (With the expansion The Burning Crusade)
Also you have to pay a [...]

Private Servers Guide

First off, Here’s the original ones in case you lose them and need to change them back.
US version:
set realmlist us.logon.worldofwarcraft.com
European version:
set realmlist eu.logon.worldofwarcraft.com
World Of Warcraft without the subscription fee…
Beforegetting started, note that we do not condone doing this.  People have many private servers up as I’m sure you may be aware of and Blizzard has [...]

Server Setups

Some specs you should always consider if you’re building your own machine:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Abit KN9S Motherboard
2Gb Corsair TwinX DDR2 6400
2 x 200Gb Maxtor HDD’s
512Mb HIS ATi x1950Pro
Another example:
Dell Inspiron 9300 *Pentium M @ 2.00Ghz* (17″ widescreen with TrueLife)
Sonoma chipset
256MB NVIDIA 6800 Go Graphics (PCI-E)
512MB DDR2 *533Mhz* Dual Channel
Wireless/Bluetooth (A,B and G)
60GB 7,200RPM Hard [...]

What to look for in a good WoW Private Server

ability at add a server to the list
server status
ability to connect to server
server version
server name
ability to register account
number of users on a server
ability to add comments
ability to rate servers
online/offline statistics
sort list
status banner
player counter
userstats graph

WoW Server Connection Guide

1.) Create an account before playing.
2.) Install the WoW client. To do so, you will need to click so that you can download the original client (if needed by you) and the expansion pack called The Burning Crusade.
World of Warcraft Client Downloader (download only if you do not have the original WoW).
World of Warcraft The [...]

WoW Server Status

Be sure before connecting or choosing a private server that you can always have instant access to their status – that way you know if your game will have the potential of having to deal with lag and other issues.

Server Rules

Here are typical server rules found throughout:
IP Bans (Banned for ever):

1. Don’t hack, exploit, or bug in-game. We don’t tolerate unfair gaming, and hackers are always punished.
2. Don’t impersonate a GM(Game Master) or an Administrator. It confuses players and eventually causes problems. Breaking this rule will result in a IP ban (even if you are [...]

World of Warcraft Private Server Guide

This guide is very helpful if you have ever wondered how people get to play World of Warcraft on a private server. Doing this will can also let you play as a GM if you know the person hosting the private server. I just found this on the internet and I have not tried it. [...]

Top Private Servers

1.) http://toxic-wow.net
2.) http://chaoscrusade.com
3.) http://www.ani-wow.com/index.php
4.) http://wowfusiononline.com
5.) http://www.burning-wow.com/home.html