The Thing About Private Servers

[Aethereal]

Actually, yeah. Leveling and playing in an official server effectively takes way more skill and knowledge of Ragnarok, the monsters, maps, and gears, than leveling and playing on Private Servers. On most Private Servers, everyone pretty much has the same gear: Valkyrie sets. Unless you've played on low rates like this one or on official servers, you probably won't even know that other equips even exist. That's bad.

I've played Private Servers for two and a half years now. Everything from a 10x rate to an SHR, and even iRO Valkyrie. Yes, it is extremely difficult going from Private Servers to an official server because you don't know what the f*** you're doing or where to level at or how to do anything at all. Because officials are completely different from Private.

So, yes. Playing an official server in my opinion, does make you a better player. Because it actually takes knowing what you're doing. Assuming you don't bot your way to the top of course.

I'd like to throw in that extremely low rate servers are just as tough as officials. Well, not as tough obviously, but it ranks with them. Any other Private Servers, nah. Doesn't take a tough player to play them.