The INSANE Popularity Of MMO Private Servers
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In 2025, MMO private servers are more popular than ever. Despite being technically not allowed, some of these servers have been running for over a decade and now boast tens of thousands of players online—in some cases rivaling the populations of official MMOs.
In this video, I’ll break down why players choose private servers in the first place, then explore the biggest and most active MMO private servers in 2025, including World of Warcraft, Old School RuneScape, Ultima Online, City of Heroes, Star Wars Galaxies, Warhammer Online, and many more. Whether it’s “Classic+” content, game preservation, or entire communities keeping shut down MMOs alive, the private server scene is bigger than most people realize.
If you’ve ever wondered what’s really happening in the underground MMO world, this video covers:
Why players flock to private servers (barrier to entry, P2W fatigue, preservation, community, protest)
The most popular WoW servers: Turtle WoW, Project Ascension, Project Epoch, Warmane
The state of OSRS private servers after Jagex’s crackdown
Preservation servers that keep shut down MMOs alive (Warhammer, EQ Project 1999, SWG, UO Outlands, City of Heroes, Toontown, more)
Other thriving scenes: MapleStory, Lineage II, Aion, Habbo Hotel, Metin2, Knight Online
Why private servers aren’t just surviving—they’re thriving in 2025
The INSANE Popularity Of MMO Private Servers / TIMESTAMPS
0:00 The Popularity Of MMO Private Servers
2:53 WHY Play A Private Server?
6:21 WoW Private Servers
8:44 Old School RuneScape RSPS scene
9:23 Preservation Servers
9:39 Warhammer Online: Return of Reckoning
10:12 Ultima Online: UO Outlands
10:53 EverQuest Project 1999
11:23 Star Wars Galaxies, Legends & Restoration
12:08 City of Heroes: Homecoming
12:46 Toontown Rewritten
13:30 WildStar: Nexus Forever
14:00 TERA private servers
14:34 ArcheRage
14:58 Pirates of the Caribbean Online (TLOPO)
15:16 RaiderZ Private Servers
15:36 Elyon / iElyon
15:57 Other Popular Servers
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