Private servers are legal gray areas. You have no consumer protection.
Small servers are magnets for DDoS attacks by bored script kiddies or rival server owners. If a server has "Uptime 99.9%" in its banner, it's lying. Check their Discord's "incident" channel. granado espada private servers
Never download a private server client from a torrent link provided in a random Discord DM. Legitimate servers (like RPG and Valhalla) provide direct HTTPS downloads or magnet links signed by their community leads. Always scan the .exe with Malwarebytes. Private servers are legal gray areas