It helps having tame speed on x2 I think was our server setting. Kind of why I like them private PvE servers haha. Don't have worry about waking up and finding out you been raided and everything was killed.
I gave retail server a few chances but after 300 hours it was just a hopeless nope and go find my own little peace and enjoyment for the game. 4 people also was just neve enough for retail lol.