There are hundreds of different World of Warcraft test realms. I prefer to choose from the list at the following URL http://www.xtremetop100.com/.
You can easily find and install different WoW private realms here, as wel as get a general overview of the rates and server specifications before you even go to the website, register, and change your game file to suit with the World of Warcraft private test realm.
I don't really have a recommendation of which realm to choose, however I haven't found the realm that suits all of my needs yet. I'd like to get a realm with about a 100x experience rate, 100x drop rates and what not, as well as an extremely fast and easy to use realm. I don't think all of this is possible, since servers with nice rates like this are generally crowded and are therefore much slower than other private servers. The more people on the server, the slower it's going to go for you, so choose servers with less population and faster speeds.
You should pretty easily be able to use these private realms once you choose the one you want. All you have to do is choose an ID and register, then change your game in the way that they give instructions to do in order to play. Sometimes its as simple as opening a file and inserting 2 lines of text, and then opening your game and playing away!
The most effective way to gain levels on these servers is to avoid quests. Just grind. The experience rates in quests isn't multiplied, and therefore your best bet is going to be to grind on mobs to your fullest. Since the experience rates are so high, you'll gain levels extremely fast. In some of these private test realms, you can hit level 70 simply by talking to a bear, or by getting one kill, so make sure to read through the private test realm's website before you start playing. It's best to have a good background on the realm before you even consider getting it, just so that you know what you're getting into.
The other positive about these test realms is that they're aside from Blizzard servers. In that, you won't need to keep paying for a WoW subscription to use these realms. You simply just download them and play! At no point do you ever even use the login that you pay for to Blizzard.
That's really about all I can tell you, since each test realm is so different from the other. The best advice I can give you is to just go to the link I provided above, and check out the different realms. I can assure you that all of these links are completely safe and will not harm your computer or take your WoW information.
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