
With private servers being free in some games, they don't need to be purchased. Players may wish to play in a game with only their friends, and no randoms.
Private servers are also sometimes purchased simply for privacy reasons. Exploiters may also use private servers to automatically farm in games, without the worry of non-friends reporting them for exploiting. Developers may own a private server in their own game to make testing new features of their game easier. They may also open private servers to be a public invite link, so fans of the YouTuber can join and play with other fans. YouTubers also frequently own private servers, to make recording easier and prevent players from streamsniping them. It is also used to transfer funds after the group's delay on payout. They could also use private servers to use content that the game's developer makes exclusive to private servers. It is increasingly common for RPG games and prison games to have players purchase private servers for easy farming. Regular players may use private servers for farming an in-game currency or item without the hassle of dealing with other players, in a clean isolated environment. Private servers are purchased and used for a multitude of reasons. Players who do not use a web browser for Roblox cannot join private servers through invite links, and instead have to rely on the server owner specifically inviting them through the configuration settings. When you shut down the server, players may not be instantly kicked. This has caused confusion among many players attempting to join and not knowing why they can't get in their friend's game. When attempting to join a friend that is in a private server you do not have access to, you will be kicked.
These properties are PrivateServerId and PrivateServerOwnerId. There are two properties in DataModel that can be used to detect a private server. If the server creator shuts down the server or the developer disables private servers, then the server becomes unplayable. Then, the server can be seen on the servers tab. Players will spend the chosen amount of Robux and then can choose a name, users allowed and have access to a link to the private server, and if friends are allowed to join. If a developer has enabled private servers for their experience, then players can create private servers for their place.