Dunno, I just played on one where payments and donations wasn't even mentioned at all. I just logged on and messed around and had my fun.
Also soranokira, there is no sense of accomplishment in pulling a 5* from resume. You just click a button and hope it likes you on that particular day. If you feel there is some kind of accomplishment in doing that, then I find it terribly strange. Because only difference in that is by going on a private server you tell the game to give you a rose right here and now without worshipping rngesus and hope he don't hate you that day. That's the accomplishment you speak of XD I'd say that is smarter way.
I played vanilla world of warcraft, got my paladin's epic mount. Back when getting epic mounts meant something. And then my alt warrior also got it's epic mount as well. And then blizzard made it easy to get paladin's epic mount lol. Now that was an accomplishment to me.
And then one day, blizzard thought it's pretty good idea to take Seal of Command away from paladins everywhere, and on same day, I thought it was pretty good idea to retire from playing world of warcraft. Been cold turkey ever since.