In 2024, Smilegate ramped up its legal defense against commercial private servers (those selling in-game items for profit). However, non-profit, donation-supported servers like CF West have largely been left alone. The logic is simple: Private servers keep the Crossfire brand alive. Many players who return via private servers eventually buy cosmetics on the official client out of nostalgia.
: They may include items or sets not easily accessible in official versions, such as the Hyper Beast set. Regional Focus Crossfire Private Server