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It doesn't matter? Or rather pick a fast one and one that has rules you can obay. it doesn't matter, as all servers talk to each other anyway.

How do I know whether an instance is "a fast one"? If it doesn't matter, why am I even being asked to join a server at all?

How is a new user supposed to know that it doesn’t matter? Also, if it doesn’t matter, why are users asked to choose?