I'd say it's most likely illegal to host one in most non-shit-tier countries.
As for connecting, I know people who've been banned for that.

You are calling your country shit? I agree, anything that is in proximity to USA there is most likely law against it.

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So like RockvilleRideOn is someone from ID's fakeaccount right? since you've only posted this post.

I think hosting a QL dedicated server can only be justified in locations that don't have official servers, as if it isn't the case then it hurts our game.

With that said, please ban the fuckers that post those.