One of the biggest mistakes new GMs make is trying to play the game as a normal player while wearing the crown. You can’t. If you raid with your GM tag on, you ruin the challenge. If you hide your tag and play normally, players accuse you of "playing on the side."
The Unseen Architect: Life, Power, and Responsibility as a Private Server GM private server gm
You have to accept the loss of the "vanilla experience." Your joy shifts from playing the game to watching others play it. You live vicariously through the guilds you help stabilize and the world PvP events you host. One of the biggest mistakes new GMs make