The dungeon finder is a good way to earn XP but I often grew tired of running the same dungeon several times over. Parties were often so unsocial as people just wanted to collect their loot and xp before jetting to requeue. Glad you were able to complete the dungeons and level up a bit! I haven't attempted playing on a private server but it seems like those community servers are filled with fun players.

Thank you for sharing your adventure!