I know that there has been topics locked and already made about Nulled vs retail and software to use, but I'd like to ask about my personal preferences on which will be the best for me.
1. Retail, but not my license
I will be hosting on x10hosting for a few months and then switching to their upgraded hosting when I have plenty of money to do so, and want to use a paid software. Would they be able to detect that this is not my license and could my forum possibly get shut down very easily?
Note: My license key is currently "Missing" on IPB 3.4.5, should that be okay?
To see if you can tell/find out, here's the link to my forums http://rs07.x10.mx/index.php
2. Software to use
My top two are XF and IPB. I know IPB is very customizable, supported here more, and has more features.. but I like XF off the start a lot better. Their postbit and just everything of how it's setup is just more appealing and fitting for me. I am planning on opening a Runescape forum and want to customize the forums a bit but not too drastically. Small theme edits just to fit what I like and what looks good, and maybe a custom page or two with some features that I'd like to add (Wiki, and other pages are TBD). Should XF suit my needs other than just the looks?
Going to use IPB.
3. Hosting
Just incase the retail does not work out, what are some good offshore hosting sites that maybe have a 14 day free trial or something so I can begin to setup the forums without paying ahead and watching it fail and my money go to waste?