i say we go back to 1.7

Please for the love of garfield tell me your gonna have a villager in the 1.9 server selling Elytra. we need that as a store item!

First off, I really appreciate the communication with all this. I can't imagine the amount of issues this causes you guys. Secondly, the new forum site is awesome! I really like the layout and options. Thanks again for everything you all do!

@BoneChi11er Please for the love of garfield tell me your gonna have a villager in the 1.9 server selling Elytra. we need that as a store item!

I dont think we should be offering rare items at store.
Minecraft is a building and survival game, it kind of ruins the atmosphere when you can just buy everything at spawn.

We cannot garantee the access to rare items through villager trades; if you deem it necessary, please refer to the suggestion subforum

Can we please get updates and at least 1-2 days notice before the new 1.9 server comes up?

Also don't make the spawn end portal active until the enderdragon has been slain once via stronghold entrance you know so we can still have the race to kill the dragon at the start of the map

@darktyui Can we please get updates and at least 1-2 days notice before the new 1.9 server comes up?

This IS a notice.

Now THIS is exciting :)

@CraftyMyner As of now, we will be giving at least a week of notice after mojang tells us the release date before we make any changes regarding 1.9.

I want to reiterate my appreciation for this, and that I'm looking forward to specific enough info that I can ask for time off from work.

@CraftyMyner Elytra's may be given out for a large amount of votes or as a rare slot machine item, but thats not set in stone.

Large amount of votes seems reasonable.

I cannot wait to see new spawn! Maybe we can turn it into a sort of competition? Players can design their own Spawn and the one the admins like the best will be incorporated into the new server. Idk just throwing
ideas out there.

@SharpShot925 10 votes sounds reasonable, 5 days of voting on both voting sites.

This is a one-of-a-kind item that you can only get from the End after killing the dragon and exploring. A month of votes minimum.

While I like the idea of starting new, this kinda makes me sad in that our community is probably going to be split between the servers. Not that the answers will affect my decision, I had two general questions:

1. Will the anticipated reduction in lag/efficiency in data control translate to a larger map (250K x 250k or even 1M x 1M)?

2. What do you think of players that move to the new server getting something to show their history with Crafty Mynes and a consolation item for starting new again? Like a unique, named trophy or something that we can put in our new base.