[bcbarton]

If the server is rolled off as "classic", it will only be populated by the die-hards and will eventually become a ghost town just like creative.

Not necessarily. If it becomes a ghost town, the implication would be that everybody is playing on game.minerealm.com, which would mean that the new server is a success. If everybody hates the new system and plays on classic instead (and I doubt people will hate it, but still...) I'm sure it would be possible to get the old map reinstated.

I'm just concerned that more disgruntled veterans will give up and leave if all their work is just put in the back yard to rust like an old Studebaker.

Maybe allow people to keep 10% of their credits and a single chest or their player inventory?

While this sounds nice, the logistics of it are nearly impossible to manage...how would they get your chest without missing certain peoples'? Put them in an ark? I can already see the looting claims...

I was thinking just preserving player inventories, kind of like when a rollback does it. Just prearranged so people can get ready. It would be as easy as Intelli copying over the player files.

These parameters are based on the current system. As Intelli said, you shouldn't assume that realms or credits will be set up the exact way they are now. Before creating conditions like this, we need to know what the new server entails.

You are correct. But that is the risk of speaking from a position of ignorance about the new system.

[Roobean]

A

[schmidtbochum]

I'm just concerned that more disgruntled veterans will give up and leave if all their work is just put in the back yard to rust like an old Studebaker.

Many Veterans, players who played for more than 1 year, are bored.

Main reason is probably that minecraft has been out for a while. Playing a single game for two years is a long time, I'm getting to the point where I'm done with minecraft.

Secondly, Minerealm is missing a bunch of new items/blocks that were implemented quite a while ago. There is no new stuff for people to play with and keep the game fresh. This kind of brings me to the next point.

Development for Minerealm seems to be a bit frozen at the moment. Either Intelli is working hard on something very big and it's taking a while, or maybe he is just loosing interest. This is just speculation though but I can imagine getting bored of developing for the same game for two years and wanting to move on to something else.

Another thing is that the map is getting a bit crowded and developed. It's true about 90% of realms are still public but there are very few places on the map where you are in complete wilderness and can not see any man made structures around you. Pretty much anywhere you go there has been developement nearby. As a new player this would put me off a bit. If I wanted to get started on a sever I would want to have some fresh land available for myself rather than being forced to build between a bunch of derelict buildings. As a result old players who leave are no replenished by new ones.

I think the only way to get some life back into Minerealm would be a full wipe. The whole map, credits, everything. I was against a wipe last time round as I fellt there was enough free land and the population wasn't suffering. I believe that has changed now.

Anyway, if it goes on like this the server will be dead in a couple of months.

[jailbird556]

I voted B.

I actually wanted to vote C....

Just saying....

This would be on the basis that you will let us vote on the system used in 5.0...

Like:
Option A: 2.0 Realms ( Not that many will remember them.)
Option B: 3.0/4.0 Realms
Option C: New System A
Option D: New System B (If you have a second one.)

[OtherKitty]

To all the people that say they will quit MR if the server wipes. If you quit the server you will lose all you had regardless. Not just your builds and credits, but your acquaintances in the community as well. Stay with us and help us bring about a new MR. Buildings can be replaced but replacing a community if much harder.

I understand people are attached to their builds they spent time and effort on. Therefore I voted option B. This way the server can be renewed whilst keeping the old map online for people that can't separate from their old works.

^^^
i also have a invested a lot of time into this map, and have lots to lose... but i would love to see a new world and fresh new start for everyone. there is no fun for me to sit on top of a big pile of money and ore in a stale building i made months ago. new is exciting, i'm ready to build a new home in the wilderness somewhere

p.s. thanks intelli for doing this

[schmidtbochum]

66% voted for B or C.
So, shutdown creative, move the map to classic server, and introduce a new, amazing system!
The Problem is: If you decide to play classic (it wont last forever), you will miss the glowstone hunt, the spawn realm fight - the amazing time

[smith2013]

A

[lizards2]

EDIT: Option D.
We should do what we did before, and only wipe the public realms and the nether, leaving the owned realms as-is. If we do do a full wipe, I'll most likely quit, as I worked really hard to get what I have on this map.

To many subway things in public, but I guess its better than a full wipe

[MrKeveCool]

if option b is an map wipe i retract my vote

[lizards2]

What kind of stuff would we get with a map wipe?