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Enchanting Changes
By Skylexia, Redstone Journalist
With Minecraft 1.8 on the horizon, the administration of EcoCityCraft is already taking a careful look at how the expected changes will impact the economy. The first major change we’ve seen to affect gameplay and the economy for the long term is the enchanting change that was implemented.

Mojang is set to release an overhaul to the enchanting system in 1.8. This change would consist of obtaining 30 levels, like we have now. However when you enchant an item, it only takes 3 of the levels of experience, and a reagent. The reagent varies, but has been most often noted as being lapis pieces or gold ingots. This change could have many implications for the status of the exp and enchanted item sector of the market.

Andrew has already overhauled the exp market; he removed exp drops from both fishing and ore mining, causing a massive inflation and shift in market supply to an otherwise over-abundant and dying market. While some would say that this would have been a good first step towards preventing an entire crash with the 1.8 enchanting system change, there was further evaluation and the decision that the exp market would not be able to survive the possible crash.

In order to combat this possible crash, Andrew has decided that we will not be dealing with Mojang’s version of enchanting that is supposed to be released in 1.8. Enchanting tables have been disabled altogether. In their place, a brand new enchant shop at spawn will be implemented, which will allow people to enchant their items with [Enchant] signs, at a cost. Andrew has cited a couple positive and negative impacts of this choice.

The first positive is that people can choose the exact enchants they want on their tools. This actually could be a balancing point for the tool economy, dependent on the cost, as you would no longer have to spend numerous sets of exp trying to get the right tool, or right combination of tools to use an anvil to combine.

The second positive is that a Mojang update won’t have the ability to effect and possibly ruin our economy. This is a good point, as Mojang doesn’t make updates with the purpose of them being beneficial to multiplayer servers, and thus would have no idea of the effect any given update would have to us here on EcoCityCraft, or on any other server for that matter.

The third positive is that the administration has more control over the cost of enchantments, and thus the rates of each the exp and enchanted items market. This positive point has a bit of mixed review, as many of the citizens of ECC have been quick to condemn the control of administration over any given market on the server, and not having it more open for user-to-user trade. However exp and enchanted items are two markets that have had minimal direct control from administration over the years, and the new control over the markets could lead to possible gradual reimplementation of features that were removed due to their negative effect on those markets. Only time will tell how much of an effect this shift in control will have on that specific market and the economy as a whole.

The only negative listed in Andrew’s post is that hopes and dreams of cheap, easy enchants may now be crushed.

The user-base is sure to have a mix of varying opinions as to what other negatives to this system could be, such as less user-to-user market of enchanted tools; the difficulty of obtaining exp to enchant items, depending on cost; or the fact that another vanilla minecraft feature has been taken off the server or been very drastically changed.

Regardless of the pros and cons, short of Mojang deciding to change their mind on the 1.8 overhaul, it’s looking like the enchanting changes are here to stay. Keep a mindful eye in the next couple of weeks and especially into the 1.8 update about how this change will really affect our economy and our tools market.

Update: After the Mining/Nether resets, Andrew has decided to re-enable mining ore exp within the mining world, as well as activate PVP throughout the mining wold.

Enchanting Experience Prices
Enchanting experience price list provided by kukelekuuk00.

All
unbreaking 1: 750 exp
unbreaking 3: 3000 exp

Tools
efficiency 1: 435 exp
efficiency 3: 1750 exp
efficiency 5: 7000 exp
fortune 1: 1500 exp
fortune 3: 6000 exp
silk touch 1: 9000 exp

Armor
fire protection 2: 1000 exp
fire protection 4: 4000 exp
projectile protection 2: 1000 exp
projectile protection 4: 4000 exp
blast protection 2: 1000 exp
blast protection 4: 4000 exp
protection 2: 1500 exp
protection 4: 6000 exp
thorns 1: 3000 exp
thorns 3: 12000 exp
feather falling 2: 565 exp
feather falling 4: 2250 exp
aqua affinity 1: 2000 exp
respiration 3: 1750 exp

Fishing Rods
lure 1: 750 exp
lure 3: 3000 exp
luck of the sea 1: 750 exp
luck of the sea 3: 4000 exp

Bows
power 1: 500 exp
power 3: 2000 exp
power 5: 8000 exp
punch 2: 4500 exp
flame 1: 5250 exp
infinity 1: 9000 exp

Swords (axe for some)
Sharpness 1: 500 exp
Sharpness 3: 2000 exp
Sharpness 5: 8000 exp
Smite 1: 315 exp
Smite 3: 1250 exp
Smite 5: 5000 exp
Bane of Arthropods 1: 200 exp
Bane of Arthropods 3: 750 exp
Bane of Arthropods 5: 3000 exp
knockback 2: 2000 exp
fire aspect 2: 7500 exp
looting 1: 1125 exp
looting 3: 4500 exp

Rising is Open for Business!
By OnSceneReporter, Chief Editor
In the weeks after the Rising world debuted on EcoCityCraft, tons of mayors and presidents scoured the land for hidden treasures, both on the surface and under. Perhaps at first glance, some of the most active developments in Rising surround Rising Spawn.

This Sunday, March 2nd, 3pm eastern time, the Rising Spawn town of Ascension is kicking off it’s Grand Opening! Whether you’re a builder, mayor, tycoon, or just a die hard Team Rheas fan, all are welcome to attend.

SnDxCH4RG3R (hope that is spelled right) is organizing the festivities beginning in front of the magnificent Team Rheas building. SnD is planning to host item drop parties, music, base jumping, trivia games, and more (food and refreshments will be provided). It’s sure to be a grand Grand Opening, one this reporter would be thrilled to eat cake at. See you there!

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