NO, do not allow people to use these.

"people worked hard for these special spawners"
The only reason people were able to get these so early was because of a server shop that wasn't intended to give you access to obsidian for so cheap; so early.

Even if they did deserve to have them- they are no longer obtainable giving them an unfair advantage from everyone else.

Just like every other unintended skyblock "feature/mechanic" that was removed; the players who profited from it had those things removed from their access as well. Just like the spawners should be removed.

Completely remove all "special" spawners (wither, ghast, magma) They shouldn't of been in our skyblock in the first place since they are very unhealthy to our economy.


EDIT: IIRC someone said AEM had no spawners at all- I'd be for this idea. Spawners kind of make mob drops too easy to obtain.

 

I'd prefer option 2 or 3, if the special spawners stayed it would kill the value of beacons with the wither skeletons lol.

 

My questions are this:
1. When and if I ever grow up and am able to get to harder challenges will I have the same opportunity as all to complete them with these spawners gone?
2. Am I ever able to build a beacon (or whatever it is that these spawners provide) with these now gone - or do I have to wait til the end of the year and hope to be able to be the lucky ones to grab these up.
3. I assume that there is not much chance of getting blaze rods in the nether from the chat I have been reading and wonder why those were chosen to be able to be placed and not the others
4. Did anyone even figure out how these select few were able to construct these portals, be lucky enough to get a silk touch pick and find every spawner in the short amount of time that they were there?
Sorry for my stupid questions, however, this gamemode is fairly new to me and I am still trying to figure out to complete some of the challenges (in other words - I am not competing but playing to learn and have fun)
Even with my complete lack of understanding, I tend to feel that the players that have these may deserve a percentage of the loot taken.... but how do you control a player not stealing them from you and then how is that dealt with by our staff?

 

You are such an awesome player - thank you for taking time to explain this to me in such detail!

 

I am one of those who has the special spawners, and I completely agree that all spawners (Including Blaze) should be removed from Skyblock, Although yes I did work hard and would like some sort of compensation like resources (Not necessarily wither heads).

I'm in favor of Option 3 the most but option 2 works as well.

 

Currently they're useless as you cannot place them.

 

They can be placed in the nether.

 

Blaze can, I'm not aware if the others can be.

 

They can (unless you changed that the last few days)

I would prefer them being turned in, and get something in return (forced to turn them in, not choice). This is also what Jamie mentioned was an option previously.

Or being able to change the spawner type in nether by right clicking with spawn eggs. Making it available to all, and players can keep them. (Shouldn't be able to play on island, that way it comes with a risk)

 

I think all can be placed. Including Wither Skeleton Spawners.

 

Having spawners made available for all would break Skyblock, that's why I'd prefer them being turned in.

 

First time playing skyblock so can't really argue. Just through PvP and no protection could help, but guess still too OP.

To make something clear they shouldt be kept however. Something should happen.

 

I'm on the side of no spawners (or making it impossible to place them which accomplishes the same thing). They really can mess up an economy. Even in the nether, its pretty easy to find an isolated and enclosed location to use them if you wanted. Would be happy to give up mine.

Plus, still hold out hope new players might join the server for SB. I think there are some who do try new SB servers from time to time. ECC can stand out by being better thought out and challenging as opposed to one of the myriad of OP servers out there. Furthermore, knowing only some of the early players have spawners could deter new people.

Just my 2 cents

 

- Spawner usage blocked in all world on SkyBlock.
- Nether has been reset to remove any spawners that users may have placed.
- There was no possibility of placing spawners in the Spawn, Island World or End. (Correct me if I'm wrong someone, @314? @strongpelt @JamieSinn)

I opted not to use WorldEdit to scan the entire Nether world due to wanting to preserve natural spawners.
Instead we are going through a fresh reset.