Under Review [VMR Server Suggestion] Shorten Requirement Lava Chicken Disc

In Game Name:

Wazupbutrcup​

What part of EcoCityCraft is this suggestion for:

VMR Server​

Short title for your suggestion:

Shorten Requirement 4 Lava Chicken Disc​

What are you suggesting:

I am suggesting that the looting requirement for the Lava_Chicken_Music_Disc be reduced from 10 to 5. Currently, players must collect 10 of this rare item, which is tied to chicken jockeys, a very rare mob configuration in Minecraft. Given how difficult it is to naturally encounter and farm these mobs, reducing the required amount would make this item more reasonably obtainable within a VMR reset cycle.​

Why is this a good addition for EcoCityCraft?:

This change would bring balance and fairness to the VMR experience without devaluing the disc. Here are some key points supporting the change:

• Extremely Low Spawn Rates:
  • Chicken jockeys have a 0.2375% chance of spawning in chicken-free environments, and 0.4875% in areas with chickens. These rates are derived from a chain of conditions:
    • 5% of zombies are babies.
    • Of those, only 5% may attempt to ride an existing chicken, and if that fails, another 5% may generate a new chicken to ride.
• Jockeys Are Naturally Despawnable:
  • These mobs despawn quickly, limiting the window for obtaining loot. Also, chickens used as jockeys do not lay eggs and cannot be bred, meaning they cannot be easily farmed.
• Mob Stacking Issues:
  • On EcoCityCraft, mob stacking mechanics can interfere with the correct spawning or identification of jockey variants, making this already rare mob even harder to reliably locate and kill.
• XP Clue Suggests Intended Rarity:
  • Jockey chickens drop 10 XP, compared to the usual 1–3 XP from normal chickens, signaling Mojang already recognizes their rarity and value.

Reducing the looting requirement from 10 to 5 preserves the rarity and challenge of obtaining the disc but makes it feasible for players to realistically collect within a weekly VMR reset.​

Other information:

This is a VMR-exclusive change request. No plugin link needed—would be handled through custom loot config/server-side logic.​

Plugin or custom addition:

Custom addition (server-side configuration)​

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I Understand.​