This is a list of various suggestions and things that I think would make the server a lot better. I've only been on it a week, and these are some things that just really stand out.
1) The spawn area is very convoluted and, as a newbie, you'll wind up totally confused.
2) Bedlam is a mess right now unless you run far out into the woods (And if you do, you might as well just play single player, because no one will be around). Most animals are dead, most trees are gone, and mobs roam freely.
3) The starter kit needs some more items. A wooden sword so you can adequately defend yourself from mobs and some Bonemeal so you can grow Trees/Crops if all the nearby ones have been harvested would be nice.
4) The market, though having massive potential, is really out of the way and tedious to get to.
5) Very limited access to the Nether is an incredible annoyance and stops most player progression in it's tracks. Without easy, steady Nether access, you can't farm the Netherwart needed for potions.
Hi and thanks for coming here to post your thoughts. AS you can see from all teh talk around here, we are already very much looking to change the operation of the server and your views, as someone who just joined us and has a fresh opinion, are very valuable.
I agree with all your points bar the last one to be honest. The Nether was deliberately made hard to get to, specifically to slow down the creation and proliferation of potions so that they would remain the most expensive items in the game, thus ensuring a high end to eh economy. I am pretty sure that whatever changes eventually take place on this server, the Nether will never be as Notch intended. Firstly, it is WAY too easy to get there and secondly the system of Nether portals can be used to screw up other peoples builds ( as the returning portals you build on the other side can just pop into existence anywhere). I personally like the current Nether as it adds a sense of adventure to the game: it is a genuine risk to go there now in search of ingredients. If we do get rid of it though, it will be replaced by very expensive, server run shops that sell all the unique Nether items.
It kind of a shame it has to be like this but the core design of the Nether is very poor and the there is a need to make
some things hard to reach or there is just struggle.
Please do get involved with the discussion though and give us any ideas you have. Change is coming and we want to make this server as good as it can be.