Mob Arena camping solution

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  1. TheDruid
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    Ahh well that's ok then :p
     
  2. Meloncool
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    Perhaps just have it so mobs spawn on players forcing them to move?
     
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    Perhaps just have it so mobs spawn on players forcing them to move?
     
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    True, my island lags a fair bit due to the redstone. Could you use a command block to tp wall huggers back to the middle every 30 seconds?
     
  5. Steve333333333
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    I have a no plugin method using /scoreboard for a points system, and then a shop at the end that uses the points. It works, and is cleared as soon as you leave the arena.
     
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    Krissy Stray Kids everywhere all around the world Administrator Discord Administrator Premium Premium

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    Heres whats interesting about the suggestions:
    corner huggers or the AFK will AFK anywhere. Some people genuinely AFK and stay in just in case they come back and they survive. Lava around the edges is extreme, and prevents people who need to regen, especially donors who dont have potions but they have the apple which gives seconds of regen. Corner refers to people being protected from 3 corners and sides are people whos back is protected. The mob arena requires a balance of challenge and fairness. Its a hard thing to do. The only way, and the best way is to improve the plugin to kick people of inactivity for 1 1/2 min, inactivity defined by either not killing a mob in that time, or standing still. The pistons cause fps drops to much. as it is i lag terribly in MA, which is partly my computer and internet, but somewhat the MA. Anything mechanical isnt as easy to implement. The point system is an ok idea, its smart, but a shop involves more work to implement and if the shop needs to be within the arena, then guaranteed it will only work with your design. Simple is better, meaning cyp should have specified a non circular design to be more favored. A nice rectangle with all 4 corners with lava falls would be better :D (no thats not my design dont tell me im trying to make mine seem better)
     
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    If this is relatively easy to implement, I think this is the best solution.
     
  8. Krissy
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    But tp them back to the middle will enable them to keep playing, doesnt really punish them like kicking them out of the arena so they cant play. Just a side note that those who camp will probably still be behind the computer, so they will just keep going back.
     
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    Sleepyhead08 is a genius with Command blocks. Let's see what he thinks.
     
  10. Sleepyhead08
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    Nah, on a server like this, the command block would be excessive. The region is so abnormal it would take a few command blocks to get the entire wall, which would lag the server even more than krissy has said it lags him. Also, I don't even think we're allowed to put command blocks into anything here ;o
     
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    im a girl :D and sleepy, what about changing the plugin, how does that usually go down?
     
  12. Sleepyhead08
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    lol soz :p

    The Mob Arena plug-in is a fairly well-known plug-in, so I don't see it being changed for this specific situation :/
     
  13. Krissy
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    oh :p
    Well if it is, if someones game i guess they will :p for now its clever design to avoid afk and campers
     
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    To eliminate those who would fly to the top of the MA and wait, I would suggest having a sort of wall on top of the MA speculation stands, but it shouldn't just be a literal layer, It should be a wall of Glass, with the inside being something like food carts, pools, etc, That way, Hackers can't fly to the top of MA, and players can mess around in the speculation stand while waiting
     
  15. Krissy
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    my design has the spec area made entirely of glass, above the roof, of the arena, which is also made of glass. So in reality what there is, is a flat arena roof and the spec area outside of the arena itself, but situated on the roof. the whole spec area is glass, which means any cheaters who camp on the ledges usually, have no where to hide. if fact no one will have places to hide in my arena :D
     
  16. Dsxhva
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    Why not just the system:
    • More Mob Kills More Rewards
    • No Kills No Rewards
     
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    ^^THIS. This will actually be a usable guideline, since AFKers don't get any worthwhile rewards while the ones doing the work killing mobs get the good stuff. Should be based more on how active the player is on moving around and either actively killing mobs or serving as support (chemists/medics) since they, as support classes, need to be given good stuff too.

    Also, keep in mind that players do occasionally lean up against the wall not to stay there forever but as an anti-mob ambush strategy (and that it's easier to guard against mobs when you don't need to worry about creepers surprise spawning right behind you)

    On a side note: PLEASE Do fix the grass output of mob arena.. the current overly nerfed/reduced rate (1 grass out of 100 waves!? no grass on first 20-30 waves even as i went actively killing creepers and the like!?) is breaking the skyblock economy badly enough that it is affecting bottomline prices, standard item exchange/trading prices.. that and the lack of grassblock means less LEGAL SOURCES of ISLAND DIRT, which is the primary use of grassblock, no matter what other ways you all commonly use it for.

    If the current lack of grass continues, we might soon see mobspawners or 3 diamonds going for a stack of grass in 2-3 months..

    <offtopic> the whole economy 101 thing is the result of my time playing EVE Online, where economy, margin/market trading and the like is a viable income source ingame, enough to purchase monthly subscriptions for the game itself </offtopic>
     
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    How to disable /god or /fly

    When spawn in the lobby put a pressure plate and under it do /god @p off or replace the god with fly
     
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    on .net fly is disabled when you enter the arena. But this would be a great way to disable /god automatically
     
  20. TheNexusAvenger
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    Hopefully, I know nothing of Java.
     

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