So Noobcrew wants ores to be hard to get. That's understandable. However, I feel like having ore be locked behind the slow, time-consuming process of mining block after block from a cobblestone generator is simply unfair to users' time. (Moss-based ore generators were a creative way to speed up the process, but those are soon to be non-functional)

I propose a separate world, like the Nether or Mob Arena, where you can go specifically to mine. It could be a system of caves, or a solid block of stone, or even floating islands. Completely customizable, with ores as rare as you want, at any depth you want. Could even put hostile mobs in for more variety. Would potentially offload a lot of stress on the server too, as an added bonus. Have it reset every so often like the Nether, and boom! An endless mine that never runs out of ore.

It would just be good old-fashioned mining. It would be much more engaging than sitting at a cobblestone generator all day, and those who don't care and just want to AFK can use Baritone or something to mine there instead. The playerbase wins with a more fun and interesting way of getting ore, and the devs win with ores still being hard to obtain.

 

I think this is a cool solution, but I don't think it's a viable solution. A core aspect of Skyblock are the cob gens. Skyblock was made so that the only original way to obtain other building blocks early game was via generators. I doubt crew will ever want to change that, even thru the server.

Furthermore, the drops would have to be so low that it would basically become as boring as generators.

I understand the want of not doing a monotonous task, but that's what the moss gens are for. If you'd like, there are also piston cobble/stone gens that are super fast and are AFK-able with permitted hacks. Another solution is to make grass from a different source so you can just buy the ores from another player.

I respect da creativity tho :] Like I said, I think it's a neat idea, just not one that fits the server.