im not complaining very much about all the new updates with survival and the server but i can just imagine how overwhelming this server will be for new players.. ive been here with the server as it grew so i adapted to the changes but the server is becoming less and less noob friendly, all our new updates are focused around the people who i would say "beat minecraft".
I think that topic has and is being addressed with the possibility of a second survival server that is more back to basics and less OP garbage.