Hello Fox here with a few 'Golden Hearts' questions. A lot of you know me for my rebellious attitude, however, I'm not here to rebel. I'm here to ask a few questions which will affect whether I decide to play Noble Craft and Minecraft anymore. People like _Aprill_ already know that I gave all my money and items away on Skyblock and Survival and that Golden Hearts is the last stop for me on Noble Craft. Noble Craft has been the only server I've played since I bought Minecraft about 3 or 4 years ago, I forget. I get bored everywhere else and I've recently gotten bored on Noble Craft, which is not good. But I'm not here to talk trash like usual, I'm here to ask 5 simple questions which will help me determine whether I end my date with Steve and Alex or keep the relationship going (Steve and Alex are the default Minecraft Skins). I've played the beta, I've done my share of exploration. The week has ended and I have mixed feelings. There's a few things I don't understand why were done but I won't bother asking those questions. Here are the questions I need to ask: Is Golden Hearts currently set to hard mode in the beta or will it be set to hard mode during release? Will we be using the same map from the beta or will there be a different map in the release? Will mcmmo, economy, and other data sheets be wiped upon release? Will beta testers keep their claim blocks or be given a beta gift of blocks in the release? Will Spawners still be un-minable in the release? Now before this is answered just know that I don't care for unofficial responses (ex. not Admin rank). For me, there is a wrong answer and a right answer and one of these questions is the end-game for me (end-game being the question that will have the most influence).
1: I believe it is already set to hard, at least it was meant to be. 2: Same map, but reset to how it was at the start of beta. 3: Definitely the economy, we didn't configure the /jobs equations and as Tetrabyte_ found out, jobs got OP. McMMO, I don't know about. 4: There has been no plan for this, but I like the idea of rewarding the beta testers. 5: Silk Spawners really doesn't seem fitting to Hardcore Survival. We all know how easy mob farms are when you cram 20+ mob spawners into them. This won't be a perk.
1) I am almost positive the difficulty will be on Hard and is already in Hard mode for the Beta to match the Hardcore style 2) We will be using the same map so find locations of anything you want whilst you have the chance! 3) All player data will be reset therefore McMMO stats and such 4) I am not entirely sure, though I hope Beta-testers do receive something as a thank you 5) Spawners will most likely be unmineable to keep the game fair and a good economy
As a person who is much cooler than nedthefed, I'll answer your questions. 1. Is Golden Hearts currently set to hard mode in the beta or will it be set to hard mode during release? Yes, the server is meant to be in hard mode for the entirety of its lifetime. Dynamic difficulties were a possibility (the difficulty of the mobs around you changes depending on your gear and past encounters with mobs), but those aren't implemented nor are they planned at the moment. 2. Will we be using the same map from the beta or will there be a different map in the release? It will be the same map, but it will be reset. Your houses and such will return to the realm of nonexistence. 3. Will McMMO, economy, and other data sheets be wiped upon release? Yes. While we are all for a few donor perks, this kind of opportunity to progress gives donors a huge advantage over the free players, and it goes against the "everyone starts off in the same boat" mindset that we had when creating the server. 4. Will beta testers keep their claim blocks or be given a beta gift of blocks in the release? Possibly. The beta test was limited only to donors, so free players couldn't join even if they wanted to. As such, it seems a bit counter-intuitive to award players for being so kind as to partake in the beta testing period when we explicitly denied a good portion of players from doing so, regardless of whether or not they wanted to. At the same time, I want to give a small award to those who participated. 5. Will spawners still be unobtainable in the release? Yup. We've all seen the grinders players have made in Survival and Skyblock. As useful as they are, they take a lot of the difficulty of the server, which is a top priority on Golden Hearts. KillaD1: 1. Wasn't Golden Hearts supposed to be weekend testing? Yup. It was also planned to be a released a week or two before it even went into donor-only beta testing. Personally, I'm aggravated that it took so long and for a reason that I'm not sure of, but I'll assume something came up. I absolutely hate it when we don't do something when we say we will, and I like to think that the players and staff also hold similar distaste for it. There's not much more to say other than "we'll work on punctuality", but that's not an empty statement.
Somehow I managed to miss my own thread in my notification panel. --- Anyways, thanks for all the info and answers.
To my knowledge it was available for a few weeks but was scrapped because of bad reception from players.
