I've been playing MCMMO servers for the past few days and I have to say I really like it. It makes me want to play on those servers just to level up my skills. I've been thinking about adding it to my server but I want to get all the facts straight before I do that, because installing a plugin that alters the gameplay so much like this could ruin the integrity of my legit survival world. I think it would bring people to my server, and the general consensus among my players (including some of the top donors) is that I should get it. So I'm gathering opinions from my players, and now you, the Bukkit community. What is your opinion?
I've been running it for a long time. Players go nuts for it. I have found that players' levels have gotten wiped a few times when I was changing things, which can be a hassle. Overall, a plugin that is worth the effort to upkeep.
I've used it on my private server before. Leveling up and using the skills was always fun. I also think that the stats have a psychological affect on users. I for one was always thinking about how I wanted to log in and level up one more time. However, when I used it (probably 1.8 beta) I did not feel like it was well balanced for someone who wants a more challenging experience. I made everything more difficult to level up.
Its a great plugin and to even the odds of making it feel to anti-legit, you can always turn off the special abilities and even make it lower the players skill levels if they die. On my server, I have it set so when they die their skills are decreased by 1%. I also changed the specials to have a lower cooldown time but I increased the amount of durability the tools lose from 2 to 5. So as you can imagine using the specials can quickly drain even diamond tools.
Do a bit of testing and spend a good amount of time looking into the configuration and you should be fine.
It wouldn't ruin your server's survival, but it does take up a lot of space. If you have the room, go for it!
