Hello ecc!

I have decided to address some issues, and give a possible solution. First off I would like to clarify that I do not think to any extent that these are effort related issues. I understand that everyone is extremely busy and there are other things that need to be taken care of. I have just decided to go ahead and make a suggestion and get some feedback.

First and foremost, there aren't as many people playing ecc as there used to be. I'm not sure why - maybe it was "Overpowered" donations, maybe it was the crime rate. Who knows. But what I do know is that adding new and 'better' things will attract more users, thus raising donations, thus raising funding for things like advertising, etc etc. So, I have a suggestion - something new to add.

People love mini-games. I remember everyone was so excited when Survival Games was added, and I also remember that the amount of users went up. So many people played SG, and it was so fun! Then kits were added - at first it seemed harmless, and very useful as it increased donations. But after a while, so many people had bought kits, which totally changed the game. Now, its rare to find a 24 person sg, as before it was very common. I'm not sure what caused this decrease, but i think its safe to say that kits were the main culprit.

That being said, obviously kits were, in the long run, not very helpful. BUT, the new mini game did increase the amount of users. So, adding new mini games attracts more people. Now, I have suggested, and seen other people's suggestions, about adding mini games (mostly PvP related) and most people had some pretty valid arguments as to why it shouldn't be added. So, I have come up with a possible solution that isn't PvP based and also, if you add donation features, won't negatively effect others playing.

The new mini game could be called Economy Skyblock. The name of the game would be to start off with a small, isolated floating 'island'. there would be a chest filled with simple items, only those needed for survival. As you play, you make a farm, a cobble generator, and other nifty things. Then the new part comes in. Since ecc is pretty much based on towns, there could be a similar function for skyblock. I haven't quite come up with this part yet, as I cannot really think of anything unique and fun that would make this a success. So, I am asking you guys to put suggestions in my suggestion as to how this "Economy Skyblock" should operate if in fact it was added. I know we have some pretty creative minds playing on ecc, so I'm sure there will be some pretty awesome ideas.

Thanks, guys. Please leave feedback, and possibly an idea for how it should work.

Thank you for reading,
-Miner