Using traps or safety areas in the end/nether

Discussion in 'Announcements' started by nrayf, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. nrayf

    nrayf Active Member VIP

    This has been happening a lot, and it allows players to farm mobs with no risk and no damage. From now on if you see a trap, destroy it. If you make/use one, it will get the same punishment that a mob grinder would.
     
  2. darthvader2143

    darthvader2143 Member VIP

    what do these traps/safety areas look like?
     
  3. nrayf

    nrayf Active Member VIP

    normally it's just a canopy or a blocked off area. go around the end and you'll see them
     
  4. darthvader2143

    darthvader2143 Member VIP

  5. majestic_moose

    majestic_moose Well-Known Member VIP

    Maybe the one of the rules should be reworded, or added (also, if I recall correctly there was something in the application about your knowlege of the griefing rule, maybe something like this for mobs too)
    From what I know, you basically cannot kill mobs anyother way than a fair fight, so the rules could perhaps make it more clear, and adding to the application will make sure they know.

    Either that or just say it's their fault for not understanding the rules :)
     
  6. nrayf

    nrayf Active Member VIP

    ^that's why im giving them fair warning here, before going after then
     
  7. majestic_moose

    majestic_moose Well-Known Member VIP

    Yeah, although I wonder if the players not on the forums are the ones more likely to be unsure about this.

    And I was kind of getting at this rule

    • [li]No mob traps/grinders. Under or above ground[/li]

    From reading this, one probably wouldn't associate standing under a block as a grinder or trap. (as a grinder is usually thought of as an XP grinder while a trap is something that physically traps mobs)

    Yes, the next rule does talk about giving no advantage to yourself, but that is only referring to mob spawners.

    I'm not trying to cover anyone, or justify what they did, but maybe some slack should be given because of this, and maybe just get them to return any enderpearls and /kill to get rid of their xp
     
  8. nrayf

    nrayf Active Member VIP

    That's why I made this warning post, because I know a lot of people do it.
    So far only one person has gotten a ban, for one day, for it. So no ones in big trouble. But if you see players doing it, warn them in game and then have them destroy the safety area.
     
  9. glepet1962

    glepet1962 New Member VIP

    Isn't drinking a potion of fire resistance and then entering a blaze spawner, giving us an unfair advantage over blazes?
    Just wondering? ;D
     
  10. nrayf

    nrayf Active Member VIP

    I wouldn't ask questions you don't want to know the answer to ;)
     
  11. glepet1962

    glepet1962 New Member VIP

    Oh, I'm not afraid of the answer. :)
     
  12. nrayf

    nrayf Active Member VIP

    My go to answer is bannnned.
     
  13. majestic_moose

    majestic_moose Well-Known Member VIP

    Haha, no more going to double blaze spawners :(

    And fair enough, if i ever do end up going to the end i'll go on a destroying frenzy
     
  14. Thomasdd13

    Thomasdd13 Active Member VIP

    lsd man, lsd