Lowering the Spawn Rate?

Discussion in 'Survival Server Suggestions' started by North_Korean, Aug 1, 2013.

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Should the spawn rate be lowered?

  1. Yes

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  2. No

    50.0%
  1. North_Korean

    North_Korean Active Member VIP

    I have heard many people complain about the spawn rate being too high. I am not sure if this is controllable but if it is. It should be lowered.

    Pics to prove my point:

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  2. QuietSea

    QuietSea Well-Known Member VIP

    I like a challenge
     
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  3. DastardlyWhale

    DastardlyWhale Well-Known Member

    Last time we lowered spawn rate, you guys complained about having no mobs. Then we keep going back and forth.
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  4. SkittlesQueen

    SkittlesQueen Active Member VIP

    Awasteds right,we have had it go up or down....we need to have it like right in the middle or something

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  5. Dman2416

    Dman2416 Active Member

    I get tired of challenges when every time I go mining theres 5 zombies waiting for me, and suddenly 3 creepers sneak up on me.
     
  6. PieSquared761

    PieSquared761 Well-Known Member VIP

     
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  7. majestic_moose

    majestic_moose Well-Known Member VIP

    Don't forget that screenie looks like it's right on the edge of a town border, so I'd guess all mobs that can't spawn in town just spawn out of town.
     
  8. Kingofall2

    Kingofall2 Member

    I'll agree, there's no shortage of mobs but it makes things interesting.

    What a defense, lmao
     
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  9. sharqman

    sharqman Well-Known Member VIP

    mob spawn range is 5 chunks, if you're in the same place for too long they'll just pile up. If we increase that they will just spawn further out, if we decrease they'd spawn closer.
     
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  10. oiShocKWavesv

    oiShocKWavesv Well-Known Member VIP

    I lost all my stuff due to mobs several times this week, every time I make all my armour and tools again and mine for at least an hour justto loose it all to mobs again, it makes me consider just quitting minecraft all together, I can't deal with it anymore.
     
  11. aarondang

    aarondang Active Member

    Just become paranoid while mining, always watching your own back and light up caves.
     
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  12. Ralk75

    Ralk75 Active Member

    I block off forks in caves that are unexplored. Keeps the mobs off my back.
     
  13. sioutdoors

    sioutdoors Well-Known Member VIP Creative Architect

    Might be my fault I was building to about 3 am last night lol they must have been spawning in by the hundreds lol
     
  14. Mae

    Mae Member

    I enjoy having a ton of mobs, it's tough to survive and keeps things interesting.
    But then again, the amount of mobs is probably only fun for the players who have enchanted weapons and armor. A player with basic things to work with probably gets annoyed and dies more times then necessary.
    I'm split down the middle; I'd like to keep the spawn rate but at the same time I feel bad for the new players.
     
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  15. oiShocKWavesv

    oiShocKWavesv Well-Known Member VIP

    I die pretty consistently with full iron + and an iron sword, I'm in the process of enchanting dia armour and tools, which is about 8 level 30s. But every time I die I seem to be close to 30 or at 30. If I could get all my armour and tools done then mobs wouldn't be a problem, but the mobs don't seem to want me to do that :p
     
  16. sharqman

    sharqman Well-Known Member VIP

    use mcmmo swords/axes, right click and swing away, you'll clear a good amount of mobs.
     
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  17. oiShocKWavesv

    oiShocKWavesv Well-Known Member VIP

    I do this aswell, I guess I just suck at killing things :D
     
  18. aarondang

    aarondang Active Member

    Well, when I go mining I usually use iron armor, iron sword, and bow which I sometimes enchant with 1 level. It gets me through and I don't die much, but can also be because I wear a headset and can hear all the sounds around me.
     
  19. Archenemy666

    Archenemy666 Active Member VIP

    my solution: add torches to mitigate the issue. i would still want some mobs to spawn, so i would only add a few to reduce the spawning.
     
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  20. Legend9468

    Legend9468 Well-Known Member VIP

    Also just make your base/local area enclosed. Be it a wall (Or a glass roof as some of the more awesome players have done), and then just place torches for about 20 blocks away from your base, as resources permit. It reduced the majority of mob spawns for me, and having a few remain means a source of mob drops/xp.
     
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