Server vs. 10 Withers

[Flyte]

Just a quick idea of what to do before our server resets.
Maybe we could spawn in tons of withers? Destroy everything? Have the whole server fight 10 withers then reset? Idk.

[Will T.]

We usually have a "Destruction Day" event right before a reset, during which everyone gets together and wrecks everything (sometimes to the point of a server crash - if you dig back to early 2012 in my Steam screenshots, you can find a few pictures from the TV10 send-off when the former second MC server was shutting down, including the 25,000 or so TNT we used to crash it right at the end). I don't see why Withers couldn't be a part of a future Destruction Day, although I'd prefer to have the chance to blast my own stuff to oblivion before letting them have their way with the remains. Sounds like a fun addition to the usual mayhem!

[Jonathin]

How often is the server reset?

[Will T.]

The current standard is once per year, around New Years. The last one was a bit early because there was a major update that completely changed the world-gen code, plus the last world never really took off as far as I can recall.

[TheCarpe]

[Flyte]

maybe 100 withers?

[Jonathin]

I've played on quite a few servers that suicide after drama or if their lifetime was over. 100 Withers are only effective if spread out, and wont break blocks unless there are mobs.

IMO, this is the way to go out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ohslGivm8

Nothing like seeing these things eat a world as far as you can render them.

[Marf]

I've spawned tons of withers right before destruction day. Great fun watching the chaos, but those wither projectiles travel quite far. Problem with that is you may end up accidentally setting off your neighbor's Destruction Day TnT early. I very nearly did that to Taco's village once.

So we spawned hundreds of them in the end, where no one built. Here's one of Taco's Destruction Day videos.