One thing that I like about minetown is that it is a welcoming community with many different peoples and cultures. Recently, I have been entertaining myself with minecraft survival servers that have their map as a pre-set earth map, with oceans, countries, and mountains in positions similar to the real world. Personally, I think this would be awesome to have an overworld map as this.
Lets compare and contrast-
Downsides to having an earth map as the next survival:
Downloading an earth map will occupy alot of space(files) and will take time
Pre-determined chunks will cause lag
Biomes will not be as diverse as they are on a normal SMP
Good things about having an earth map as the next survival:
Players who are interested in geography can explore regions and have fun with it
In addition to random groups/clans, groups/clans can be based off of regions/countries, making the game more interesting
Players who arent interested in the earth map but who play on it can pick any place to settle down and start their own adventure!
To summarize, my idea is to have the seed set as an earth map so that those who would like to explore it or set up their own nation can do as they please. Players who arent interested in this will not suffer anything bad, because they are free to start and play the game as if it was a normal minecraft seed.
Lets compare and contrast-
Downsides to having an earth map as the next survival:
Downloading an earth map will occupy alot of space(files) and will take time
Pre-determined chunks will cause lag
Biomes will not be as diverse as they are on a normal SMP
Good things about having an earth map as the next survival:
Players who are interested in geography can explore regions and have fun with it
In addition to random groups/clans, groups/clans can be based off of regions/countries, making the game more interesting
Players who arent interested in the earth map but who play on it can pick any place to settle down and start their own adventure!
To summarize, my idea is to have the seed set as an earth map so that those who would like to explore it or set up their own nation can do as they please. Players who arent interested in this will not suffer anything bad, because they are free to start and play the game as if it was a normal minecraft seed.