A New 1.13 Map for SW

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I'd still like for us to consider stitching a 1.13 map to the existing one.  Unlike MW, geography in SW matters.  I don't believe a 1.13 expansion will generate less excitement than an unconnected world.


While generating excitement among current players is important, we should consider the effect a blank map will have on new-player retention.  Our current world, filled with amazing builds and an established system of towns, roads, and economics, is far more appealing than a bare world that has 0-2 people online at a time.

SW probably could use a few tweaks, but none that require a reset.  If anything, the SW "civilization" is at a point that opens up opportunities for more dynamic and unique gameplay.  More on this later.

One option was for us to expand SW, even double its size.  The new side should generate with 1.13 terrain and biomes.  However this just isn't a popular choice. We did run a poll, not sure how reliable it is though as I believe people could have voted from other ip addresses, but we had 26 people who voted for a new world and 11 to expand.  Of those 26, 16 wanted to not share the inventory, and 10 wanted to share. 

The main argument against expanding seems to be wanting a totally fresh map, so you won't accidentally run the wrong way and hit the old part of the map. Another argument is that it is now too big, so you have no choice but to warp around.  The fear is more big chunks of land no one wants to go to.

I can accept that argument, and although we can't stitch a new map to an old map, they can still be easily connected via portals and warps.  That means though, we would have to share inventory. Perhaps we need to think through this option a bit more.

I will leave the poll open while we discuss this further guys, keep swapping your vote if you want to.  This vote is just a general picture of where we stand in regards to sharing the inventory.  There are other options we can start considering, especially if we remain tied like this.