I think an FTB server could really be fun but the headache of getting all the crazy machines to not defile the land is scaring me off opening my server up. Kinda hoping Mcfly will man up again!
I'd play on an FTB server for awhile, until the inevitable drop-off at least.
Best way to prevent ruining our lands is making a Mystcraft age before anyone else even logs in, and putting books in a chest or a command to spawn them or something. Then simply outlaw any major mining operations other than by hand. As in, outlaw it by word of mouth, not any particular rule set (not sure that is really possible). If someone violates it, kick them off.
I caught up some. I only like the clear pipes where you can see all your shit fly through. I guess you like Logistics because they work better? Can you expand on that?
Eh, not necessarily that they work better, but it was the first sorting system I ever used. I like the concept of putting "SD cards" into the pipes to make them do different things, and even the auto-crafting system, while cumbersome, just makes sense to me. As I said, a good AE system is unbeatable, but barring massive amounts of resources, that isn't going to happen for awhile after someone gets started. The Thermal Expansion pipes have some cool capabilities, but they aren't anywhere near as complex as the other systems. The other system (I forget what it is called, it is the thinner piping system that you can't see anything going through, and you can make like 50 of the basic pipes in one crafting recipe...those are a bit much for me, and it tails nicely into your next comment, where tons of the more complex stuff requires ender pearls.
Also what is up with Endermen? We've been playing on our server for a while now and we've seen two of them. Is there a decent way to get ender pearls/eyes we could look into?
That's my #1 pet peeve with all these mods. Everyone and their fucking mother expects us to get to The End and be able to farm Endermen it seems. I realize some of the recipes that require them are pretty powerful (Ender chests/tanks for one), but seriously, anything good seems to take a fucking ender pearl. If you don't find a fortress, and whatever else is required to get to The End (never been there myself), you are stuck running around all fucking night hoping for Endermen. Unless you get super lucky with finding Ender Lily seeds in a dungeon chest of course, which I've never managed. Direwolf already found a few in like the first few episodes of Season 6, which makes a huge difference in what he's able to build. I'm lucky to have 3 at any given time it seems. Fuck ender pearls!