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I’m currently working on a Vanilla+ PvP SMP and wanted to sanity-check a raiding approach before the server goes live.
Like a lot of people here, I’ve seen PvP servers fail in one of three ways:
I’m trying to hit a middle ground where raiding is always possible, but players still have freedom.
Every claimed base must have:
The path doesn’t need to be pretty — stairs, ladders, slabs, holes, scaffolding, etc. are all fine — but it must exist and stay accessible.
There’s no restriction on how players build beyond that. They can make the base as complex, vertical, or weird as they want.
Traps are allowed, but only if they’re:
So things like pits, arrow dispensers, mobs, slowing traps, alarms, etc. are fine — but no suffocation traps, piston crushers, TNT kill rooms, or anything that permanently traps a raider.
Raiders must always be able to leave safely if they play smart.
At least initially, this isn’t enforced by a heavy plugin system. The server uses:
Accessibility is checked at raid time, not constantly. If a base becomes unraidable, it’s considered a rule violation, not a build restriction.
Before I lock this in, I’d love feedback from people who’ve run PvP or raiding servers:
Appreciate any thoughts.
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Like a lot of people here, I’ve seen PvP servers fail in one of three ways:
- Bases become completely unraidable
- Claims are so restrictive that building creativity dies
- Or it turns into pure anarchy and newer players quit
I’m trying to hit a middle ground where raiding is always possible, but players still have freedom.
The core idea
Every claimed base must have:
- One main entrance (a door)
- All interior rooms that contain loot must be reachable from that door via a valid walking path
The path doesn’t need to be pretty — stairs, ladders, slabs, holes, scaffolding, etc. are all fine — but it must exist and stay accessible.
There’s no restriction on how players build beyond that. They can make the base as complex, vertical, or weird as they want.
Traps
Traps are allowed, but only if they’re:
- Avoidable or telegraphed
- Not instant-kill
- Not sealing players in
- Not blocking the required route to loot
So things like pits, arrow dispensers, mobs, slowing traps, alarms, etc. are fine — but no suffocation traps, piston crushers, TNT kill rooms, or anything that permanently traps a raider.
Raiders must always be able to leave safely if they play smart.
Enforcement
At least initially, this isn’t enforced by a heavy plugin system. The server uses:
- Claims for general protection
- Rules + staff enforcement for raiding fairness
Accessibility is checked at raid time, not constantly. If a base becomes unraidable, it’s considered a rule violation, not a build restriction.
Why I’m leaning this way
- It keeps raiding viable without turning the server into griefing chaos
- It avoids over-engineering claim plugins that kill creativity
- It gives builders freedom while still maintaining real risk
Before I lock this in, I’d love feedback from people who’ve run PvP or raiding servers:
- Does this feel fair from a player perspective?
- Are there obvious edge cases I’m missing?
- Have you seen similar systems succeed or fail?
Appreciate any thoughts.
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