Well, I'm not going to be salty because I know Shady Hollow was removed based off statistics and not "just because". However, it is disappointing, to say the least, that it is being removed.
The map, in its first release, was laggy. This was most likely due to the complex, sophisticated redstone throughout the map and the numerous entities (item frames, etc.).
Little do most people know the map was fixed very soon after its release to be lag free, and MCGamer staff, doing as they do, took nearly 8 months to implement the Shady Hollow update. By that time the map's reputation was already ruined and any update added wouldn't make a difference.
So, RIP Shady Hollow.
By the way, I realize I'm biased, so feel free to call me out on it, but I'll continue to maintain the mindset that it was one of the better built maps (in terms off playability and building) that the servers have seen. It just got a bad reputation, that by the time it was fixed, the damage was already done.
At least you people like Zone 85, or I'd be out of business. xD
#WhereIsThatMapContest
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As for the other maps added/removed I'm going to choose to not care anymore. I haven't actually played SG in a long time. I just build now. So whatever the staff feels like they need to add, so be it.
I will say one thing though, "less is more" and "quality over quantity", these things better be considered soon before MCGamer's map community's quality plummets.
Fortress Pyke - 24 Player
