I haven't read all the posts, so excuse me if this has been said already.
What this idea suggests is making games shorter, nothing more. What everyone seems to be forgetting is that these servers are supposed to be like The Hunger Games. The actual Hunger Games lasted days, and that illusion of you being there a long time is created through Minecraft's shorter day cycles, but if there's rarely even one night, the illusion disappears, and takes away from players that play because they want a Hunger Games, not to play competitively for stats on the leaderboards. When I was new, it felt JUST like the Hunger Games, and it was awesome! I kind of feel deprived when I play now because I know the maps, I know what to look for, but in HG, you never knew.
I kind of miss being new <3