Decide which Minecraft server state to re-launch with

Summary

Which server game progress should we restore from when the new server is relaunched? The new server, which has been down the past week, or the old server which some turned to while the new server remained down?

Problem

MuseDAO replaced our older Minecraft server with a newer, more powerful server. After launch of the new Minecraft server we encountered technical issues (see Discord). These issues remain unresolved. Some players returned to the old server, which was still running.

We are in a place where one population of players has progress on the new server and another population of players with progress on old server. The new server has been down as much as it has been up so the progress “branches” are roughly equal.

We agree we must move forward with improved hardware, the question is which save state should we re-launch with.

If a player “loses” important progress as a result of this vote, we encourage them to reach out to staff to see what, if anything, can remediate. We believe some, but maybe not all, items and builds can be transferred. We ask the team to make a “best effort” to assist these players. We leave the term “best effort” up to the individual team member.

We must understand that not every bit of progress can be transferred. While we collectively regret the inconvenience, we acknowledge this is a reality when exploring new technical frontiers.

Options

• NEW SERVER - Maintain as much progress as possible from the new server (199.7.84.150:25924). Make a best-effort to work with individuals to bring important progressions from the old server over
• OLD SERVER - Maintain as much progress as possible from the old server (muse.apexmc.co). Make a best-effort to work with individuals to bring important progressions from the new server over
• ABSTAIN - I am not impacted by this decision, I wish to let the others decide, or for some other reason I am not participating