I commented on here a couple years ago and am one of the so called 'old Islanders'. I like the traditional way of the island and this new island server you're talking about was not very different from the original GMS island. These 'rare drops' were so extraordinarily rare and not beneficial (in terms of movement speed, jump, etc.) that is was mostly just aesthetic. Scrolls dropped at normal rates (iirc) so having +4 or 5 move speed was considered quite good. There were no new mobs or bosses. The upgrades to the store were quality of life upgrades (like nearest town portal). Having said that, I don't play this server much any more and a lot of old islanders have moved on, but if bringing a mini-boss to the island reinvigorates the community and new/old players come back because of it, then I'm in favour of it. The community is more valuable than anything else on the island.
Hey. bumping this thread. I think it would be beneficial to have a map where there is a portal with a certain level requirement for a Mushmom boss or some other equal to lower level of boss. We are playing a private server after all. There is a lot of opportunity to incorporate new and innovative ideas and with the level of activity so low as far as islander are concerned I think this could be a great idea to reinvigorate the community. We already have event NPCs on the island that were never there in GMS providing equipment that never existed. What is the concern of making a separate map that only islanders could access? It could really provide something new that a lot of us are yearning for.
I am bumping this thread, mushmom seemed like a great challenge that could spur interest in creating an islander.
