During Christmas I got a Spawner as a gift on the server. Only when placed it just explodes.

Is this by design (a fake gift?) or a bug? or must I place it is a special way for it to not explode? I would like to use it if possible

Maybe I will leave it in an unlocked box near someone's house I don't like and see what happens.

It's meant to blow up pal that's why it's so hilarious

Okay, as I was expecting. Shame as I really wanted to use it. Now where is Broonies house, I feel a postal drop coming on.

O.o

We used to be able to mine change and place spawners which players would use for mobtraps. I believe this was removed because -1- it makes the game to easy and -2- a couple of players making 60+ spawner grinders which put lots of strain on the server.

We used to be able to mine change and place spawners which players would use for mobtraps. I believe this was removed because -1- it makes the game to easy and -2- a couple of players making 60+ spawner grinders which put lots of strain on the server.

Michael_scott

even so, having the placing spawners back and making them only obtainable on special occasions, i.e. christmas, would make them both rarer and less pointless.

at the moment having a mobspawner out on the ocean far far away is more beneficial in terms of drops then a 4 spawner mob trap would be (I got 2 this christmas and am assuming that even in 2 years that's the biggest they'll get before a new map. No longer minable stops the size problem as most people will not wait to put the things down and thus cant xfer them among worlds.) In terms of XP, there is the end. Really the only drop you can't easily obtain any way is spider drops. (as you cant rig a wither skellie spawner or any nether mobs)

I think the other problem is that any non-VIP member cannot place a MOB spawner ... hence the explosion.

I think it was a protection built in to the server since VIP's were stopped from mining spawners, to stop them selling the spawners onto "normal" members. Thus even if you got one as an xmas pressie, your best bet would have been to sell it on (though I'm not even sure VIP+ can place a spawner now without an explosion).

vips cant place em, chista had a bunch and said they all blew up

Yes confirmed, I am VIP and they just explode although the spawner does not get destroyed (only the grinder you spent a good few hours building and you.. grrrr )

When the ability to mine and change mobspawners was brought in was when the update with cave spiders was brought out. So originally what was only intended for maybe a few spawners there was suddenly vast amounts of spawners available (due to all those lovely lovely spider spawners).

But as has already been said some people did have grinders with 60 mobspawners in them and it just caused so much lag, hence why they can only be changed and not placed (just to out of those who have a stockpile of mobspawners (like i did) from being able to build grinders still).

Its a shame the cave spider spawners were so common, as we may have been able to still mine them, but alas we can't and tbh id rather not have huge grinders again.