[ckolderup]

It was something I had discussed with some friends who were testing it, but the combination of "would require more work" (although not necessarily too much-- there are various mods based around "survival" concepts that I could theoretically use) plus "gets away from the basic concept of out-of-the-box Minecraft" left me unmotivated to continue.

[MostAwesomeDude]

The basic concepts of OOTB Minecraft include bugginess and poor performance. Don't be afraid to make something new.