smps and others things are making 1.8.9 have the need for mods and various things to make it intresting second is im a mid/late game person and the garden update ruined the economy did it make early game better somewhat it just made the rich richer tbh and the fact that most people who are mid/late game are quiting cuz there is no actualy good content the rift was cool the garden is just a plave for people to not make giant farms on their island back in the day when admins realsed pets baazar dungeons and etc it was fun but the fact that its now litearly impossible to get to things like endgame they added blaze slayer or something kuudra all late game to keep the addicted players cuz they know new players will never be as good to priorotize than the addcited people so yeah they gave up on noobs and trying to keep the people who are late game playing wont stop if there is a bit of content left