Suggestion #12926

Custom Enchants and Cannons.

I want to give some honest feedback regarding custom enchants on the factions server.

In my opinion, custom enchants really take away from the fun of classic factions PvP. Instead of fights being about skill, timing, and game knowledge, they often feel random or overly dependent on who has the stronger enchants. This ruins the competitive balance and makes PvP less enjoyable overall.

Factions was always at its best when PvP was simple and skill-based — vanilla enchants, fair fights, and clear outcomes. Back then, fights felt more intense, rewarding, and actually fun. Without custom enchants, players relied more on strategy, teamwork, and personal ability rather than RNG effects or overpowered mechanics.

I genuinely believe the server would be more enjoyable and closer to true factions if custom enchants were removed. It would improve PvP quality, make fights feel fair again, and bring back the classic factions experience that many players miss.

Also,

I’d like to raise a serious issue regarding cannons on the factions server.

At the moment, cannons are simply not working properly. I’m not sure what exactly is causing the problem, but most non-vanilla cannon designs fail completely. Because of this, players are unable to raid effectively or interact with factions the way the gamemode is meant to be played.

Raiding is a core part of factions, and when cannons don’t function, the entire gameplay loop breaks. Instead of active raiding and PvP, the server has turned into an “AFK/slave meta,” where players just sit around grinding without any real action. This makes factions boring and unrewarding, especially for players who enjoy raiding and base mechanics.

What’s confusing is that only vanilla cannons seem to work, while any more advanced or commonly used designs do not. This severely limits creativity and strategy and removes a huge skill-based aspect of factions gameplay.

I strongly believe that fixing cannon mechanics should be a priority. Properly working cannons would bring back raiding, strategy, competition, and overall fun, and move the server away from the current passive meta.

-NikoV