We are currently in a bit of a predicament.
Mojang has changed its EULA a while back to basically disallow servers from having Pay-to-Win setups.
We are technically infringing upon those guidelines with our selling of ranks.
The consequences of being caught will end with our server being blacklisted and no player will be able to connect, without a modified MC launcher. Right now we are wanting to maximize our potential influx of players and requiring a modded launcher will definitely not help matters. There have been internal discussions, and we are divided between obeying to not risk it at all, or going against because we most likely won't get caught to begin with. Whether or not we will get caught is up in the air, but what is certain is that if we ARE caught, we WILL be blacklisted.
The part of the EULA that pertains to us:
This basically means that stuff like /fly, /god, /item and a ton more will be cut from the ranks - and that existing donors will lose it too.
Depending on the outcome of this poll, we will be having future polls to determine the most painless way of moving forward.
Vote away, my friends!