I know I haven been on the server for that long, so can understand if my idea will be rebuked.
But, having the shop and a friendly op able to spawn, pretty much whatever we want / need kinda distracts from the whole mo of the game I feel.
While the shop was down, people were trading with each other, we had little economies going, and it was great fun I must admit. (I was doing a great trade in the timber business) And you had to earn everything or trade something with other members in order to get anything.
And I quite liked it. Did anyone else think this?