Expert mode - per server?

[Baaleos]

I can see the reasoning for having it as a server wide value.
However some players tried to convince me it was a player based setting - allowing everyone to be on normal mode if they desire, and those who wish to be on expert mode to indulge in expert mode.

Am I right in saying that this is untrue, and it is a server wide setting that affects everyone.
Eg: If one person is expert mode, they all are?

I almost thought it was a bug last night, when I saw Diamond pickaxes with durability of 1.
If people want to have that as a feature thats fine - but I don't feel it 'just' to force the extra difficulty on the rest of the players who may not be that familiar with ftb mods.

 

[Cptqrk]

If I'm reading it correctly, the setting is server wide. As it takes an OP to be able to use the command.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Tyrindor]

It's server wide, a player can't just cheat his way via normal mode on a expert mode server.

You realize that tools having a durability of 1 is an incredible minor part of the overall changes. If that stumps you, then you won't get anywhere in expert mode because 90% of the recipes are much more complex and require things from ALL the mods in the pack. If you don't want to play expert mode, don't play on a server with it enabled. No one is "forcing" you to play expert mode... It is disabled by default and you choose to play on a server with it enabled.

Having a server where some people can be on normal and others on expert would be, quite frankly, stupid. It wouldn't make sense. It defeats the whole purpose of the tech/magic progression tree that only exists on expert mode. It's an entirely different game.

 

[Baaleos]

I get this -
I have no real interest in expert mode - but some players were wanting expert mode, trying to say that it was a per player setting - guess they either lied or just didnt care about the other players.
I ended up going back to normal though cause the regular players were being affected.