So.... it's happened. The new spawn with portals to the wastelands (currently not activated) is now at its place on SMP1.. It looks much nicer than the old one.
Oh i know they were discussed, and that they were being planned, but i missed the part where they said they are coming in 1.5
I did not know that the wastelands were being discussed and I still do not know what the hell they are...
from what i remember, the wilderness we have at current will remain forever as a land claimable area, and the wasteland will be reset with each game update that requires a reset. don't quote me on this thought, confirmation from a moderator/jack is needed.
Nope. The wilderness used to be a wasteland without a live-map and a few other things, and more people used the wild, so Justin got rid of the wastelands and replaced it with the Wild. Due to popular demand, Aikar and Justin are bringing the Wastelands back in 1.5. The wastelands will be reset every update, by the way.