So i just encountered this thread when looking through the old messages :http://empireminecraft.com/guide/arenas I feel like this would have been awesome, but i wan't around to witness it. Did anyone experience this and know what happened to it?
The arenas. It was a mob arena server. The arenas were built by EMC supporters and the staff. Removed in favour of more residences in SMP2. Edit: Don't believe me? http://empireminecraft.com/threads/changes-for-brand-new-members.1393/
From what zanderboy tells me, it was very fun, but was slightly under used. That and it just did not match what EMC was back then. I personally hope that they come back with this again, but at the same time I doubt they will because of Dystopia.
It was insanely fun!!! Unfortunately it was underused so it got taken down I really wanted to become a supporter then JUST so I could build an Arena, but I didn't have the finances. but I hear talk of them reemerging soon...