I think I remember hearing EMC changed spawning stuff , so I was wondering if certain mob farms would work like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3S5x3qxl8s8
I've built this system multiple times on EMC, and can confirms it works just fine. For EMC mob changes, consult this thread : http://empireminecraft.com/threads/emc-entity-changes-distance-to-activate.20728/
I have tried that farm also. Ninjaboy showed it to me! There is also this: http://empireminecraft.com/threads/technical-changes-from-vanilla-minecraft.23084 I'm currently asking Jack in a pm to clarify this: http://empireminecraft.com/threads/technical-changes-from-vanilla-minecraft.23084/#post-433942