Modded Minecraft?

[Akronymus]

Should joe make a modded server? when yes what mods/modpack should he use? I would make a server if i could, but i cant afford an external server,and my home network does not have a good enough upload(and i dont want to give anyone our official IP)

[dyl1138]

While it would certainly avoid the staleness of Minecraft, playerbase would most likely shrink. I can't remember the last time the servers were full. If against all common sense they did make the servers more exclusive to players with the modded client, it would be for a stable modpack that has some semblance or variant of Bukkit.

[Akronymus]

Its me again. I dont meant making the server modded. i meant an additional server

[dyl1138]

Its me again. I dont meant making the server modded. i meant an additional server

The same basic principle applies, except this time it's also draining significantly more resources.
Really, the main focus of any expansion should be to grow the playerbase, which is difficult considering the other tens of thousands of servers. Players=donations=moar server
There is also the possibility that if they were to invest in a 'modpack server', the sheer lack of other public servers MIGHT gain the server a massive playerbase. Griefing, lack of plugin support, instability, and a flooded (and therefore laggy) server is coupled with such popularity.