Judging from the time it took them to update to 1.7 and 1.8, I think 1.9, the 'Combat Update' is very close to be released. Other servers have started prepping for the release of 1.9 too.

Well I think it is safe to say we will have to play on 1.8 for a while, as it generally takes a large while for Bukkit to update (I'm hoping it won't be like 1.8's incredibly long and annoying hiatus).

Will we change our map to fit 1.9's new worldgen? Especially the End, with the naturally generating End fortresses with Elytra (wing items which I've been messing around with, very neat).

While a map wipe would be terribly annoying, it does bring some benefits.

So mods, what's gonna happen with 1.9?