This question is not about the server, but rather a more generally Minecraft-moddy question:
Do anybody have any experience with the FTB packs?
I've played Tekkit (Classic) for a while, and it was great. Sadly, development was stopped and Tekkit Lite appeared as a better alternative with more mods, also running on a later version of Minecraft (1.4.7 instead of 1.2.5, if I recall correctly).
So I got Tekkit Lite instead, and it was awesome. My Quarries have now dug a hole in the ground down to bedrock, so big that if I stand in one corner of it, the other side unloads from memory, at render distance "Far + 48 blocks". Sadly, development of Tekkit Lite has also stopped.
Another Tekkit has appeared in its place, however it lacks the IndustrialCraft 2 mod, which is the very "essence" of Tekkit for me. I love messing around with machinery, setting up big automatic systems and striving for the awesome tools of the endgame (such as the Quantum Armor, the Terraformer, the Teleporter or the elusive High Voltage Solar Array). Without IC2, it simply isn't as fun for me. However, I see that FTB is both thriving in development, runs on Minecraft 1.5.2 (with 1.6+ support in development), and contains IC2. However, it seems like there are a few other mods in it that would make the gameplay different from Tekkit as I know and love it. The various modpacks in FTB are also a little confusing. Do anybody have any experiences they want to share?