Fast leaf decay is a survival-friendly ruleset where leaf blocks disappear quickly after nearby logs are removed. You chop a tree and the canopy clears in seconds instead of hanging around for minutes.
In multiplayer, the biggest impact is cleanliness. Spawn, roads, and starter forests stay usable because players are not constantly leaving floating leaves behind. It reduces visual noise and cuts down on the slow, annoying cleanup that builds up in high-traffic areas.
It also smooths out early-game pacing. Saplings, sticks, and apples drop sooner, so chopping, collecting, and replanting becomes a steady rhythm instead of waiting for decay to finish. Most servers keep normal drop rates; the change is about time and responsiveness, not extra loot.
Usually no. It speeds up when decay happens, so you get the same drops sooner. If a server increases drop rates, that is a separate tweak.
Generally it works fine. Leaves still decay and drop items; it just happens faster, which can affect how quickly your collection system needs to grab drops before they despawn.
Normally no. Placed leaves are typically treated as persistent and stay put; the quick decay behavior targets natural, decay-eligible leaves after logs are removed.
Because multiplayer worlds get stripped fast. Faster decay keeps common areas looking maintained and makes basic gathering feel snappy without turning survival into instant resources.
