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.
