About 10-20 or so packs that are essential to the modded Minecraft experience. Basically a list of packs one could theoretically play through, if time wasn't a concern, to get a complete idea of what Minecraft modpacks can and have accomplished. The best of the best while also covering a variety of genres and niches.

I want a list that can serve as some kind of course (lol) or "essential reading." A Hall of Fame, even. Or something like this (sorry about the source).

I'm looking for 5 elements:

Quality - great, enjoyable, has a lot to offer

Variety - packs that can represent the height of a specific genre within modded Minecraft, or packs that cover many genres extremely well

Polish - good performance, relative lack of bugs, effort given to the overall experience, compats

History - well known, has significance to people in the modded minecraft community, millions of hours played

Je ne sais quoi - some ineffable quality that sets these packs apart from the rest

(Suggestions don't necessarily have to contain all of these elements, dw. It's just something to keep in mind).

I'm not all that interested in including really ancient packs unless they are still being played as I want to avoid purely nostalgic or historical entries. If there are some examples from the really early days of modded Minecraft that are very extraordinary and still hold their own however, I'm all ears.

A few packs that come to mind:

• GTNH

• Divine Journey 2

• E2E

• Stoneblock

• RLCraft (controversial maybe)

Why?

I think it could be helpful. A lot of people, myself included, came into modded Minecraft looking for a "Greatest Hits." While there are definitely many threads of people recommending the "the best modpack" or "the best modpack for x/y/z," there doesn't seem to be a simple, updated chart or list people can point to when the question is asked. It would be cool to have a basic consensus that can be referred to. It could also serve as a modded Minecraft bucket list of sorts.

Also it's just kinda fun? idk lol

Of all time, drop them in the replies.