As of the new update removing terrain, PRPG is FAR from dead. If anything, this was what i was waiting for to force me to stop being lazy and make it like I really wanted to. With this, we will see custom islands that AREN'T just repeats over and over. There will be big islands for countries, small islands with adventure waiting (more than just treasures!), islands with different biomes, and islands not even on the sea!
along with these islands, there will be islands designed for only the strongest to survive, and will be far out in the sea. you will be able to spot these islands usually, as they are unique IE: an island covered completely in fire.
Most of these islands will require hand building, or duplicating in generated ones. I will be making custom bricks for this (64x64x8 water/cube brick), so bricks won't be wasted just by creating the sea.