Board Thread:Suggestions forum/@comment-79.69.29.107-20160718173841/@comment-26172435-20160718194532

LOTRMod wrote: Fun fact, back in the update that added gates (whichever that one was) we started planning a really intricate system of ropes and pulleys that would replace all the functionality of redstone, but we sadly never got around to it. Funny you mention that. My memory immediately lead me to this post when I read the title above. The timing fits ...

On experience orbs, well, there have been quite a few concrete suggestions on it already ... and your 'proposal' isn't really concrete at all actually. Maybe you find a few inspiring notions in the overview posts on 'Mechanics' and 'Combat'.