diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/client/handler/incoming/DisguisedChatHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/client/handler/incoming/DisguisedChatHandler.java
index bf68c2ce..acb467c9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/client/handler/incoming/DisguisedChatHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/client/handler/incoming/DisguisedChatHandler.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import static com.zenith.Shared.*;
 
 public class DisguisedChatHandler implements PacketHandler<ClientboundDisguisedChatPacket, ClientSession> {
+
     @Override
     public ClientboundDisguisedChatPacket apply(final ClientboundDisguisedChatPacket packet, final ClientSession session) {
         var senderPlayerEntry = CACHE.getTabListCache().getFromName(ComponentSerializer.serializePlain(packet.getName()));
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/client/handler/incoming/PlayerChatHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/client/handler/incoming/PlayerChatHandler.java
index eb7ce4b6..bcbc5a60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/client/handler/incoming/PlayerChatHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/client/handler/incoming/PlayerChatHandler.java
@@ -16,9 +16,6 @@ public class PlayerChatHandler implements PacketHandler<ClientboundPlayerChatPac
 
     @Override
     public ClientboundPlayerChatPacket apply(ClientboundPlayerChatPacket packet, ClientSession session) {
-        // we shouldn't receive any of these packets on 2b or any anarchy server due to no chat reports plugins
-        // and this does not pass these packets through to our normal chat handlers
-        // so no chat relay, chat events, and other stuff
         var senderPlayerEntry = CACHE.getTabListCache().get(packet.getSender());
         var chatType = CACHE.getChatCache().getChatTypeRegistry().getChatType(packet.getChatType().id());
         if (chatType != null) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/server/CustomServerInfoBuilder.java b/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/server/CustomServerInfoBuilder.java
index 751f2ba8..2fbbc53a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/server/CustomServerInfoBuilder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/server/CustomServerInfoBuilder.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import com.zenith.feature.queue.Queue;
 import com.zenith.util.ComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.resolver.Placeholder;
 import org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.auth.GameProfile;
 import org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.network.Session;
 import org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.protocol.codec.MinecraftCodec;
@@ -106,37 +107,37 @@ public GameProfile[] getOnlinePlayerProfiles() {
         }
     }
 
-    public Component getMotd() {
-        var sb = new StringBuilder(150);
-        sb.append("<white>[<aqua>").append(CONFIG.authentication.username).append("<white>] <reset>- ");
-        if (Proxy.getInstance().isConnected()) {
-            sb
-                .append(getMotdStatus())
-                .append("<reset>\n<aqua>Online for: <white>[<reset>").append(Proxy.getInstance().getOnlineTimeString()).append("<white>]");
-        } else sb.append("<red>Disconnected");
-        return ComponentSerializer.minimessage(sb.toString());
-    }
+    private static final String motdMM = """
+        <white>[<aqua><username><white>] <reset>- <motd_body>
+        """;
+    private static final String motdDisconnectedBody = "<red>Disconnected";
+    private static final String motdConnectedBody = """
+        <motd_status><reset>
+        <aqua>Online for: <white>[<reset><online_time><white>]
+        """;
+    private static final String motdStatusInGame = "<green>In Game";
+    private static final String motdStatusInQueue = """
+        <in_queue> <white>[<aqua><queue_pos><white>] <queue_eta>
+        """;
+    private static final String motdInPrioQueue = "<red>In Prio Queue";
+    private static final String motdInQueue = "<red>In Queue";
+    private static final String motdQueuePosGeneric = "Queueing";
+    private static final String motdQueueEta = "<reset>- <red>ETA <white>[<aqua><eta><white>]";
 
-    private String getMotdStatus() { // in minedown formatted string
-        var proxy = Proxy.getInstance();
-        if (proxy.isInQueue()) {
-            var sb = new StringBuilder(100);
-            var prio = proxy.isPrio();
-            if (prio) sb.append("<red>In Prio Queue");
-            else sb.append("<red>In Queue");
-            sb.append(" <white>[<aqua>");
-            var qPos = proxy.getQueuePosition();
-            var qUndefined = qPos == Integer.MAX_VALUE;
-            if (!qUndefined) {
-                sb.append(qPos).append(" / ");
-                sb.append(prio ? Queue.getQueueStatus().prio() : Queue.getQueueStatus().regular());
-            } else sb.append("Queueing");
-            sb.append("<white>]");
-            if (!qUndefined)
-                sb.append(" <reset>- <red>ETA <white>[<aqua>").append(Queue.getQueueEta(qPos)).append("<white>]");
-            return sb.toString();
-        } else {
-            return "<green>In Game";
-        }
+    public Component getMotd() {
+        var prio = Proxy.getInstance().isPrio();
+        var qPos = Proxy.getInstance().getQueuePosition();
+        var qUndefined = qPos == Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+        return ComponentSerializer.minimessage(
+            motdMM,
+            Placeholder.unparsed("username", CONFIG.authentication.username),
+            Placeholder.parsed("motd_body", Proxy.getInstance().isConnected() ? motdConnectedBody : motdDisconnectedBody),
+            Placeholder.parsed("motd_status", Proxy.getInstance().isInQueue() ? motdStatusInQueue : motdStatusInGame),
+            Placeholder.unparsed("online_time", Proxy.getInstance().getOnlineTimeString()),
+            Placeholder.parsed("in_queue", prio ? motdInPrioQueue : motdInQueue),
+            Placeholder.unparsed("queue_pos", qUndefined ? motdQueuePosGeneric : qPos + " / " + (prio ? Queue.getQueueStatus().prio() : Queue.getQueueStatus().regular())),
+            Placeholder.unparsed("queue_eta", qUndefined ? "" : motdQueueEta),
+            Placeholder.parsed("eta", Queue.getQueueEta(qPos))
+        );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/server/handler/shared/outgoing/ServerTablistDataOutgoingHandler.java b/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/server/handler/shared/outgoing/ServerTablistDataOutgoingHandler.java
index b42c94b9..033635b8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/server/handler/shared/outgoing/ServerTablistDataOutgoingHandler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zenith/network/server/handler/shared/outgoing/ServerTablistDataOutgoingHandler.java
@@ -5,11 +5,19 @@
 import com.zenith.network.server.ServerSession;
 import com.zenith.util.ComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.Component;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.resolver.Placeholder;
 import org.geysermc.mcprotocollib.protocol.packet.ingame.clientbound.ClientboundTabListPacket;
 
 import static com.zenith.Shared.*;
 
 public class ServerTablistDataOutgoingHandler implements PacketHandler<ClientboundTabListPacket, ServerSession> {
+    // todo: allow users to configure the contents of this
+    private static final String footerMinimessage = """
+
+        <aqua><bold>ZenithProxy
+        <session_profile_name> </bold><gray>[<dark_aqua><session_ping>ms<gray>] <gray>-> <aqua><bold><client_profile_name> </bold><gray>[<dark_aqua><client_ping>ms<gray>]
+        <blue>Online: <aqua><bold><online_time></bold> <gray>- <blue>TPS: <aqua><bold><tps>
+        """;
 
     @Override
     public ClientboundTabListPacket apply(ClientboundTabListPacket packet, ServerSession session) {
@@ -23,21 +31,16 @@ public Component insertProxyDataIntoFooter(final Component footer, final ServerS
             var clientProfile = CACHE.getProfileCache().getProfile();
             var sessionProfileName = sessionProfile == null ? "Unknown" : sessionProfile.getName();
             var clientProfileName = clientProfile == null ? "Unknown" : clientProfile.getName();
-            return footer.append(Component.text().appendNewline().append(ComponentSerializer.minimessage("<aqua><bold>ZenithProxy")).build())
-                .append(Component.text()
-                            .appendNewline()
-                            .append(ComponentSerializer.minimessage(
-                             "<aqua><bold> " + sessionProfileName
-                                 + " </bold><gray>[<dark_aqua>" + session.getPing() + "ms<gray>]"
-                                 + " <gray>-> <aqua><bold>" + clientProfileName
-                                 + " </bold><gray>[<dark_aqua>" + Proxy.getInstance().getClient().getPing() + "ms<gray>]"
-                            )).build())
-                .append(Component.text()
-                         .appendNewline()
-                         .append(ComponentSerializer.minimessage(
-                             "<blue>Online: <aqua><bold>" + Proxy.getInstance().getOnlineTimeString()
-                                 + "</bold> <gray>- <blue>TPS: <aqua><bold>" + TPS.getTPS()))
-                            .build());
+            var injectedFooter = ComponentSerializer.minimessage(
+                footerMinimessage,
+                Placeholder.unparsed("session_profile_name", sessionProfileName),
+                Placeholder.unparsed("session_ping", String.valueOf(session.getPing())),
+                Placeholder.unparsed("client_profile_name", clientProfileName),
+                Placeholder.unparsed("client_ping", String.valueOf(Proxy.getInstance().getClient().getPing())),
+                Placeholder.unparsed("online_time", Proxy.getInstance().getOnlineTimeString()),
+                Placeholder.unparsed("tps", TPS.getTPS())
+            );
+            return footer.append(injectedFooter);
         } catch (final Exception e) {
             SERVER_LOG.warn("Failed injecting proxy info to tablist footer", e);
             return footer;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/zenith/util/ComponentSerializer.java b/src/main/java/com/zenith/util/ComponentSerializer.java
index 45ba4817..458d2cb0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/zenith/util/ComponentSerializer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/zenith/util/ComponentSerializer.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.event.ClickEvent;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.flattener.ComponentFlattener;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.MiniMessage;
+import net.kyori.adventure.text.minimessage.tag.resolver.TagResolver;
 import net.kyori.adventure.text.serializer.ansi.ANSIComponentSerializer;
 import net.kyori.adventure.translation.GlobalTranslator;
 import net.kyori.adventure.translation.TranslationRegistry;
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ public static Component minimessage(String message) {
         return MiniMessage.miniMessage().deserialize(message);
     }
 
+    public static Component minimessage(String message, TagResolver... resolvers) {
+        return MiniMessage.miniMessage().deserialize(message, resolvers);
+    }
+
     public static Component deserializeEmbed(final Embed embed) {
         return EmbedSerializer.serialize(embed);
     }