The placement of the items in the player hotbar has varied a lot. There used to be a bone item that let the player choose Mounts, but this feature was removed on the 1st of April 2016. Upon joining the Main Lobby, players receive a Server Selector (Compass), Premium Ranks (Emerald), Collectibles (Chest), Player Visibility Toggle (Green/Gray Dye) and Lobby Selector (Nether Star). Premium Ranks are able to fly and all players get Night Vision effects to make the Lobby brighter. There is a lower area with the NPCs, 2 images with useful links, Voting Villagers and a launch pad.
The Main Lobby is on an island which is surrounded by the void. In the Main Lobby NPCs show the player available sub-servers. Lobbies serve as the main nexus of the server. There are currently 2 public Lobbies and a Staff Lobby on Minecraft Central. Players can change Lobbies using the Nether Star in their inventory.
Lobbies (also known as Hubs) are where the players spawn when they join the server.