Co-authored-by: MD <1917406+mdcfe@users.noreply.github.com> Co-authored-by: Josh Roy <10731363+JRoy@users.noreply.github.com>
Replace modified bStats Metrics 1.7 class with official 1.8 artifact. 1.8 adds random submit intervals and changes the way submissions are scheduled, and our custom modifications are no longer needed as we now use the plugin ID.
Gradle is better than Maven, don't @ me. okay but actually it's [faster](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atuFSv2bLa8&feature=youtu.be&t=77), compiles and tests in parallel more efficiently, and more epic stuff).