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Oldest largest German Minecraft server shut down and open sourced everything
- espresso39 2y agoMuxCraft used to be one of the largest EU servers back in 2012-2014 Proof: https://web.archive.org/web/20140829145028/minecraft-serverlist.net/serverlist https://web.archive.org/web/20140829145028/minecraft-serverl...
- KomoD 2y agoWould not go as far to say "one of the largest EU servers", maybe one of the largest German servers
- espresso39 2y agoGermany does have the biggest EU user base, but you’re right, the language was german
- SunlitCat 2y agoMinecraft was the first game, someone on the "internet" gifted me. I was like "Why do you do that?!" and he was just like, because it's cool to play with you. Ahhhh! Fond memories. :)
- mathgradthrow 2y agogosh, thats a beautiful little story.
- SunlitCat 2y agoThank you! It was really an awesome time way back and made me aware that, gifting other people games is a nice thing to do.
- Zambyte 2y agoMinecraft was the first game I made long term friends from the internet in. I went on to play other games with my friends from minecraft for years. My first real relationship was with someone I met on Minecraft. I flew across the US to visit her multiple times in high school (working as a dishwasher to buy tickets). 7 years later I bought her and her child plane tickets to visit me (earlier this year). Also Minecraft got me into programming in Java, which let to my programming career. So yeah... Minecraft has been a pretty big part of my life, even if I mostly stopped playing it in early high school :P
- SunlitCat 2y agoActually that is an heartwarming story and a great example how games (and gaming) can connect people and how it can inspire careers! Thank you for sharing!
- rekttrader 2y agoThat’s a great story! Kudos good human!
- shepherdjerred 2y agoMinecraft is also how I got into programming! Hundreds of hours spent writing Java plugins for CraftBukkit/Spigot :)
- confused_boner 2y agoI sent $20 via USPS to a friend with a credit card who purchased it on my behalf. Good times.
- SunlitCat 2y agoActually that's pretty awesome to have someone trustworthy to do such things!
- salad-tycoon 2y agoI had 20 bucks and only 20 bucks. I could buy Minecraft alpha or bitcoin. I chose Minecraft. Whoops. But still, neat game all around.
- lyu07282 2y agoFuck those pay2win servers, they are exploitative, promote gambling and pray on children.
- espresso39 2y agoMuxCraft did not have any gambling until 2020, where it was already in serious decline like most older german servers They added gambling as what seemed a last ditch effort to attract new users
- 12345hn6789 2y agoYup. Folks like to bring up Roblox (rightfully) with regards to gambling and hosting shady real $money shops for in game items but AFAIK (public) Minecraft servers have been doing this since at least 2012. "Pay $20 for a 'rank' on our server! You get extra goodies!". "This special diamond sword is only $1!". Really an under reported stat imo. These servers are under the radar.
- devin 2y agoI do agree that it is lame. However, money sinks like gambling can be seen as a part of the in-game economy and are a useful tool to take money out of circulation. I don’t necessarily have a problem with judicious use of it, but if the point of the server becomes buying in-game currency to lose it at the poker table, then yeah, that’s exploiting your users.
- robertlagrant 2y ago> and are a useful tool to take money out of circulation What does this mean? What money is being taken out of circulation?
- bravetraveler 2y agoI assume the money going into their pocket, 10/10 thieves (winners) recommend theft (winning) That's totally hyperbole. Perhaps they find themselves luckier than average - like most :) People overestimate this fairly easily/often. It's vague... Counter point: opportunity cost. Nobody can say what will/won't happen, why even try to guess at this. Most endeavors don't go as poorly as gambling. In my experience at least
- misterpigs 2y agoThese servers were a lot of fun. You got to pay taxes _in a game_! But seriously they were a lot of fun.
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- hoten 2y agoAnyone know what is Blood Bending?
- jjice 2y agoI'm only aware of it in the context of Avatar The Last Airbender. I'd assume this is a gameplay mechanic based on that? https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Bloodbending https://avatar.fandom.com/wiki/Bloodbending
- H8crilA 2y agoBTW, this is the actual oldest server (and it's still up): https://minecraftonline.com/ https://minecraftonline.com/ This is a close contender (it's is also up, and really thriving; it's even on close to the latest version): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2b2t https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2b2t I can recommend 2b2t if you don't mind the 4chan-like mentality in the chat. Probably the only server where coding is actually a desired, core skill in factions/teams/groups.
- pests 2y agoWhile yes 2b2t is on a modern version most of its history was spent on 1.12. Only last year did they jump to 1.9 and only in the last few months to 1.20. Not knocking it, just most of the old builds and metas were based on 1.12.
- zarathustreal 2y agoIs 1.12 not more modern than 1.9?
- youainti 2y agoI think they dropped a 1, i.e. they meant to type 1.19
- unholiness 2y agoHe means 1.19
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- LoganDark 2y agoDo you mean 1.19?
- pests 2y agoYes, meant 1.19.
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- ct0 2y agoNever forget logging into mau5ville (deadmau5's server) and being blown away by the digital architecture and activity. Great times.
- codetrotter 2y agohttps://muxcraft.eu/ https://muxcraft.eu/ Their website with the announcement also links to the following: > Alle Dateien vom MuxCraft Server. > Enthält: Maps, Schematics, Server & Plugins, Bilder, Designs, Website. https://archive.org/details/muxcraft https://archive.org/details/muxcraft Not sure if it’s the same, or some extra data, compared to what they put on the linked GitHub
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- kleiba 2y agoBtw, how is Levers and Chests coming along?
- doublerabbit 2y agoMinecraft was the first game to get me fired. Don't play it on a banks computer. Nor visit WikiLeaks for that matter on a banks computer. Nor changed printer status messages via Telnet to "Out Of Ink - Please insert more blood" Or even make acknowledgment that was you. I was 17, how I miss that age and getting away with things.
- josephcsible 2y agoIs there a license? If not, then it's just source-available, not open-source.
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