Mineplex

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Mineplex
Mineplex logo since 2017
Mineplex logo since 2017
Other namesMineplex Games
Original author(s)Gregory Bylos
Developer(s)Mineplex LLC
Initial releaseJanuary 24, 2013; 8 years ago (2013-01-24)
PlatformMinecraft: Java Edition, Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
TypeMinecraft server
Websitewww.mineplex.com

Mineplex is a Minecraft minigame server that is one of six Minecraft servers officially partnered with Mojang Studios,[1] the developers of Minecraft.[2][3] As of mid-2016, Mineplex had millions of unique players monthly.[4] At its peak, the server had around 20,000 concurrent players at almost any given time,[5] and broke a Guinness World Records record on January 28, 2015, for having 34,434 concurrent players, the most on a Minecraft server at the time.[6]

In Guinness World Records 2016: Gamers Edition, Mineplex was listed as the most popular Minecraft server network, having 34,434 players on the server at once on January 28, 2015. This record was lost to Hypixel the same year.[7] Mineplex's popularity has been declining since its peak years, and now the Java Edition server averages around 300-600 players simultaneously,[8] while its Bedrock Edition counterpart averages 10,000+ players.[9]

History[]

Mineplex was founded and created on January 24, 2013, by Gregory Bylos and Spujell,[10][11][12] known in Minecraft as "Sterling_", and "Spu_". The server is among the oldest Minecraft servers that are still running to this day.[10] The server received large increases in players after YouTuber CaptainSparklez became part of the Ownership team and he would publish videos about the server.[13] On June 2015 the server would break the record of most players online with 43,033 concurrent players.[14] In 2016, the Dallas Mavericks partnered with Mineplex to create Dallas Mavericks World, a minigame for the server. According to a news release by the team, it will allow players to compete in building competitions and play a basketball minigame in a full-scale model of the American Airlines Center. The minigame was launched on the server in the summer of 2016 but ultimately failed due to Mineplex's partnership with Mojang Studios.[15][4][16][17] On July 7th, 2016 the Bedrock Edition server was established hosting most of Java Editions games for a wider audience, and had peaked an impressive 19,000 concurrent players.[18][9] Since then Mineplex has been slowly losing players and continues to do so. Mineplex is currently owned by Ryan Strutton and Jonathan, known in Minecraft as "Strutt20", and "defek7".[8][19]

Features[]

The server's main feature is its various minigames, specially customized and heavily modded multiplayer maps with different objectives.[20][21] These minigames provide winnable gameplay mechanics to the sandbox game.[22] They are divided into categories such as Classics, Arcade, Champions, Clans, and Holiday minigames. To pay for the server and its development, Mineplex sells in-game cosmetics and special features to players as well as skins and maps on the Marketplace for Minecraft Bedrock Edition.[10] [23]

References[]

  1. ^ "Featured servers FAQ". Archived from the original on August 14, 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ^ Campbell, Colin (June 11, 2017). "Minecraft is going totally cross-platform". Polygon. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Ford James (June 11, 2017). "Mojang to partner up with popular Minecraft servers". Gamereactor.
  4. ^ a b Akopyan, Manouk (May 1, 2016). "Mark Cuban Explains Why The Mavericks Are Mashing Up With 'Minecraft'". AListDaily. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Master Builder 3.0 Advanced: Minecraft Secrets and Strategies from the Game's Greatest Players. Triumph Books, 2015. April 2015. p. 50. ISBN 9781633191884.
  6. ^ Guinness World Records 2016: Gamer's Edition. Macmillan. p. 115.
  7. ^ MacGregor, Jodie (December 20, 2018). "Hytale is a Minecraft follow-up that remembers the minigames". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved December 21, 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Minetrack". Minetrack. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Minetrack Bedrock". Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  10. ^ a b c "7 Oldest Minecraft Servers". oldest.org. February 22, 2018.
  11. ^ Stuart, Keith (June 24, 2014). "Minecraft: how a change to the rules is tearing the community apart". The Guardian. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  12. ^ Marinconz, Steve (June 17, 2014). "Why People Are Mad About Minecraft's New Changes". Kotaku. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  13. ^ Matt Weinberger (May 20, 2016). "Mark Cuban explains why he plays 'Minecraft' with his kids". Business Insider.
  14. ^ H, Geoffrey (2021-04-19). "A Brief History of Why Mineplex Failed". Medium. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  15. ^ Kurt Schlosser (May 24, 2016). "Mark Cuban calls Minecraft 'intellectually engaging' as his NBA team creates new game with Mineplex". GeekWire.
  16. ^ David Humphrey (May 19, 2016). "Dallas Mavericks joining computer games world in Minecraft". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  17. ^ Wermuth, Adam (May 18, 2016). "Dallas Mavs Partner With Minecraft Server to Engage a new Generation of Basketball Fans". Dallas Mavericks. Archived from the original on December 6, 2017. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  18. ^ "Home - Mineplex". 2016-08-02. Archived from the original on 2016-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  19. ^ "Staff Team | Mineplex". www.mineplex.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  20. ^ Wiltshire, Alex (September 15, 2015). "The Future Of Minecraft's Biggest Servers". Rock, Paper, Shotgun.
  21. ^ "The best Minecraft servers". PCGamesN.
  22. ^ Huntermann, Nina (26 March 2019). Now to Play Video Games (illustrated ed.). NYU Press, 2019. p. 280. ISBN 9781479802142.
  23. ^ "Mineplex". Minecraft.net. 2020-05-15. Retrieved 2021-08-15.

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