Mineplex

Mineplex was a Minecraft minigame server, created in 2013 by Gregory Bylos and Spujel[1][2] and officially shut down in 2023.[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] This record was lost to Hypixel the same year.[7]

Mineplex
Final logo, used from 2017 to 2023
DeveloperMineplex LLC
TypeMinecraft server
Launch dateJanuary 24, 2013 (2013-01-24)
DiscontinuedMay 16, 2023 (2023-05-16)
Platform(s)Minecraft: Java Edition, Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
WebsiteMineplex website at the Wayback Machine (archived May 10, 2023)

Mineplex's popularity on the Java Edition of Minecraft rapidly declined after its peak years,[8] while the Bedrock Edition counterpart averaged 4,000+ concurrent players.[9] After years of decline, Mineplex ceased its operations on May 16, 2023.[3]

Features

The server's main feature was its various minigames as well as its specially customized and heavily modded multiplayer maps with different objectives.[10][11] These minigames provided winnable gameplay mechanics to the sandbox game.[12]

History

Mineplex was founded and created on January 24, 2013, by Gregory Bylos and Spujell,[13][14][15] known in Minecraft as "Sterling_", and "Spu_" respectively. The server was among the oldest Minecraft servers that were running until May 2023.[13] The server received large increases in players after YouTuber CaptainSparklez became part of the ownership team and he would publish videos about the server.[16] In June 2015, the server would break the record of most players online with 43,033 concurrent players.[17] 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 would 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.[4][18][19][20]

Closure

On May 12, 2023, Mineplex's website and Minecraft servers went down without notice. Mineplex was removed from Minecraft: Bedrock Edition's featured server listing three days later on May 15.[21] An announcement from one of Mineplex's administrators was made in the Mineplex Discord server the following day that the server would be permanently closed down.[3]

Awards and nominations
Award Category Performance Date Result References
Guinness World Records Most Popular Minecraft Server Network 34,434 January 28, 2015 Won [6]

References
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  3. Frech, Ricky (2022-05-16). "Minecraft Server Mineplex Shutting Down". Comicbook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-17.
  4. 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. London: Guinness World Records Limited. 2015. p. 115. ISBN 978-1-910561-09-6.
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  12. Huntermann, Nina (March 26, 2019). Now to Play Video Games (illustrated ed.). NYU Press, 2019. p. 280. ISBN 9781479802142.
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  14. Stuart, Keith (June 24, 2014). "Minecraft: how a change to the rules is tearing the community apart". The Guardian. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  15. Marinconz, Steve (June 17, 2014). "Why People Are Mad About Minecraft's New Changes". Kotaku. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
  16. Matt Weinberger (May 20, 2016). "Mark Cuban explains why he plays 'Minecraft' with his kids". Business Insider.
  17. H, Geoffrey (April 19, 2021). "A Brief History of Why Mineplex Failed". Medium. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  18. Kurt Schlosser (May 24, 2016). "Mark Cuban calls Minecraft 'intellectually engaging' as his NBA team creates new game with Mineplex". GeekWire.
  19. David Humphrey (May 19, 2016). "Dallas Mavericks joining computer games world in Minecraft". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
  20. 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.
  21. "PotatoPie25 on Twitter: "Mineplex is officially gone as a Minecraft Bedrock featured server"". Twitter. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
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