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08 September - Avalon, City of Peace: Part 3 - AwesomeGuyMonkey
02 September - Through the eyes of a new player - EnderEmber
02 July 2016 - A COMPLETE HISTORY OF TEAM UBERSLUGCAKE™ - UBERSLUGCAKE
27 June 2016 - The Groups of 2b2t - Sato86
03 June 2016 - A Farewell
27 May 2016 - Guest Post: New Valkyria Part 2 And The Five Point Base - TheParkerEvan
05 April 2016 - Guest Post: Political and Military Powershift Events of 2b2t - Sato86
13 March 2016 - Guest Post: pYrO1v1aniac's 2b2t log
29 Feburary 2016 - 2b2t Featured on Rock Paper Shotgun
26 Feburary 2016 - 2b2t History Section!
22 February 2016 - The 2b2t Maps!
28 January 2016 - Guest Post: The Tale of Valkyria‏ - TheParkerEvan
02 January 2016 - Guest Rant - by c1yd3i
27 December 2015 - The Spirit of Christmas on 2b2t.org
25 December 2015 - Christmas Messages from 2b2t Players
20 December 2015 - James' Journal - Part 2
05 December 2015 -  James' Journal - Intro & Part 1
04 December 2015 - Lessons from a Honorary Oldfag - Sato86
11 November 2015 - The History of Spawn Incursions - Sato86
03 November 2015 - 2b2t Achievements - More than just chat & spawn
25 October 2015 - Guest Post: 24's 2b2t Basic Survival Guide
11 October 2015 - Announcement: Get featured in upcoming posts!
28 September 2015 - Guest Post: The Reich and The spirit of Valkyria - Lichtenburg
10 September 2015 - Guest Post: Avalon, City of Peace: Part 2 - AwesomeGuyMonkey
August 2015 -  Jamesrustles.com is born
07 May 2015 - History of Facepunch Involvement on 2b2t.org
05 May 2015 - Guest Post: Avalon, City of Peace: Part 1 - AwesomeGuyMonkey
29 April 2015 - Incursion III: Live Update Post
18 April 2015 - The Storm Approaches
06 April 2015 - 2b2t: The Eras 2010-2015 - Part:2
30 March 2015 - 2b2t: The Eras 2010-2015 - Part:1
19 February 2015 - Guest Post: The Tale of Valkyria: Part 3 (The Final Part) - Sato86
13 February 2015 - Guest Post: The Tale of Valkyria: Part 2 - Sato86
25 January 2015 - Guest Post: The Tale of Valkyria: Part 1 - Sato86
09 January 2015 - Guest Post: New Facepunch Republic History - Coldwave
31 December 2014 - Guest Post: A Brief History of Shenandoah - Jesse_number6
30 December 2014 - Fenrir: A Video Tour
29 December 2014 - 2b2t: The Legend of the Gape - Part 2.0
25 December 2014 - A Christmas Message from The_Fox
20 December 2014 - 2b2t: The Legend of the Gape - Part 1.0
18 December 2014 - I Think We're Alone Now
15 December 2014 - Hello, World

Nothing lasts forever, and this has never been more true than in the case of 2b2t’s many great cities. The end for Avalon began with the expansion of 2b2t’s nether highways. At the time of Avalon’s creation, it was two a hundred thousand block walk after exiting the nether. By the Summer of 2015, you could ride the nether highway to Avalon’s doorstep.  

But with exposure came many friends and visitors who were able to enjoy sights rarely seen elsewhere on 2b2t. Avalon Air was launched in May of 2015, and passengers took turns riding Avalon’s slimeblock airplanes from Avalon’s airport tower to various landing pads outside the city.  



Guests could come visit the Avalon Potion Shop, complete with its own witch ready to provide you with the brew of your choice, or a splash potion if you got too close. Others could walk through Avalon’s expansive lawns and take in monuments to the three original incursions of 2b2t.



Avalon’s new library and museum offered a place to take in some of 2b2t’s great history. Various artifacts and books were stored there (including Part 1 of this very documentary series). Those walking through the library’s towering pillars would find themselves surrounded by iron golums while they took in stained glass art and various maps of the city. A mezzanine was also available for those who wanted a better view.



A number of great veteran players were invited to Avalon in it’s third year, and built guest houses along the South Road of the city. They were joined by already existing structures such as the Pigman Condos and various other homes, complete with swimming pools, fireplaces, chimneys, and music boxes. It was easy to forget that you were still very much part of an anarchy server.



Of course one of my favorite aspects of the city was its magnificent views. Whether looking out over castle walls, standing on the edge of ocean marinas, or riding carts along over ten thousand blocks of powered rail, there was never a shortage of sights to be seen.




Avalon’s dungeons and zoos continued to take in more unusual mobs. The final additions came in the form of Avalon’s East and West Aquariums. Three elder guardians were transported to the city, along with many more guardians. While safe from lasers and thorns, visitors still found themselves cursed with the effects of mining fatigue if they came too close to the larger guardians. Most agreed it was still worth the close up look at these mobs, who would coldly stare back from their glass tanks.



The suburbs of Avalon continued to grow, extending from the ocean onto far away land where the Tower of Avalon was ultimately built. The Tower was home to saddled pigs who could be raced around the expansive ramparts. Within the castle itself were additional villager condos, complementing those near Avalon Castle, and offering greater trading opportunities.



With suburbs came new marinas, ultimately making Avalon truly accessible by road, water, and air in all directions. Despite its size, it remained easy to navigate, and it continued to maintain ties with satellite bases in every possible biome.



Avalon expanded into the nether, with various bases. These had their own gardens, potion rooms, and pet mobs ranging from wither skeleton to blaze. Cattle and other animals were transported to the nether as well, making these satellite bases fully functional.


In late December 2015, almost three years after its creation, Avalon was griefed for the first time. A minor player leaked coords (before being encased in obsidian and slaughtered), but he was followed by griefers who took it upon themselves to attack this haven. Avalon’s size didn’t permit this to happen overnight, and in subsequent months Avalon was repaired and destroyed, with various battles along the way. By the Spring of 2016, most of the city was left in ruins.  

The Rusher/Veteran war which began in the Summer of 2016 only added to the damage. The City of Peace, meant to be a neutral haven for all weary travelers, was assumed by new YouTube followers to be a ‘vet’ base that should be attacked. Little was accomplished apart from the griefing of already abandoned ruins. Other new players to their credit tried to restore parts of the base to a limited degree, but the city was long gone. In the end, Avalon joined the other great ruins of 2b2t, but with its own unique personality. Iron golums still continue to walk along the ocean floor. Tagged bats can still be found in jungle trees. You may very well run into guardians or elder guardians, far away from any ocean monument (as all were let go before they were destroyed). A number of structures still exist as well, as do secret satellites, stores, and treasures.


To those with access, the undamaged Avalon has been safely downloaded and preserved with the other great cities of 2b2t. It is ironic that the oldest server in Minecraft, famous for its anarchy and survival gameplay, has created some of the most beautiful and intricate builds of any server. But then that is part of the fun of 2b2t. It is the ability to create elaborate and often epic cities that could be destroyed at any time, that makes them all the more special. It is the chance of coming across great ruins and wondering how they must have looked in their prime that makes 2b2t an adventure. It is friendship and trust, loyalty and betrayal, and history, both good and bad, that makes 2b2t so truly unique. And some may argue that it is the temporary nature of builds, like life itself, that makes them all the more precious.

2b2t will continue to evolve, and its great cities will continue to transform into new ones. And for those who are willing to travel millions past the ruins of Avalon, you may find me again. The weary traveler who stumbles across New Avalon will always find safety, a place to rest, and any treasure they might desire. The City of Peace welcomes you.

AwesomeGuyMonkey


Like the majority of the new players on 2b2t, I ran across
TheCampingRusher's video advertising "the oldest server in
Minecraft." Having played the game for many years, and accomplished essentially
everything in singleplayer, my interest was piqued at this new
challenge.

When I first logged in, I was astonished at what I found. Monstrous
towers of cobblestone overwhelming spawn. Obsidian highways that
stretched seemingly forever into the distance. A wasteland where
food was next to impossible to obtain. It was such an incredible sight that no description could ever capture its full chaotic glory.

On my first three attempts to escape spawn, I foolishly believed the highway was the ideal route to travel. After starving to death each time, I did my research and came across this blog.

Meanwhile, tensions were already building between the veterans of the server and the waves of new players flooding the server. Work began on a curtain of lava built to surround spawn, intended to prevent any new player from escaping. I knew that if I wanted to make my mark on 2b2t, I would have to make my escape soon.

Several days later, after 2b2t was transferred to a new server, I made my move. I headed out of spawn, careful to avoid the veteran players who were stationed with the sole purpose of annihilating anyone new who dared set foot on their sacred ground. Using nothing but my wits and a boat, I traveled several thousand blocks before happening across a small underground melon farm. I stayed there for several hours, mining until I'd acquired full diamond armor and enough food to last me weeks. As I began to travel through the nether, I ran across the corpse of a player containing enchanted gear. It was this gear that allowed me to venture out even further after my melon supply dwindled.

It was at this point I invited a good friend by the name of ElishevaLight to the server. We'd worked together on several big projects in the past, and I knew that this would be a quest too good to refuse. The plan at the time was simply to travel far enough away from spawn to set up a permanent base, and leave a lasting mark on the server. ElishevaLight escaped spawn without much trouble, and after raiding a base we happened upon, we set up the first of many small camps where we could mine, enchant, and establish ourselves as powerful players.

It was around this time, however, when one of the server's famous monuments, the Valley of Wheat, was griefed by a group of new players. This made both ElishevaLight and myself question the newer players on the server. Although TheCampingRusher had repeatedly stated in his video that he was "not here to grief," it appeared that this wasn't the case for the majority of new players.

After further research, discussion, and simply thinking, ElishevaLight and I decided to ally ourselves to the veterans. The destruction of the Valley of Wheat was a turning point for many other new players as well. Those of us who were smart enough and skilled enough to pull our own weight began to realize that if every new player was given the opportunity to establish themselves, then much of the server's rich history would be destroyed. Although I don't yet sit at spawn killing newer players who arrive, I'm a firm believer that nobody on 2b2t deserves handouts. Anyone who wants to play should stand the trials of spawn by themselves or die trying.

ElishevaLight and I plan to stay on 2b2t for a long time, and establish ourselves as true veterans eventually. We hope to not only construct our own massive bases and cities, but also restore pieces of the server's history that have been recently destroyed by the flood of new players.

If you're new, I hope to see you out there. The server is truly an amazing place, and as I've heard it described, "the ultimate gaming experience." I wish you the best of luck, and I hope you plan to preserve and respect the server's history as I have.

Because if you don't, I'll have to kill you.
THE BEGINNING

I UBERLUGCAKE JOINED THE SERVER IN THE LATE 2013S AND TREKKED AROUND SPAWN GATHERING FOLLOWERS. I WAS FILLED WITH CONTEMPTMENT AS I OBSERVED THE LANDSCAPE AROUND ME. "HOW COULD ANYONE LET THE SPAWN FALL INTO SUCH DISREPAIR" I THOUGHT TO MYSELF. I SHOOK MY HEAD AND SHOOK MY HEAD UNTIL IT WOULD NOT SHAKE ANY LONGER AND I REALIZED I HAD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. I ESCAPED SPAWN THAT VERY LIFE WITHOUT DYING IN THE TURMOIL OF SPAWN AGAIN. I ESCAPED AND CREATED THE FIRST UBER BASE™.



AT THIS BASE I ESTABLISHED THE MANTRA DEDICATION MOTIVATION ACCELERATION AS WELL AS RECRUITING TEAM UBERSLUGCAKE™ MEMBERS. AS THE GROUP GREW MY TRUST OF THE NEW RECRUITS GREW AS WELL WE WERE A FORMIDABLE CREW AND COULD NOT BE STOPPED. I RECRUITED ONLY NEWFAGS AS THEY HAD THE SAME GOALS AS I, TO RETURN SPAWN TO ITS PAST GLORY. I HAD HEARD OF WHEN THE SERVER FIRST BEGAN AND ALL OF 2B2T LIVED AT SPAWN TOGETHER IN ONE BIG PEACEFUL COMMUNITY AND I WANTED IT TO RETURN TO ITS GLORY DAYS. I SENT MY RECRUITS OFF TO ESTABLISH UBER BASES™ OF THEIR OWN.

THE EXPANSION

I UBERSLUGCAKE GATHERED MY THINGS FROM THE ORIGINAL UBER BASE™ AND HEADED INTO THE NETHER HIGHWAY TO ESTABLISH THE MOST PERMANENT OF UBER BASES™. I KNEW THAT I HAD TO ESTABLISH A STRONG STABLE BASE OUT IN THE HIGH COORD REGION SO THE TEAM WOULD HAVE SOME KIND OF FOOTING TO REBUILD SPAWN. WHILE MY MEN GATHERED RESOURCES AT THE UBER BASES™ NEAR SPAWN PREPARING FOR THE REBUILD THAT WAS SO FAR AT THIS POINT I VENTURED FAR INTO THE HEART OF 2B2T NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT. IN THIS PERIOD THERE WAS ANY WHERE FROM 10-15 NEWFAG RECRUITS OUT BUILDING BASES.





THE SETTELING

I UBERSLUGCAKE FINALLY HAD ARRIVED AT THE COORDS THAT I FELT WERE APPROPRIATE TO SET UP THE OFFICIAL UBER BASE™. THIS BASE WOULD BE THE MAIN HUB OF ALL UBER BASES™ ON 2B2T AND WHERE ALL OF THE POWER WOULD BE HELD I HAD TO BUILD IT WITH MEANING AND WITH PRIDE. ALL OF MY RECRUITS WERE FILLED WITH DEDICATION MOTIVATION ACCELERATION AS WE PREPARED FOR THE REBUILD SHOUTING OUT TO THE WORLD "DEDICATION MOTIVATION ACCELERATION" THERE WOULD BE THOSE WHO DEFIED US BUT WE KNEW WE WOULD PREVAIL. NO OLDFAGS ON THE SERVER WOULD BELIEVE WHAT WE HAD ACCOMPLISHED AT THE TIME BUT THAT DIDN'T MATTER TO US NO WE HAD EACH OTHER AND KNEW WE WOULD PREVAIL.




THE REBUILD

I UBERSLUGCAKE AND MY RECRUITS HAD EVERYTHING READY WE WERE GOING TO REBUILD SPAWN AND ALL WE NEEDED WAS DEDICATION MOTIVATION ACCELERATION. WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO SPAWN WITH ALL OF OUR RESOURCES AND WE REBUILT FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS BUILDING MELLON FARMS AND DESTROYING LAVA CASTS. NOTHING COULD STOP US WE WERE THE PERFECT TEAM™. WE REBUILT SPAWN AS BEST WE COULD FOR AS LONG AS WE COULD BUT LITTLE DID WE KNOW THAT OUR REBUILD WAS ABOUT TO END A LOT SOONER THAN WE HAD HOPED. 

THE END

I UBERSLUGCAKE BECAME INCREASINGLY WORRIED APPROACHING APRIL 2016 THINGS DID NOT ADD UP ON THE SERVER ANYMORE. IT SEEMED THE SPIRIT OF HAUSEMASTER AS WE KNEW HIM AT LEFT COMPLETELY. I BEGAN CONSULTING WITH THE OLDFAG I KNEW ON THE SERVER AND HAD DISCOVERED A HORRIBLE SECRET THE SERVER HAD BEEN BACKDOORED HARD. I KNEW I HAD TO DO SOMETHING TO STOP THIS IT WAS THE TEAM UBERSLUGCAKE™ WAY BUT BEFORE I KNEW IT ALL OF OUR BASES HAD BEEN DESTROYED AND WERE NO MORE. THE BACKDOOR CREW™ HAD FOUND ALL OF OUR COORDS THROUGH THE EXPLOITS AND DESTROYED THEM IN OUR SLEEP. WE HAD NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN SO WE HAD TO LEAVE 2B2T FOREVER AND HOPE THAT ONE DAY SOMEONE WOULD DEFEAT THE BACKDOOR CREW™ SO WE COULD RETURN TO OUR BELOVED HOME IN PEACE ONE DAY. 

The following Guest Post is a listing of many if not most of groups that have played on 2b2t over the years. Some groups are unknown or secretive and so have not been included.



The Brotherhood of Diamond

Year: 2011-2012
Base: Many small outposts, being the last one called Tugboat
Status: Disbanded
Numbers: Unknown


The brotherhood is without doubt one of the oldest groups of 2b2t. It was described in Judge Holden’s comic and it also had known activities around spawn, recruiting members there and providing them with diamonds. The Brotherhood however suffered several base sabotages, making the group disband over time. There is little information about them since all the members left years ago. Their last known stand is a place called Tugboat base which was recently repaired in 2014 by other players. The place has several underground rooms and farms. Also a lot of strip-mining deep underground.



The Judge’s Group

Year: 2011-2012
Base: Oldtown/Shitpit City/Ravenholm/1mil Town/Jungle Platform City/Oldcity and many more.
Status: Disbanded
Numbers: ~15


One of the most known groups of 2b2t. Also the pioneers of group bases. The Judge Group started when offtopia and THEJudgeHolden started to save newfags from spawn and leading them to their new base called Oldtown. Then Oldtown was attacked and a desperate race started to get as far as possible from spawn and escape the hackers and griefers back in chaos that was 2b2t in 2012. They were one of the very first large groups to make it to 1mil and build a foothold there. Their epic saga is told in the 2b2t comics made by Judge Holden.



Facepunch Republics

Year: 2011-2012 (with some ripples in 2013)
Base: Several bases, camps and outposts. Hitlerwood and Fort Avril were the last.
Status: Disbanded
Numbers: Unknown (Too many bases and also too spread to know)


They don’t need presentation. Facepunch came to 2b2t to play and create cities where their forum members could build and bring a bit of order among the tides of anarchy. Their initiate failed horribly as their actions were seen as an insult to the whole server, beginning a hunt for facepunchers on the server. Their forum was still essential to 2b2t to server as a media and a memory book of the server.



Imperator’s group

Year: 2012-????
Base: Viking Base (aka Imp Base)
Status: Unknown.
Numbers: ~10

Might not be the biggest group, but certainly the one with most impressive art work of 2b2t history. Imp Base group was composed partly of Imperator’s friends and Judge’s friends. With time, other people joined the group (also thanks to several dupe glitches that allowed them to have great resources to build). Their base commonly known as “Imps” is still the largest and most beautiful base of 2b2t. It was griefed on 25th December of 2015, but the group already only had a couple people still playing.



Valkyria Legacy

Year: 2013-2015
Base: Valkyria/Rhadamantis/Asgard I/Valhalla/Nova/Fenrir/Asgard II
Status: Disbanded
Numbers: ~70


They had many names. Valk group, Valkyrians, Asgardians, Incursion group. In the end, they are all the same thing. The Legacy of Valkyria stands out as the biggest and most powerful group that 2b2t had to this date. They are marked by having intimidating numbers and fully armed for pvp members as well as great builders/redstoners in their side. They dominated spawn for months in two occasions and built several of the biggest and most populated bases of the server. If you find an obsidian eagle somewhere, that means they were there. Valkyria group was basically a merging of small groups such as The Black Flag Group, Hitlerwood Basegroup, Legion of Shenandoah and Gape Basegroup.



Legion of Shenandoah

Year: 2013-????
Base: Mjolnir/Sleepy Hollow/Shenandoah/Asgard II
Status: Inactive
Numbers ~6


Formed after the chaos left by the second incursion, some of its core members served in the event. They would later meet with other players to form the Legion of Shenandoah. They built bases and acted inspired by the Valkyrians. Their admiration later led to a union between what was left of Fenrir/Nova and their group, making Asgard II happen. The two groups however didn’t totally merge. The Legion agreed to help the “eagle” and follow it to the Third Incursion but still keeping their independence. Their symbol is a Dragon with open wings, similar to the eagle and their banner is a single diagonal string of green separating red and blue sides.



Team Sun

Year: 2014
Base: Unknown
Status: Disbanded
Numbers: ~7


Fairly unknown by most, the Team Sun started in another server when ibiq and his coworkers started a server with the purpose to bully minecraft kids. Later the server closed and they jumped to 2b2t, announcing their arrival as “Team Sun”. They later recruited some 2b2t natives such as balonypony, coconut4 and vishburn. On 2b2t, they built, killed and shitposted on the chat.



Team Uberslugcake

Year: 2015-2016
Base: Spawn bases (Uber Bases)
Status: Active
Numbers: Unknown

Despite the annoying moto “DEDICATION MOTIVATION ACCELERATION”, Team Uberslugcake has been in action for over a year, claiming that it is putting spawn in good shape and inviting new players to join them. They offer food in exchange for helping them with “repairing spawn”. Some sources says they have several followers. But no numbers are confirmed.



Vortex Coalition

Year: 2015-2016
Base: Unknown
Status: Active
Numbers: Unknown (Coltsnid and AmericanOreo are the only known members. Yes, that’s right)


Commonly known as being a try-hard pseudo-group. Usually groups on 2b2t gain reputation by building things and achieving great acts and bases. VoCo, however, started by advertising themselves first before actually doing something useful. They annoyingly spammed messages on chat about their own group, messages composed of things they never done. It’s actually hard to know if they can be considered a group at all of just a band of two retards. Either way, their mention is necessary to clarify the public. They are widely hated by the oldfags of 2b2t and are trying to use the Rushers invasion to gain reputation and prestige by fighting the invaders… That until they declared themselves neutral.



Teamveteran

Year: 2016
Base: None
Status: Active
Numbers: Unknown


Teamvet doesn’t really match the description of a group, since it has no official member numbers, no base and barely any communication between them. Teamveteran, started by Fit, is a community initiative rather than a group. It’s a movement of players dedicated to end the Rusher invasion and sabotage their attempts to stay on 2b2t as a whole. Their members are taught to act on their own and expect no orders or help. It’s a groups of lone-wolf newcomers that form a network of information and assistance to the playerbase of 2b2t to make the Rushers life a living hell, therefore representing paramount importance to the war/hunt effort. As far as we know, their numbers can surpass the hundreds. 

Well, readers, the time has come for me to thank you all for following the blog. But unfortunately the time has also come for me to move on from 2b2t.

Let me say firstly, the blog will not be going anywhere. The blog in its entirety will stay online and guest posts will still be accepted to the email in the bottom left of each page.

I had been thinking of leaving for a little while as my interest in the server had greatly decreased as time went on. Then when the server had it's latest 'drama' in which the very administration was bought into question, I - along with many others - decided this was the time to say farewell.

And so on Sunday the 24th of April 2016, my journey on 2b2t came to an end after I submitted this Reddit post.

I have had many adventures and good times on 2b2t over the years and met some fantastic people. Even to this day, the people who I based with during the 2014 Temp Map over 2 years ago are still in contact and friends, with many more joining us too.

2b2t is the most notorious Minecraft server in my opinion and as long as game-play remains as vanilla as possible, it will stay that way.

So this is it readers, James signing off The 2b2t Blog for the last time.

All the best,
James_Rustles

Jun 16th Edit:

Although I said I would not be posting any more posts and just leave it open to guest posts, I do have a few Journal posts still half finished. So what I will do is finish those Journal posts and see where we are afterwards.

If any of you newer players want to write about your experience from the eyes of a newfag, please feel free to email in.

So here i am again TheParkerEvan back with another impossible project. But before i get to that i think it'll be a good idea to begin where i left off.
So after we killed the withers I brought some friends over to valk ChickenCrafter00 and ChickenMaster46.

Together we went on to finish repairing valk.
At this point Mana had sort of faded away from 2b and we were  almost done with repairing valk.
I Had this base idea that i wanted to make so with ChickenMaster we traveled and we swam and we climbed and eventually we came across a desert and an acacia with a village and a ravine cutting right through it.

And in the farms we found beetroot which could only mean one thing we had found 1.9 chunks
And we started building
I guess i should explain my new base design its 5 pillars 25 x 25 blocks going up to y = 200 each one made out of a different block

One is made of netherrack,
One of melon blocks,
One of of obsidian,
One of glowstone,
And the center one of stone.

I put the numbers through a calculator it will take roughly 3.311111 dc full of each block.
 So here i am again TheParkerEvan saying goodbye.

See you next time.
As you no doubt know, there wasn't an official April Fool's map this year on 2b2t. Instead we got 2 days of downtime and then 1.9.

Spartan512 has very kindly set up a 1.8 hosted server for us with an entire city for us to destroy, protect and anything else we desire. As usual, no rules, no admins and plugins to bring you the same experience as 2b2t itself!
You can find a map of the City here.

The address to connect is: 2b2tcity.net.


It will be up for at least 1 month.
Happy exploring!
A powershift is when the control of something changes hand. 2b2t, like the real world, had events such as these. They were defining moments for the server. Moments that brought violence and order. Or chaos and more violence. These events come in many forms. It can be the arrival of an outsider group, a dupe, or even a exploit of other kind.

So far, we had two of these events that I can identify:

The Republic Arrives

The joining of Facepunch on 2b2t was one of the most important moments on the server. Among the reasons for that, were their attempt to establish order on the server. Maybe not order to all, but order among them. They tried to organize their bases in jobs. Each person would receive a duty and they were provided a set of rules to obey.

Here are Chezhead's words:
There is no one base, but a separate group of republics. The Peoples' Republic of Facepunch is led by each of these bases' leaders They all have their different rules and regulations associated with them. Ask each leader for the coords to their respective base.
And these were the rules:


Rules for all people in the Federation of Facepunch:


  1. No non-facepunch personal shall be in any Facepunch approved hideouts, unless approved by Chezhead.
  2. Never kill or harm a Facepunch user. Facepunch users are designated by being on the list.
  3. Any room or chest with a clear identification of a Facepunch username's name above it should not be taken from unless given permission by that person. Looking inside the chest is fine, however.
  4. Each fort is owned by a certain person under Chezhead. If you have an issue or need specific coordinates, ask the current leader. Forts and leaders are in the op. If you have an issue inside the base, contact the fort leader before Chezhead. These leaders of the forts have the right to refuse entry to specific people, but Chezhead will make the final decision on most issues in fortresses.
  5. Betrayal is not permitted whatsoever, and includes giving coordinates to anyone non-facepunch, breaking any of these rules, or generally making the life in this server a worse player for Facepunch players.

These will be enforced by death and or exile.


Sounds simple, right? Many group bases actually used these principles in the future. Most of these are the basic rules for a good partnership between players. Don’t kill. Don’t steal, don’t fuck up. “The three don’ts”.

But even this simple concept of group was enough to anger the player base of 2b2t back in 2011. Thus began the hunt for Facepunchers and the fall of their failed republic.
“We created a jobs system. We made a society. We created an entire bustling community within that castle. There was a treasure room, a meeting hall, a tower, a guard post, and a set of rules and jobs. Justin14253 helped out and was a knight in shining armor, with his diamond tools and such. Disaster struck. After we had amassed over 20 members or so, someone named "Mweorz" flew around with flyhacks and TNT and blew the entire thing to shreds. What happened then was "Greyskull's Stand", which was not a war. I myself only got a few hits on his diamond armor with my iron sword, and he flew too fast to help anything. My dog which I had from when I started the server was killed in a blast.” – Chezhead.
The Battle of Greyskull's Stand was only the beginning. What came after was a long struggle of 10 months until they officially gave up on the idea of the Republic.

Fort Facepunch, the first base

But was this a powershift event? Yes. Not for the facepunchers, but for the 2011 playerbase. They never had a challenge before beside killing and destroying each other. The facepunch players were the perfect punching bag (which is funny because of their name).

This was the first time (but not the last) that the 2b2t playerbase crushed an outsider group to the point of putting them on their knees, therefore establishing control over the server (in their own wicked and chaotic way). This wasn’t a conflict between players, but a confrontation of ideals. Anarchy vs Order.

But even defeated, their set of rules and their dedication to build something greater than just with blocks, would survive.

1.4.7 Dupe – The Rise of Valkyria

Unlike the Facepunch Stalemate, this event was between the playerbase. The dupe of 1.4.7 made something possible, something that the facepunchers dreamed of: The birth of a lasting community.

The temp map was the one that actually made possible the alliance between hitlerwood (home of the last facepunchers) and Anatolia (home of 3 unknown players of 2b2t). But only the temp map was not enough. What was stopping Valkyria end up like facepunch? Being crushed like insects by the playerbase?

The early dupe machine, using minecart with hoppers. It would later user cart with chests
Location: Valkyria

That was the dupe. The duplication exploit allowed the members of Valkyria to arms themselves. Suddenly, in a matter of a week, the Valkyrians were a force to be acknowledged in the server. If the temp map gave birth to Valkyria, the dupe enforced its will on the server. This new group, with enough resources to do ten spawn incursions and build great cities, gained respect through the only language the 2b2ters knew at the time: brute, shameless acts of violence, but tempered by building and teamwork. During the second spawn incursion, Valkyria proved to be an organized (regarding team effort) and powerful war machine. And the more people joined, the stronger they got. This made the old playerbase of 2011/2012 to be both scared, angered and awed. They saw their rule and prestige threatened by these bunch of newfags in this new big base, but they couldn’t just hunt and attack, because they had more numbers and equipment as good as theirs. The old playerbase was also weakened by the the fact that many of the old players left.

Valkyria created a powershift that then created a legacy of bases and players that last to this very day (A bit less active than before, but still here). The Incursion (at least two of them) proved the dominion exercised by this new playerbase. A playerbase that believed in group effort and community. A playerbase dedicated to build and achieve great deeds. This playerbase still inspires new players that arrive every day. The Facepunchers would only see their dream come true 2 years after their fall, by merging the facepunch ideals with the 2b2t tradition of hacked-clients, glitch-seeking and spawn-killing.

Conclusion

This doesn’t mean Anarchy in gone. The secret for the success of the Valkyria legacy is that it never tried to change anarchy. It never forced the players inside to do jobs or obey orders. Instead of bending anarchy, the new playerbase use it in their favor, by representing a light in a sea of darkness. A safe haven during violent storm. Order cannot exist without Chaos and the same happens backwards. Chaos will give birth to Order always to fill the void left by fear and decay. We understood that. In 2013, the server was saturated by two years of violent and non-stopping chaos.

Now its only a matter of time for a new powershift to happen. It may come in forms we don’t know. And it may improve or destroy everything that the playerbase of 2b2t built.
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