**Updated**:
1/15/22

Hi Everyone,

If you’ve kept up to date with our twitter, you would’ve known about a [$1000 content creator event](https://twitter.com/MinePvPLeague/status/1471918368072638465) called [squidgame.gg](https://twitter.com/oGav1n_/status/1469120123797712900) (to keep up to date with the latest MPL news, please [follow](https://twitter.com/minepvpleague))! Three months ago, [a South Korean drama called “squid game” was released on Netflix](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/what-is-squid-game-netflixs-series-explained/when-did-it-premiere/), this is now the [most-streamed netflix show of all time](https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/10/13/squid-game-is-now-netflixs-most-popular-show-ever-and-its-not-even-close/). Once the show aired, in the midst of creating mpl’s entire infrastructure, we had the idea to recreate all of the games in the show in Minecraft.

 

First things first - I forced everyone to watch the entire series from start to finish, then we got to work in creating the most fast-paced, authentic, & fun experience possible. To launch this server with some flare, we decided to host a $1000 content creator event on the same day as the server’s launch. 

 

This has now birthed our “squid game” gamemode on MPL. The gamemode will feature a series of elimination-style, fast paced minigames where each game will cycle in random order, and players will be blinded in between rounds. This process will continue until 1 player is remaining, making them the victor.

 
Squigame's launch will be on ~~will be on **January 15th, 2022** at **5PM EST**. Following squidgame’s launch, I am happy to announce that mpl's full release will launch a few days after the event has been concluded. To celebrate this occasion, we are giving away 1[0 whitelists, 5 vip ranks, and 3 mantle capes](https://twitter.com/MinePvPLeague/status/1474436352674570246), click [here](https://twitter.com/MinePvPLeague/status/1474436352674570246) for more info.

 

The server’s versions will be 1.8 - 1.18, and you can connect either through the normal Iip (na.mpl.gg) or the squidgame ip (squidgame.gg). This event will help us test out the way our minigames are run, structured, and handled across a larger pool of players. Following our release, the first 100 people to win **25 games** will gain access to an exclusive [mantle cape](https://mantle.gg/shop/squid-game).

We don’t want to spoil too much before the event begins, so we hope to see everyone there!

![RLGL](https://i.imgur.com/XLLRIh0.png)
 
**Q: ”What's happening with mpl's other gamemodes (kitpvp, Practice, etc)?”** 
 
**A:** These gamemodes are planned to be released shortly after squidgame; beta testing for these modes will be announced on our twitter as well as our discord. Quality assurance (player council) applications will also be sent out very soon, so please join our [discord](discord.gg/mpl) to be notified first!

**Q: ”Why has the date been rescheduled twice?”** 
 
**A:** MPL's infrastructure is utilizing extremely new technology to the point where there's barely any public resources on how (other servers) have done it. This has resulted in our development cycle being more delayed we had expected! The final product will be great & going forward, delays like this shouldn't happen again. 

Sorry for the inconvenience!

Introducing Squidgame.gg

  
Hi everyone, just wanted to make this blog post to express our appreciation for everyone that has shown up to the past few beta testing sessions. I am now happy to announce that for the most part, phase one of our beta testing has been completed and we will see you guys very soon. If anyone was unaware of what was happening, please feel free to look at our [server reflection blog post](https://mpl.gg/blog/server_beta_discussion) to get a better understanding. 

As stated [previously](https://mpl.gg/blog/server_beta_discussion), “...The current version of the server is meant for people to get on, leave suggestions and feedback, have fun for a bit, and then get off. It's not meant to be treated as a production server (ex. MMC, lunar, pvpland, etc)... The current code on the server is not going to be used on our server when we fully release…”  
  
What I stated above still is true today, we will resume testing on our new codebase very soon. The entire goal was to simply collect vital data that wouldn’t happen any other way without real players. During the first beta, we had accumulated over 2000 players trying to connect within the first 3 hours of opening. After 2 more beta tests, we now have over 4000 unique profiles that have tried to join the server. We are aware of the issues we've faced and we’re ecstatic that things went the way they did.
  
I remember back in 2016 playing on certain practice servers, and how they faced the issues similar to us. Of course general knowledge as well as server hardware has improved since then, but beta testing in general on any new server has had their set of issues. Overall, this was a great learning experience for us, and we have a better idea on what to expect in the future.
  
**Q: ”When is the phase two of beta testing starting?”**  
  
**A:** Hopefully very soon, a date is not confirmed yet. The second round of testing will basically be what we’re using for release, it’s what we’ve spent the majority of our time focused on for the past year.  
  
Practice is almost at a finalized state, we’re just focused on adding in features that will make us stand out from what’s currently out right now. There’s also the kitpvp plugin (which will be completely separate from practice, unlike what our betas were). We currently have quite a few gamemodes that are either in progress or mostly done, it’s just about putting the remaining pieces together.  
  
There is also a secret project that we’ll probably announce before MPL goes public.


**Q:  ”When are you guys fully releasing?”**  
  
**A:** Once our infrastructure, gamemodes, and various other things are nearing completion. The goal is to fully release the server around the holiday season which would be towards the end of this year or early 2022. To remain up to date, please join our [discord](http://discord.gg/mpl).  
  
**Q:  ”When are you guys getting an (eu, au, as) proxy?”**  
  
**A:** Once we fully release, we’ll collect data on where our playerbase is coming from, and if there’s enough players, we’ll release a proxy in their location. There is no point having a proxy only for 3 players to connect to it. If you want one opened for your region, tell your friends to join us on release!  
  
**Q: ”What anticheat are you guys using, (insert xyz client) bypasses it!”**  
  
**A:** Until you see an official announcement from us, hold off on your anticheat concerns. This isn’t a full release, we had zero plans of catching nor banning all cheaters that would get on a VPN anyways. 

On all betas except one, autobans were disabled, the goal is to confuse as many cheaters as possible so that they don’t try to come out with “bypasses” on a server that isn’t even fully out yet. I’m happy to say that this has worked very well.



Thanks for the support + FAQ

Hi Everyone, 
 
It’s been a while since you've heard from us. After the last blog post, we took in as much feedback as we possibly could to improve the server. This also meant pausing on all forms of advertising the server until we felt as though it was in a better state.

First things first, unlike our [first blog post](https://mpl.gg/blog/announcement), we have now decided that the **server will stay open** for anyone with a [rank](https://store.mpl.gg/package/4512447) or [whitelist](https://store.mpl.gg/package/4093672). This means that our donators are now able to connect all days of the week as opposed to only on the weekends.

Therefore, we will **frequently** host open betas for the public to connect & play on the weekends (depending on the circumstance, it could be every weekend or every other weekend). If you would like to keep up to date with the days that we host open betas, please join our [discord](https://discord.mpl.gg).

I am also happy to announce that we are ready to continue our beta testing starting this **Sunday** (**10/17/21**), at **1 PM EST**. To celebrate this occasion, we are giving away [10 whitelists, 5 vip ranks, and 3 mantle capes](https://gleam.io/fMpus/minecraft-pvp-league-beta-giveaway), click [here](https://gleam.io/fMpus/minecraft-pvp-league-beta-giveaway) for more info.

Currently, we have 6 ranked ladders open:
![ladders](https://i.imgur.com/iofGN12.png)
(**NoDebuff**, **Debuff**, **Axe**, **Classic**, **Soup** & **Boxing**)

Whoever gets top 5 in any of these 6 ladders will receive a [permanent vip rank on our server](https://store.mpl.gg/package/4512447), as well as an exclusive [mantle](https://mantle.gg) cape! We are also offering kitpvp rewards to whoever reaches 100 kills & 250 kills respectively.

![capes](https://i.imgur.com/7BaZ17j.png)
 - Top 5 Elo (Practice) = Gold Trophy Cape
 - 100 kills (kitpvp) = Bronze Trophy Cape
 - 250 kills (kitpvp) = Silver Trophy Cape

After our beta stage, you will never see any of these capes every again, this is an mpl exclusive! Once you've reached this goal, make a ticket in our [discord](https://discord.mpl.gg) to redeem.


<h2>Updates</h2>
50+ Changes were made to MPL since our last blog post, this includes seven new arenas (<a href="https://store.mpl.gg/package/4512447" target="_blank">vip rank</a> also gives you the ability to select these arenas when you /duel someone)!

The Arena:
![arena](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/Arenas/TheArena.png)
*Many players demanded for “kohi/dev123 minehq” arenas so we had to remaster a few in our own way. I’ll explain more of this concept down below.*

Nether:
![arena](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/Arenas/Nether.png)

Mario:
![arena](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/Arenas/Mario.png)

MPL:
![arena](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/Arenas/MPL.jpg)
*One of my personal favorites- it probably doesn’t show up to well in the image, but this is the “kohi heart” arena in mpl’s theme.*

Colors:
![arena](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/Arenas/Colors.jpg)
For this one, we decided to go for a “red vs blue” theme so we inverted the colors. It is based off of a pvplounge [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsTiexqVFYE&t=112s) that we copied by hand. 

Football:
![arena](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/Arenas/Football.jpg)


Soccerv2:
![arena](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/Arenas/Soccerv2.jpg)

<h2>Why we remastered some arenas</h2>
Instead of just copying & pasting what’s already been made on other servers, we try to take the core concepts that players love, modernize it, and then give them their own identity.
 
Our idea is for players to say "hey I remember this on kohi, but mpl expanded upon the original idea, this looks cool”. (If you make it too similar it's a remake, but if you make it too different then it’s a whole different arena). 


<h2>Additional Updates</h2>
Aside from the arenas, we now have working parties, events, and tournaments:

![sumo](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/sumo.png)

We’ve also revamped kitpvp with

- 5 new kits
- 9 new perks:
![sumo](/blogPictures/MPL-Blog-10-14-210/perks.png)
- Credits
- Bounties
- Kill the king event (kitpvp)
- Custom Leveling system

As well as various other bugfixes, additions, and changes we now have a working **/help** command. This should be the first & last time that we’ll go on a long break without any announcement, and we hope to see you this Saturday!

Current bugs (that we are aware of):
- You can hear other people if you queue the same arena as them)
- kitpvp stats sometimes reset (should be fixed now)

MPL Updates #1 + Giveaway


Hey there, it's been quite a bit since my last post, and I would just like to say **thank you**. Thank you all for taking your time to join the server, and leaving your input. We've learned about our strengths and weaknesses these past two weeks, and now we're taking everyone's feedback and are making the necessary adjustments to the server. I applaud the people who read [my last blog post](https://mpl.gg/blog/announcement) and took the time to follow the guidelines that I gave. We probably won't open the server for awhile, as we introduce a pretty substantial update and the next announcement that you'll see should be a important one.

Now after reviewing some concerns, I would just like to touch base on a couple of things. First of all, if it wasn't clear already - MPL Practice is a **prototype**. The current version of practice is meant for people to get on, leave suggestions and feedback, have fun for a bit, and then get off. It's not meant to be treated as a production server (ex. mmc, lunar, pvpland, etc). **[And as stated in our last post, the current practice core is not going to be used on our server when we fully release](https://mpl.gg/blog/announcement)**. (I strongly recommend reading this one if you haven't already)!

We are closing in on a complete recode which will be utilized and tested to be used during the server's full release, with actual unique & innovative features (this also includes the anticheat, which is temporary). There is no point in us putting one hundred percent of our effort into code that's getting completely thrown away anyways. Most people don't understand that it takes thousands of dollars just to make a decent server, even if it's just practice (practice, server core, hub core, etc). There's a reason why most if not every server out right now, uses some fork of frozenorb's code instead of making their own. Meanwhile, even our backend is something that we've been working on for months prior to any announcement on the server. It's very long, expensive, and extensive process that most companies simply don't bother in doing since for most part it wouldn't be worth it.
If anything, the entire time we've been more focused on the server's performance, which is why we randomly unwhitelist the server in waves and allow a few people to connect on the weekends. Like seriously - look at the words on the scoreboard when you log in to practice on the server:
![NA LEAGUE [BETA]](/blogPictures/na_league_beta.png)

(The words **\[BETA\]** is in the title for a reason, everyone sees this right?)

And just to make it even more clear - **there will be bugs, alot of them**. If you would like to contribute to fixing the issues, please report them in our [discord](https://discord.mpl.gg/). We've never set any standard for MPL (yet), so please try to hold us to reasonable expectations. That's not to say that you can't have your opinions, we understand that not everyone is going to like everything. But we feel like some people expected us to come out of the **woodwork** , create a server in like 4 days (aka rename minehq's code), release it, and then try to compete with every other server that's out there.

What I just stated above is what all of these aspiring "software development and talent management" companies do, and that's not what's going to happen at MPL. This is probably the only server that is going to have an actual custom practice core in literally years if we're being completely honest here. I know there's plenty of shortcuts that we can take but we are not doing it, and we outright refuse to rush out the server to a large number of players until it's of a certain quality. So yes there will be some bugs on the server, and yes we will continue to fix them whilst remaking everything from ground up. That's why I'd rather have a nice & stable community and not a high playercount server. We love all of you guys.
❤️


Server Reflection

**First of all, let me preface this by saying:** 
**Do not, I repeat, do not purchase a rank or whitelist if**
you feel like the server will stay whitelisted forever. But I will say,
if you’d like a permanent rank on the server, this might be the
**[first and last time we are offering a lifetime
rank](https://store.mpl.gg/package/4512447)**. Otherwise, all the
ranks will be **subscription-based** on full release.

**Only donate if you genuinely care about the staff and/or the
development team behind MPL.** The server will fully release (I
promise) **so please hold on to your money and wait until the server
has been fully released if you are not fully supportive of us and/or
confident in the server.** I would **hate** for someone to feel
‘forced’ into spending their money because they think the server is
“pulling a pvplounge” or they’re thinking that this is just some money
grab that’ll never be open to the public.

If anything please join our [**discord**](http://discord.mpl.gg)
and make yourself welcome, feel free to contribute ideas on what you
think belongs on a pvp oriented server or any server for that matter. It
can be fun, unique, or rare concepts that haven't been fully seen,
experimented with, or executed before. Also, feel free to (respectfully)
criticize us and/or provide advice along the way if you feel as though
we are going in the wrong direction (make sure you’re following the
[rules](http://mpl.gg/rules) though!)

### Now for the good part

Being in the community for so long, there’s nothing we care about more
than releasing a stable, consistent, and quality product that most if
not all of our players are happy with. The community’s satisfaction is
our #1 priority. The purpose of Minecraft PvP League is to give the
community what it deserves, by creating a fully-fledged competitive pvp
server with the most enjoyable experience possible.

We won’t feed you meaningless promises such as being the “next kohi” or
being the next revolutionary server, but what we can say is that we
genuinely care and will strive towards making that known. Our actions
will forever speak louder than our own words, and there’s no telling
what the future might hold. This is a team effort and will last as long
as you guys are willing to give us a chance and support us throughout
the entire process. We hope to create an experience that will never be
forgotten, lost, or dismissed from the community. The MPL team believes
that the servers out today have lost momentum and simply don't strive to
bring an enjoyable experience.

This server will be attempting to tackle several problems that have been
present in this community for many years:

\- Toxicity

\- Cheating

\- Corruption

\- Greed

\- Lack of integrity

\- Lack of innovation

These incidents and many more are what ultimately led the pvp community
to its current state, and are continuously present time and time again.
If given the chance, the goal of MPL is to remedy most if not all of
these issues, we will **not** stand for and will most definitely not
tolerate any of this. We believe that the lack of trust caused by these
actions is the reason why the pvp community is declining.

MPL is here for us all to enjoy, not provide false promises, or
pretentious claims that we couldn't possibly live up to. Let's build a
community together, one by one, person by person, idea by idea, and give
the players a platform that's worthy of playing on.

In terms of the current store, we tried to make the prices as cheap and
fair as possible. [You can buy a whitelist starting at
$7.99](https://store.mpl.gg/package/4093672), and you can even
[purchase a whitelist for two people at only $2
more](https://store.mpl.gg/package/4538298).

**FAQ:**

**Q: ”Why are you guys selling whitelists?”**

**A:** This current version of MPL is not made for a full release, it’s
more of a “proof of concept” made to be a basic testing ground for our
ideas and/or future gameplay. We plan to use this current codebase to
gauge the community’s interest as well as generate hype for when we
fully release.

We’d rather have a small group of players who genuinely care about the
progress of the server. And since we would like a smaller number of
people, being in whitelist mode was the only way to resolve this. Over
time as we approach a full release, you should see more content and news
about the server anyways so no one should be “forced” into spending
money on the server unless they genuinely would like to play on the
early version of what MPL is going to be.

Currently, we are in the middle of recoding the entire network to ensure
a quality release, worthy of being on a production server. We would also
add new features that should and will make us stand apart compared to
everything else that’s out right now.

We are aware that first impressions are big in this community so for our
sake we would rather have a smaller group of testers first. Since we've
spent thousands in hosting this dedicated server for months prior to
now, we only allow donations just in case anyone would like to support
the work that we’ve been doing so far. Any other bit of funds received
will be reinvested right back into the server, **we would rather make
the most enjoyable server experience possible than pocket any bit of
money, especially at the beginning of this project.**

As soon as it’s possible, you guys will know about every single step we
take in terms of development on the server either via blog posts, our
[twitter](http://twitter.com/minepvpleague), or in our
[discord](http://discord.mpl.gg).

**Q: ”Why did you guys even bother making this server? There are already
servers that exist like MMC and Lunar, aren’t you just splitting the
community?”**

**A:** By all means, continue to play on those servers. We praise them for
carrying the community as long as they have.

We came up with MPL after realizing that in 2021, there are no good
servers that we deem as fun anymore, and if they are fun they come with
a myriad of issues. So what happens if you don’t like something? You
make it yourself.

After watching hundreds of old videos, and seeing what made Minecraft so
fun back then, we brainstormed and quickly came up with a list of flaws
and issues that hadn't been fully addressed on one server before. We are
attempting to merge the really fun and truly creative parts of the
community while keeping the bad aspects to a minimum. Of course, all
servers will come with their flaws and issues, but if given the chance
we truly believe that we can come out with something quite special.
However, by all means, play on the server you like, we just hope that
you could give us a chance at least.

Additionally, MPL will be much more than just a practice server. If
we’re able to get our foot within the door we will continuously expand
into more creative and competitive gamemodes, practice is only supposed
to be the beginning.

**Q: ”What do you think will separate MPL from every other server?”**

**A:** Our **community**. Sure having new and fun features with the best
possible performance is great. With that being said, our main focus
(especially when we fully open) is to be completely open and transparent
to our players. We will host community events in our discord and try to
make every single member feel more of a friend than just a regular
player.

We believe that the greatest servers to ever exist were the ones where
the players were either familiar with the staff team, or everyone just
knew each other in general. We genuinely care about you guys and we’ll
try our best to keep you guys as engaged and active as possible,

Even as an owner - I’ve personally spent hours upon hours personally
talking to people about our goals within MPL, and if you catch me at the
right time you’d perhaps get a lengthy conversation with me in regards
to why this server was even started in the first place. Anyone that’s
closest to me knows how much I care about our audience, and if this
turns out to be a success then I promise to never forget where we
started from.

**Q: ”So how will this whitelist process work?”**

**A:** For right now, we plan to allow people with whitelists access to the
server **only on the weekends,** so from (Friday - Sunday). We’re
only doing this so that the server won’t dwindle out on (Monday -
Thursday) the weekdays, so it will only be open once everyone is off
from work, school, or any other prior commitments.

Now if the community wants the server to be open during the weekdays, we
can always revert the decision but this is what makes the most sense to
us.

**Q: ”Okay that’s cool, but when is MPL fully releasing then?”**

**A:** The second that this recode is done and our internal testing period
is over, we will announce a date and then the server should be fully
released shortly after that. I would give a date now but I don’t want to
let everyone’s hopes up and then it simply doesn’t happen. Our goal is
to be fully done within 2-3 months, and as a compromise, we will add
small features and/or fix small bugs on this current version of
practice. We may even do small tournaments and/or events.

**Q:”What features are being shown in this current beta?”**

**A:** Currently, MPL will have practice with all of your favorites kits and
queues, as well as an FFA kitpvp arena outside of spawn. (Please come up
with ways that we can balance these kits, most of them are in iron armor
for now!) More will be announced shortly (ie. our competitive team
fighting server) but for now that is the consensus of what will be on
MPL.

That’s all the time I have for now, please feel free to reach us either
on our [twitter](http://twitter.com/minepvpleague) or
[discord](http://discord.mpl.gg). Thank you so much for reading
and we’ll see you guys soon.

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