2b2t
2builders2tools (2b2t) is one of the oldest and most notorious Minecraft multiplayer game servers. It is the oldest anarchy server in minecraft. It was founded in December 2010 by an unknown owner known online as Hausemaster.[2][4][5]
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| Initial release | December 2010[1][2] |
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| Platform | Minecraft Java Edition 1.20[3] |
| Type | Minecraft server |
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2b2t is a Minecraft Java Edition 1.20 server that operates on a map without any resets since its creation. The server's spawn area is notoriously damaged, reflecting its chaotic nature and lack of rules.[1][6][7] Cheating, griefing, violence, and racism are common occurrences on 2b2t.[8] The server gained popularity due to its anarchic and unpredictable nature.[9]
As of October 2023, 2b2t is over 28,300 gigabytes in size and has had more than 821,220 unique players.[10] The server has gained significant attention on YouTube, with numerous videos about it amassing millions of views.[11]
History
The Minecraft server 2b2t.org was founded in 2010 by an unknown owner, known online as Hausemaster. It was advertised on 4chan and Reddit.[12] Members from different forums launched raids against each other and their work.[1] YouTuber TheCampingRusher uploaded a YouTube video on June 1, 2016, where he played on 2b2t. This caused a conflict on the server known as "The Rusher War". A queue to enter the server was soon added due to the massive influx of new players caused by the video's popularity. Players can also pay $20 to access a separate priority queue for a month.[5]
Since its creation, the server gained attention from the news. Articles were created about 2b2t on Kotaku, Vice, IGN, Newsweek and The Independent.[1][4][5][6][7] In the book Master Builder 3.0 Advanced, in April 2015, 2b2t was described as crazy, that it can get "outright wild," and that the server is a "nightmare wasteland." The book also stated that it is known as "online royalty" among Minecraft servers.[9]
No Server November
No Server November is a Period of time in November where 2b2t players use Lag Machines, and more of the sort, to Lag and crash out the server.
2b2t Media
First logo used from 2010 to 2017
The unique player count of 2b2t using official sources (mostly 2b2t.net, 2b2t.org, reddit.com/r/2b2t, and one on minecraft-server-list.com)
Heat map of player locations on the server from March 2020 to July 2021, created using data collected from the Nocom exploit. Prominent are heavily trafficked "highways" extending for millions of blocks from the central spawn region.
Two lavacasts produced to create artificial hills and uneven terrain. Among other uses, lavacasts can be built to block the way for new players from spawn (upper left) to the rest of the map (lower right). Also visible at lower right is an incomplete lava cast (currently covered in lava).
An aerial render of the spawn region in July 2019, centered on the middle of the map with a diameter of just over 4,000 blocks. The render displays the extreme amount of destruction and modification carried out to the terrain, including the construction of massive structures, such as the prominent Square and Compasses (upper right).
The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, where 2b2t featured from 2018 to 2019
A render of 2b2t's spawn region as of late 2017, displaying the various layers of spawn with progressive destruction proceeding inwards toward the center of the world. The render displays the -X (western) axis of the world map from 400 to 3,000 blocks from the map's center.
A render from the same perspective as of February 2020, which, in comparison to the render from 2017, shows how the destruction of the spawn area has greatly increased over time
A render of 2b2t's spawn region as of June 2019, providing an alternative side view in an isometric projection of the render in the Culture section
Other websites
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "2b2t.org". Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "There's an alternative Minecraft server without any rules". The Independent. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ "2b2t.org 1.20 Minecraft Server". Minecraft Server List. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 EDT, Roisin Kiberd On 09/15/16 at 11:40 AM (2016-09-15). "The Minecraft server that will kill you 1,000 times". Newsweek. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Guthrie, Robert (23 September 2016). "The Denizens of Minecraft's 'Worst' Server Are At War With YouTube". Kotaku. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Paul, Andrew (2015-10-05). "The Worst Place in Minecraft". Vice. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 The 6 Most Amazing Things I've Seen in Minecraft - IGN, 20 June 2013, retrieved 2019-12-17
- ↑ Apostolacus, Katherine. "Analogies of Religious Violence in Minecraft". Archived from the original on 2019-11-24. Retrieved 2019-12-18.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ 9.0 9.1 Books, Triumph (2015-04-01). Master Builder 3.0 Advanced: Minecraft®™ Secrets and Strategies from the Game's Greatest Players. Triumph Books. ISBN 978-1-63319-188-4.
- ↑ "r/2b2t". reddit. Archived from the original on December 22, 2019. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ "2b2t - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ "2b2t". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2019-12-17.