Wynncraft

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Wynncraft
Initial releaseApril 29, 2013; 10 years ago (2013-04-29)[1]
PlatformMinecraft: Java Edition
TypeMinecraft server
Website

Wynncraft is a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) Minecraft server created by Jumla, Salted, and Grian, and released in April 2013.[1] According to Salted, one of the server's owners, over 2.9 million players have played on the server as of March 2021.[2]

Gameplay[edit]

Wynncraft's gameplay revolves around completing quests, joining guilds, and fighting bosses, among other things.[3] Players are required to select a class between Archer, Assassin, Mage, Warrior,[4] and Shaman; and after a tutorial start in the Wynn province,[3] one of Wynncraft's five known provinces. The server's world has an approximate size of 4,400 by 5,500 blocks,[5] and consists of two continents, Wynn and Gavel, divided by an ocean with islands.[4] Wynncraft's design is inspired by the MMORPG RuneScape,[4] and as of 2021, it has hundreds of quests.[6][7] Aside from the cost of Minecraft, the server is free-to-play, with players being able to purchase cosmetic in-game items.[3][8]

Reception[edit]

Wynncraft has been praised for its extensiveness and gameplay. Writing for Kotaku Australia, Luke Plunkett praised Wynncraft's map and called the server "a full and proper MMO".[8] Carl Velasco of Tech Times said that the server is "nuts" and "a stunning example of what can be created using Minecraft's own sandbox engine".[3] Austin Wood, writing for PC Gamer, was "continually floored by all you can do".[4] As of 4 July 2017, Wynncraft is the largest MMORPG built in Minecraft, according to the Guinness World Records.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Largest MMORPG built in Minecraft". Guinness World Records. July 4, 2017. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  2. ^ @CraftedMovie (March 19, 2021). "can tweets count as wikipedia references? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wynncraft says wynncraft has 1.7 million players but we're well above 2.9 million now" (Tweet). Archived from the original on March 19, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2021 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ a b c d Velasco, Carl (May 22, 2017). "A Game Within A Game: 'Wynncraft' Is An MMORPG Inside 'Minecraft'". Tech Times. Archived from the original on March 7, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d Wood, Austin (February 12, 2018). "Welcome to Wynncraft, a full-fat Minecraft MMO mod". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on November 9, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  5. ^ ""Wynncraft": Spieler bauen riesiges Online-Rollenspiel in "Minecraft"" ["Wynncraft": Players build huge online role-playing game in "Minecraft"]. Der Standard (in Austrian German). 24 May 2017. Archived from the original on 24 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. ^ Hansen, Steven (May 22, 2017). "Wynncraft is a full, free fantasy MMO built within Minecraft". Destructoid. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
  7. ^ Uslenghi, Fabiano (27 February 2020). "Spieler warten auf das Minecraft-MMO Hegemony, aber es gibt schon längst ein anderes" [Players are waiting for the Minecraft MMO Hegemony, but there has long been another one]. GameStar (in German). Archived from the original on 27 February 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b Plunkett, Luke (May 22, 2017). "A Giant MMO Made Entirely Inside Minecraft". Kotaku Australia. Archived from the original on February 18, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.

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