Tuesday, April 30, 2013

What To Expect In Minecraft Tournaments

By Adela Beasley


Minecraft has generated plenty of buzz within the gaming community for its simple, impressive scope of features for hardcore and casual gamers. Players are given a number of different building materials, such as stone, glass, and straw to construct pretty much anything the user desires. To see who is the best at building, Minecraft tournaments have popped up on a number of gaming-related websites.

For those looking to get into the game, various social networking sites have created a list of servers and game modes for players to join. For those who simply want to watch the action, online streaming services allow them to take a front-seat to what's going on in the game world.

Multi-player Minecraft is called PvP, meaning player versus player. Users can join servers that are hosted by people around the world, mostly in a private manner so that only certain people can join. This enables games to be competitive and unobtrusive. In case of bad behavior, server owners can ban specific IP addresses or user names.

Server operators are like the referee of the game world. They can create their own set of rules. Rules can be simple or extraordinary. Most rules try to limit the amount of building materials that players can use before they are asked to stop building, while others are simply to confine players in a particular space in the game world. Operators have full control of what happens in their server, so nipping cheaters in the bud is quick and easy.

When playing a competitive game, the most important thing is that players don't unknowingly break particular server rules. Operators can send out a document or in-game chat to remind players what is expected of them during the tourney. By giving players the full list of rules, server owners can spot cheaters easily and remove them before they ruin the session.

The goal of most competitive games is to create a certain object or motif within a certain amount of time or using a minimum of materials. This enables players to get creative with their time and not rush into things. As well as this, server operators can change the world in-game and create an obstacle course for players to move through. This method is also timed.

Despite the many timed multi-player methods, there are also single-player or team-based tournaments. A particular favorite is the mode "slayer", where players set out in the game world to survive floods of enemies as long as possible. A set time limit is given to construct a safe place from which to hide or gain a combat advantage. As soon as the time runs out, enemies begin to storm the castle.

As competitive as it may be, Minecraft tournaments' biggest strength is how accessible it is. Those who want to test their mettle against the best the world has to offer will no doubt find tournaments attractive, while single players will find peace in creating images from their own designs. The sheer number of options that users have in constructing buildings makes it a great way to express creativity in a virtual community.




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