Clans

Clans, known unofficially in the community as Clamz, is a Champions game on Mineplex that was released on November 25th, 2015.^[1] Clans is a faction-based game in which players claim land by killing players and destroying bases, and wage war with other factions. Clans deviates away from the standard Mineplex formula by being a long-term game, instead of a minigame that takes at most 20-30 minutes to complete. As of April 4, Clans is open for all players.

Summary

In general, Clans allows players to party up with others to create a clan/faction. As a clan, they can claim an area of land and create a base, which can then be used to attack other players and bases. Clans can choose to go to war with other factions for rewards and resources. Alternatively, players do not have to associate themselves with a faction and can instead wander around the game, playing alone.

Inter-factions trading is available, if both sides opt for peaceful relations. Gems can be traded for Gold, the game's currency; shops are hinted at. Ore Fields provide a way for players to acquire ores such as iron and gold, which can either be used to craft armor, or can be used as another trading element. Champions skills can be applied to weapons and armor as enchantments in Enchantment Tables.

Clans Weapons — Weapons for Mineplex Clans

World Events are special game-wide events that occur for only a limited time, similar to most MMORPGs. Participating or completing an event, like a boss fight, earns the player rewards. Multiple images of bosses have been teased by Mineplex developer libraryaddict, where one boss was potentially named "Iron Wizard".

Unlike minigame server tags, Clans will feature unique names for each server, known as Realms. First-time players of Clans will be automatically assigned to a Realm where most of their friends are assigned, though the player will still be able to change their default Realms. While player clans will be accessible on all Realms, clans can only claim territory in their home Realm. Players will eventually be able to raid enemy clans located in foreign Realms via travel through the Nether, but this feature will not be included in the initial release.

When a player joins a Realm, they will spawn in a town that allows players to purchase tools, armor, weapons, and more. Aside from purchasing weapons, Legendary Weapons can also be found in Clans, which include Giant's Broadsword, Hyper Axe, Wind Blade, Alligator's Tooth, and Magnetic Maul.

Teasers

Mineplex staff have posted teasers of the development of Clans on their social media accounts, including gameplay mechanics and maps.

Previous versions

Clans was previously playable on BetterMC and NautilusGaming, servers which merged with Mineplex. In these prior versions, the armor that players equipped determined their class, and skills were selected via enchantment tables. Even before BetterMC the game was available on AusMC.

Bases were only able to be raided when a majority of faction members were online, and were typically built using stone bricks. Stone bricks had the ability to withstand multiple blasts of TNT, a rare block. TNT generators were available to create the said block, but took a long time; due to its rarity, TNT was a viable trading product.

Availability

On November 25th, 2015, players with the Legend or Titan rank received alpha access to Clans.

History

Main article: History

April 4th, 2016 - Clans Beta

Clans released for all players
New Siege Towers and TNT Cannons
New map
New custom weapons
Performance upgrades
Bug Fixes
General Improvements
New Tutorial

January 7th, 2016 - Clans Alpha 0.18

[Added] Clans Banning System has been added to assist Clans Management with offenders.
[Added] A server-wide announcement in the respective Clans server will be made when a player picks up a legendary item.
[Changed] Clans and Ally chat now operates through the Mineplex filter system.
[Fixed] Gold duplication exploit has been fixed.
[Fixed] Minor exploits for skills are patched.
[Fixed] Some Clans server experienced non-stop rain.
[Fixed] Fixed a bug causing Clans servers to not show up in the server select menu.

November 25th, 2015 - Clans Released to Legends

[Added] Clans Alpha released to Legends.

August 27th, 2015 - Two Clans Spawn Teasers

Two images are shared by the official Mineplex Twitter account of the design of the spawnpoint of Clans.

August 10th, 2015 - Mineplex Clans Sneak Peek 2

An image is shared by Developer libraryaddict, showcasing more of the Iron Wizard boss.

August 8th, 2015 - Mineplex Clans - Boss Showcase

An image is shared by Developer libraryaddict, revealing a Clans boss named "Iron Wizard".

July 15th, 2015 - Mineplex Clans - Pre-Alpha Release

Clans in pre-Alpha; staff members and competitive Champions teams such as Nautilus and Dauntless are playtesting Clans.

June 16th, 2015 - Huge Sale & News (Friendly Update)

Undergoing staff testing.

May 1st, 2015 - Wizards & Clans

Release date delayed. Server stability issues, delayed development.

December 23rd, 2014 - Christmas Update

Clans announced.

External links

References

↑ http://mineplex.com/home/m/14896499/article/3280284/page/4 (Clans is a long-term Factions game)

[1] ttp://mineplex.com/home/m/14896499/article/3280284/page/4 (Clans is a long-term Factions game)

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Mineplex Wiki