Resolved 1.8 will be back

Hey, thanks for the suggestion, but this is something that is not feasible nor economical for us.

We upgraded from 1.8 nearly two years ago due to the limitations it was imposing on us in terms of the content we could provide. The player count for that version had been on a gradual decline for quite some time, making up on average 1% of our entire Java & Bedrock playerbases. Maintaining this version also required a disproportionate amount of resources to maintain parts of our codebase that are very important to the player experience, such as Sentinel. As such, we made the decision to close 1.8.

Additionally, we are in the process of updating our server to 1.19, which will propel our content even further, and trying to bring back a 1.8 server on top of that wouldn't make any sense for us. The content we'd be able to bring on 1.8 is nowhere near the level of quality we're seeking to achieve with 1.19. We're grateful for all the memories 1.8 brought along with how far it carried us since 2014, but our sights are set on the future, and backtracking is not something we're interested in doing. If you'd like more information on why we ended with this decision, please take a look at this thread.

Thanks again for your suggestion!

~ Locked