My opinion: updates are getting worse:
MinerWare now on Bedrock! - I don't think Bedrock edition is dying (I've no idea), so this update wasn't really needed imo. CubeCraft Java edition is dying, it needs to be updated.
CubeCraft Plus Update - This literally is a rank update; it's not a big update (and only 1% of the players have Plus rank :l). Only a few people yay'ed with this update. And it's not an in-game update, so it really changed nothing for me and most of CubeCrafters. I was like "ok" when I read the thread.
Bedrock: Summer map update - Again, it's not a Java update, plus it's just 3 new maps.
Lucky Islands now on 1.8 - Thought it's not something new, many spanish YouTubers were really happy with this update. I think CubeCraft should update more games to 1.8. (
I made a thread about this)
Summer Is Here - Seasonal update; I like these type of updates thought they just added new loot items, new cubelets and new maps.
PvP Map Update - 3 new maps; not a big update.
Experimental EggWars - This splitted up the EggWars community. It was a mistake to add it imo, there aren't enough players to split up the community by adding a game variation. Plus
this game was released almost 2.5 months ago, and hasn't received any updates since then. They should keep updating it so players won't get bored.
CubeCraft Plus - A new rank :l. Nothing in-game changed, only a few people bought it. This is not a real update.
EggWars 3rd Birthday - I'm not saying this update wasn't needed (3 years is a lot), but it was
another map update, only for EggWars I think...
World Cup + Battle Zone Update - Another map update, it looks like the management team really likes to add new maps :/. Plus
they always add maps for SkyWars, EggWars and Lucky Islands. What about Line Dash, or Paintball - dead games? :/
Oh and they updated Battle Zone, too :rolleyes:.
Awesome Battle Zone Update - What? Didn't they update it yesterday or something?
Lucky Islands Map Update, Battle Zone + More - More maps, nothing really special. Oh, and another BZ update¿
Battle Zone Epic Update - The management team seems to like this game :D!
Battle Zone +
Parkour Update - More BZ YAY!!
Parkour update was good tho, they added medals, achievements and maps. +1
Survival Games now on Bedrock - Not a Java update.
SkyWars Map Update - Moreee maps - like if we needed them... There are like 50 SkyWars maps, we don't need more.
Battle Zone Squad Mode +
1.8 BlockWars - Eh, more BZ.
Updating BlockWars to 1.8 was nice tho; imo, the more games we have in 1.8, the more 1.8 players will want to try them out.
Battle Zone - New Game - The first ever BZ update. New game! Adding new games is nice, the management team really needs to add more games. It wasn't the best game ever, but +1 here for trying to add something new.
All these updates are mainly bad cuz:
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They didn't add new games, just one (BZ)
- Focussing on one game was a bad idea. They could just make an amazing update adding lots of cool stuff instead of making 800 mini-updates on the same game.
- Map updates: I'm not saying they're bad maps, but
they only added them to SW, EW and LI. No Quake Craft, no Paintball, no BlockWars, etc :c
Now let's compare these updates to the ones we had one year ago:
Island Games - New game! Great.
"End of Summer" Sale - They made a random sale with 50% off. "Oh what? This is an 'update'?" I think it didn't count as an update, since 4 days later they released a new game :p
BlockWars Mini Update - New maps & kits.
Colossal Tower Defence Update - New maps, new modes, new mobs, new towers, new lobbies, new voting options, etc. A great update.
Summer Map Update - New maps not only for EW/LI (not dead games), but also for BlockWars and Layer Spleef. Great.
Magnificient MinerWare Update - Anooother game update; new microgames. Great!!
Epic UHC Update - I like how they used to update lots of games, add new kits and voting options, etc. This doesn't happen anymore.
Amazing Map Update - EW and LI maps, but also Line Dash and Paintball new maps. Adding new maps is a nice way to make a gamemode revive.
You won't make Blockwars revive by adding new maps to SkyWars :)
Arcade Update - New maps, new voting options and new side tasks were added. Another great update.
Epic Map Update - "Oh another map upd- wait, there are new maps for MinerWare, BlockWars and Duels!" See? You didn't focus on SW or EW, you added maps for games that aren't played as much as SW/EW. People wants to try out these new maps, and dead games revive.
EggWars Update - Better shop, ender pearls, better generators and new maps. Gooood!!1!
Awesome Map Update - New maps, decent update. And wow, a SG new map. Not only SW, EW and LI. Great!
Arcade Is Here - Another great update, with new mini-games, etc.
Parties Released - Great update, parties definitely are something great, you can play with your friends, blah blah blah.
These updates were mainly good because:
- They updated lots of games in less than 4 months.
- Map updates applied to not only SW/EW/LI, but to dead games shuch us Arcade, MinerWare and BlockWars.
This doesn't happen anymore... For example, last Beta Games update happened almost 8 months ago.
Management team is always:
- Updating games to other Minecraft versions.
- Adding new maps we don't need.
The management team should always act like "oh oops, we haven't updated this gamemode for ages, got any ideas for a great update?"
I still remember how excited I used to be when seeing a staff member "viewing thread", and when update threads used to get 60 likes...