BizzCraft Re-Opening Announcement

What: BizzCraft’s reopening!

When: Friday, the 7th of June 2024

Here are the BC re-opening details you’ve been waiting for! (Short summary at the end for those with short attention spans).

1. Ranks - when you join the server, you will have the same rank you had before. There will be no changes to people’s ranks, nor to the commands each rank has access to. So if you had Emerald rank and enjoyed /top way back when, you will still have that now.
2. Time - similar to ranks, your playtime will not be changed and will still reflect your total time played on BizzCraft since we started timed ranks in late 2015.
3. Banned players - our ban database remains unchanged. Therefore, if you were banned from BizzCraft in prior years, you will still be banned from the server when it reopens. If you wish to appeal, you can do so in the #ban-appeals Discord channel.
4. Minecraft version - we will be running 1.20.6
5. Website - some of you may be aware that Enjin closed down last year, essentially erasing the BizzCraft website. Right now there are no plans to revive the website, aside from a simple donation store, as we believe most people tend to use Discord anyway. We will work to enhance the new website as funding allows.
6. Staff - at this time, we are running a very lean staff team mostly comprised of the admins from before, who are working on setting up the server again. Depending on player activity, we will adjust the staffing levels as needed. We have an application form open for applications here.
7. Media - We all know that in order for any community to thrive (or survive), we need a consistent influx of new players who ideally go on to become new active members. We believe this was perhaps one of the bigger mistakes made previously. As such, we've elected to create a new rank: Media. This rank will serve as a rank for Twitch Streamers, YouTubers, and any other members who have an online presence. We have an application form open for applications here.
8. Plugins - you can expect much of the same experience BizzCraft offered before in terms of commands or features. There may be a few changes due to plugins getting too old, but we are doing our best to create the experience you’re all familiar with. There are a number of possible new features in the works, however player experience/response is our top priority. (So think: griefprevention, togglechop, horses tp with you, chest shops, auctions, etc.)
9. Rules - most of BizzCraft’s rules will remain the same. This includes things like no scamming, no griefing, no inappropriate content, respecting all players, etc. The one major change will be how profanity is handled. We will be adopting a more relaxed policy on profanity.
10. How long will the server be online - we initially intended a reopening to be temporary, perhaps a month, or even the whole summer, to allow players to have a sort of online “reunion”. However, it is clear to us that there is some interest in the server continuing longer than that. Given that setting up the server takes a lot of time, and each Admin leads a very busy academic life, re-opening the server for 1 or 2 months each year is not really feasible. We will see how things go after the opening, but our intention will be to keep the server open if funding allows. We are operating at a lower cost basis than before, which should help.
11. Donations - on the subject of keeping the server up, donations are critical! Our new donation store is now up and running. As a “thank you” to those willing to make a donation before the server officially opens, items will be discounted by 50%. This sale will end once the server opens on the 10th of May, at which time, you can expect a 30% discount in celebration of the revival of BizzCraft!

We were surprised but happy to see so much interest in BizzCraft on the Discord in recent months. Clearly, many people still look back fondly on the server. We’re thrilled to be able to bring that experience back for you all!

As always, staff members are available to answer any of your questions in the Discord (and soon, on the server!).

• BC Staff

TLDR;

1. You will keep your rank(s).
2. You will keep your playtime.
3. If you were banned when the server closed, you’ll still be banned and will have to appeal.
4. We will be running 1.20.6
5. Going forward, our website will mainly be for donations and info/rules. Everything else will be on Discord.
6. We will start with a small staff team and recruit more as needed.
7. “Media” rank for those who want to promote the server.
8. You can expect many of the same plugins as before.
9. Rules will remain the same, except we will be relaxed about profanity.
10. The server will stay up as long as funding allows and is NOT intended to close after only 1 month or the summer.
11. You can donate at https://shop.bizzcraft.net/