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The Shotbow Network released MineZ 2 very recently, and we went on to have a look at what all the craze is.



I logged in, completed the tutorial, and joined the Grimdale server.



I quickly found my first loot—a pair of trousers.





Upon drinking water directly from a river, I became infected. Apparently you have to boil water, or find clean stuff.



I met some other players, and hung out with them for a while, looting the town and killing zombies.



Ooh, an achievement. Apparently there are quite a few achievements, and you can increase your proficiency by completing them.



Eventually, I came to Asinda. This appears to be the main city in the south of the MineZ 2 world. It’s pretty big, and I spent ages looking through it.





Did I mention it was pretty big?



Within an hour, I had a lot of loot, including a coveted health potion.



That was my experience. But what is MineZ 2 really? The Shotbow Network—Creators of MineZ 2—describe it as follows in their press release:

MineZ 2

Sequel to the popular MineZ gamemode, MineZ 2 makes its debut. Featuring the core backbone of MineZ, MineZ 2 takes things to a whole new level. In addition to the existing bleeding, infection, hunger, thirst, and healing systems of the first game, MineZ 2 introduces an extended crafting system, various qualities of armor and weapons, harvesting, purifying water and cooking. As a coup de grâce for end game players can design and purchase their own housing and purchase upgrades such as limited storage. From a technical standpoint, MIneZ 2 is the first true Minecraft MMO in that a single realm persists across multiple servers, complete with dungeon instancing and full load balancing. Over 1,000 players can be on a single MineZ 2 realm at a time.

Features

A beautiful custom hand-painted map spanning 40,996,800 blocks (5256 x 6000 with a 5256 x 1800 planned expansion).

Advanced backend that uses multiple servers per realm, allowing over 1,000 players per world.

Advanced custom mob artificial intelligence, challenging players with powerful mini-bosses and deadly bosses requiring a team to defeat.

Grave robbing, thirst, hunger, bleeding, infection and advanced healing systems.

Cooking, weapon proficiency, crafting, water purification, and housing systems.

PvP arena to wager friendly challenges with no loss to character progress.

What’s the Verdict?

Having played on MineZ 2 for over an hour, I can safely say that i’ll be playing more in the coming weeks. It’s an awesome experience so far, and I can’t wait to fight the giants in the North. My only comment would be that there isn’t (in my opinion) enough food spread around. I very quickly ran out of stuff to eat.

You can play MineZ 2 by joining us.minez2.com or eu.minez2.com

MineZ 2 Website



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