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Shotbow
Oct
13
by HighlifeTTU at 4:07 PM
Two Day Platinum+ Alpha Preview
Ends: Sunday, October 19th at 8:00PM CST
Come join us this weekend for a limited MineZ 2 alpha preview. Any player who is platinum or higher will be able to join the new MineZ 2 world for the limited event. Explore a portion of the map, experience many of the new features (with more to come), and get ready to give feedback and shape the game. Given this is an alpha, we do expect there to be some bugs. However, there should still be a ton of fun to be had.
Look forward to seeing players in the beautiful world created by our fantastic build team, along with your feedback on all of the new features.
UPDATE: Amazing launch guys. More of you showed up than we expected! We did have an issue with chests spawning, which should now be fixed. Never fear, more loot is here. More to come. Remember, this is an alpha, so stuff is sure to break. But please give us feedback!
Aug
22
by 8_Bit_Hero at 5:03 PM
Yes you read that right, 1 month of premium access for $10 PLUS all of those features. That's a $5 discount from the regular price of basic!
I finally got time to sit down to work out some extra benefits for existing subscribers based on your feedback. I also realized subscriber before was primarily aimed at people who had already reached Platinum+ status and far too many people were getting confused and frustrated about a subscription not getting them premium time who were just getting introduced to The Shotbow Network so BAM! problem fixed. ALL THE THINGS!
Here is a complete list of what being subscriber gets you:
- Immediate access to our game When In Rogue
- Ability to join full teams in Annihilation
- Custom kill sounds and effects in Annihilation
- Access to the time trial leaderboards of Death By Void
- Ability to create custom arenas in Crafty Bomber
- Ghostpass in Ghostcraft
- Reserved slot
- Private server access including the PvE server of MineZ and access to alpha test our latest game When In Rogue
- Automatically upgraded to Silver, Gold and Platinum as you stay subscribed
- A free limited edition pet every month
- A whole starter kit of pets to play with right away
- Rainbow armor
- Access to the Wardrobe in the lobby to don whatever armor and weapon or tool you like!
Awesome right? To subscribe please click the "Go Premium!" link at the top of the page or right here!
Questions, comments, or queries? Leave them below and I'll do my best to answer any questions you might have.
,
Kensai
Jul
31
by HighlifeTTU at 11:51 PM
As of August 1st, Shotbow XP is no longer available for purchase. Additionally, we have made a number of changes to our premium benefits. See below for a detailed breakdown of the changes on August 1st and what you can expect in the future.
Premium Members
Premium members remain relatively the same. You will still enjoy early access to new game modes, private server access, reserved slot access, and a number of cosmetic perks detailed on the buy premium page. However, any premium packages purchased from here on out will no longer automatically get the MineZ choose-a-spawn-point or grapple hook. Both of these will be purchasable using earned XP in game, and new premium members will not automatically be granted those items. Those who purchased premium prior to August 1st will have those items available.
XP Balances
You will keep all XP purchased in the past. However, you must now earn all future XP by playing the various game modes. This means you can't do a money-for-time trade for classes like in annihilation. We know this is an industry accepted (and praised) form of free to play payment, but we cannot operate that way anymore due to the wishes of Mojang.
XP Multiplier
XP multipliers now work on a shared basis. Everyone in a server gets the same multiplier as the highest multiplier in that server. So if there are 90 non-premiums and one platinum, all 91 players get the 3.0x multiplier. XP values for all of the game modes remain the same, so everyone should be earning XP at an accelerated rate.
Subscribers
This comes with some bad news guys. But before I get to that, I want to say thank you to each and every one of you who supported us with sub. A monthly subscription is a big deal, and we certainly recognize that. Going forward, subscriber will still keep the (sub) tag in game along with the monthly subscriber pet. We also hope to add some more awesome cosmetic items to your packages in the next few weeks. However, the monthly XP and XP multiplier bonus must go. We wish this wasn't so, but our hand is being forced here. If you wish to cancel your subscription, which we completely understand if you do, cancel using either PayPal or 2Checkout, whichever you use. If you are having trouble, use the contact us button below to send an email, we'll be happy to help you do this.
Going Forward
Shotbow has been at the forefront of the Minecraft server community for over two years now. We were one of the first large networks in history, the first bungee connected server, and have consistently tried to blow away your expectations with the ridiculous talent of lazertester and our other devs. I hope you've enjoyed the last two years playing our games as much as we have creating them.
Will the network survive this? Of course it will. We survived for a long time without Shotbow XP, and we can do it again. We may just have to make some tweaks in our formula from time to time, and of course, rely on the generosity of our community members. In the next few weeks we will be working on some new cosmetic features for various modes to help support our costs. We will also continue to finish our work on When in Rogue, as well as the upcoming new map for MineZ (MineZ 2). From there, time will tell! Sadly, Mojang's ideas in server monetization greatly limit the type of self sustaining games we can actually create. Which is sad really, as I'm sure many of you love Minecraft multiplayer for all of the unique things you can do. But that doesn't mean we won't keep trying, especially if you guys keep supporting us.
Final Thoughts
And with that, I just want to express my sincerest gratitude to every single person who has ever spent a dime on Shotbow. You are the ones that have made this journey possible, and who will continue to guide this community forward even in times of change. Thank you again, and as always, thanks for flying Shotbow.
XoXo, HighlifeTTU
Premium Members
Premium members remain relatively the same. You will still enjoy early access to new game modes, private server access, reserved slot access, and a number of cosmetic perks detailed on the buy premium page. However, any premium packages purchased from here on out will no longer automatically get the MineZ choose-a-spawn-point or grapple hook. Both of these will be purchasable using earned XP in game, and new premium members will not automatically be granted those items. Those who purchased premium prior to August 1st will have those items available.
XP Balances
You will keep all XP purchased in the past. However, you must now earn all future XP by playing the various game modes. This means you can't do a money-for-time trade for classes like in annihilation. We know this is an industry accepted (and praised) form of free to play payment, but we cannot operate that way anymore due to the wishes of Mojang.
XP Multiplier
XP multipliers now work on a shared basis. Everyone in a server gets the same multiplier as the highest multiplier in that server. So if there are 90 non-premiums and one platinum, all 91 players get the 3.0x multiplier. XP values for all of the game modes remain the same, so everyone should be earning XP at an accelerated rate.
Subscribers
This comes with some bad news guys. But before I get to that, I want to say thank you to each and every one of you who supported us with sub. A monthly subscription is a big deal, and we certainly recognize that. Going forward, subscriber will still keep the (sub) tag in game along with the monthly subscriber pet. We also hope to add some more awesome cosmetic items to your packages in the next few weeks. However, the monthly XP and XP multiplier bonus must go. We wish this wasn't so, but our hand is being forced here. If you wish to cancel your subscription, which we completely understand if you do, cancel using either PayPal or 2Checkout, whichever you use. If you are having trouble, use the contact us button below to send an email, we'll be happy to help you do this.
Going Forward
Shotbow has been at the forefront of the Minecraft server community for over two years now. We were one of the first large networks in history, the first bungee connected server, and have consistently tried to blow away your expectations with the ridiculous talent of lazertester and our other devs. I hope you've enjoyed the last two years playing our games as much as we have creating them.
Will the network survive this? Of course it will. We survived for a long time without Shotbow XP, and we can do it again. We may just have to make some tweaks in our formula from time to time, and of course, rely on the generosity of our community members. In the next few weeks we will be working on some new cosmetic features for various modes to help support our costs. We will also continue to finish our work on When in Rogue, as well as the upcoming new map for MineZ (MineZ 2). From there, time will tell! Sadly, Mojang's ideas in server monetization greatly limit the type of self sustaining games we can actually create. Which is sad really, as I'm sure many of you love Minecraft multiplayer for all of the unique things you can do. But that doesn't mean we won't keep trying, especially if you guys keep supporting us.
Final Thoughts
And with that, I just want to express my sincerest gratitude to every single person who has ever spent a dime on Shotbow. You are the ones that have made this journey possible, and who will continue to guide this community forward even in times of change. Thank you again, and as always, thanks for flying Shotbow.
XoXo, HighlifeTTU
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