Friendship is Magic (1st April Joke)

As an april fools joke we re-branded the website.
Here is a screenshot and an article we posted:

After the success of our experimental Daendroc world, the MassiveCraft development team was looking for a new challenge. A jungle world with ancient ruins and castle-sized trees was a brand new Minecraft experience, but was it radical enough? Could we do better?

In keeping with the fantasy theme of our server, our next world needed to even more fully epitomize high fantasy and magic, and produce an immersive role-playing experience like no other. At the same time, we’ve been conscious of complaints about griefing and scamming and warfare among our server’s citizens.

We gradually came to realize that our server was in want of two things: more high fantasy magic, and more friendship among our citizens. Magic. And friendship. Once we put these two phrases together, the concept for our next world began to quickly take shape.

Ceardia is heavily built up by now, and many of the buildings are military in nature, providing too vivid a reminder of our server’s less friendship-promoting past. Therefore, to provide a fresh start to all our players, the new world will replace Ceardia tomorrow, and will be the default spawn location for all new players.

In addition, pony-themed skins and screen-names will be required for all players on our server.

We hope that these changes will help to immerse our members in this new world, and serve as a reminder of our server’s new friendship-based values.

Swords will be banned.

In addition, we are evaluating an exciting new mod that would replace creepers, skeletons, and the like with sparkle pixies, bunny rabbits, and cotton candy golems.

Join us tomorrow in our exciting new default world: Equestria!

41 Comments

Samurai_Jacked 2012-04-01 at 01:51

Lmfao…
- RosenVitae 2012-04-01 at 10:06
  
  Lmfao?
  Love my fabulously awesome orchids?
  - Notch 2012-04-06 at 11:31
    
    Sheesh…
Mecharic 2012-04-01 at 02:12

*dies a little inside*

on a serious note, we do need to figure out a way to prevent griefing and scamming… and promote peace not war. Perhaps a plugin that automatically increases the money in a factions account for every alliance and takes money out for every enemy? Like, .1 copper in/out every to represent war expenses and trade profits?
- Mecharic 2012-04-01 at 02:17
  
  every -so often- to represent
caker157 2012-04-01 at 02:14

you mean,all our work is gonna be deleted,is cerdia gonna be removed or is it just a new world? also i think somebodie MAY be on dope,this is a really weird change,i never could see cay doing this
- madus 2012-04-02 at 05:14
  
  It is 1 april fool
Madman1011 2012-04-01 at 02:19

Trolololololol, and caker it’s called trolling
PiperJ 2012-04-01 at 03:27

This is the greatest news.
BrettGoss 2012-04-01 at 03:51

Ugh.
Strider6106 2012-04-01 at 04:14

I shat my self when I read this article.
Then I realised it was 1st of April…..
- eololar 2012-04-01 at 06:12
  
  same xD
  - eridge15 2012-04-01 at 20:01
    
    This nearly ruined my day
- Markpolner 2012-04-03 at 11:59
  
  Lol, strider :)
person 2012-04-01 at 04:20

YAY!

ps: derpy is awesome
altiar321321 2012-04-01 at 05:05

*Looks at clock* Mother *Peep*…
eololar 2012-04-01 at 06:12

First APRIL GUYS!!!!!!

Chill
- ulumulu1510 2012-04-01 at 10:53
  
  Totally forgot about that! Man….
  A normal day like every other…
  But First April!! Enjoy
mulligan3000 2012-04-01 at 09:59

This is what I like in a server =)
Mecharic 2012-04-01 at 11:37

It’s April First, not First April :D I wanted to call my work saying “sorry, I can’t show up today… April Fools!” But I also want to keep my job lol :D
chillsbane 2012-04-01 at 12:06

lol when i first jumped on the website thought i miss typed the web adress or something got to love the troll happy april first everyone
Durialbabes 2012-04-01 at 13:29

xD
- Bsavs 2012-04-01 at 23:19
  
  Babes come back! You can blame it all on me!
Knight_Andreas 2012-04-01 at 13:41

How can i come in the new world ?? Pls answer me somebody . BUT IT IS AWENSOME.. OMG DINNER *PIIP*
IridiumDihedral 2012-04-01 at 21:18

I thought I was the only Bronie on the server. Can I cross-play Applejack? She is my favorite!
I usually cosplay Applejack or Lancer.
DaSupahNinja 2012-04-02 at 01:01

So… anyone notice that its april fools day?
tbonedabeast 2012-04-02 at 02:51

Yes people will finally understard my aweso me needs with pony
BrettGoss 2012-04-02 at 07:25

Alright, April Fools is over… FIX THE SITE, PLEASE.
- GrDzz 2012-04-08 at 18:24
  
  Y so serious? :/
TheCorsair77 2012-04-02 at 07:57

it wasnt a joke! its still here
better get the pony skins ready and enter into a world of wonderland
Cayorion 2012-04-02 at 16:00

This was a april fools joke for sure.
I must admit I really like the pony design though :)
- Igel_son 2012-04-02 at 17:51
  
  I think we should keep it ;)
  - Markpolner 2012-04-03 at 12:10
    
    No….
  - j3r3my 2012-04-03 at 18:44
    
    Yes!
    - BrettGoss 2012-04-08 at 06:39
      
      No.
      - GrDzz 2012-04-08 at 18:22
        
        Yes!
Strider6106 2012-04-03 at 03:46

Woah.. Some of these comments are scary.. Probably should have kept them to your selves :P lol Stay away bronies!!!
Praise Notch!!!!!!!! Normal MassiveCraft is back!!!!!! XD
happybob123 2012-04-03 at 16:14

im glad i play on a server who would troll you in to thinking we where going all brony I LOVE MASSIVECRAFT <3 :)
MattsMines 2012-04-05 at 11:36

Hey, guys i got banned and i dont know why!

Ill cya all on another server hopefully :D

Have a good time!

-Matt
- madus 2012-06-19 at 06:30
  
  you chrashed the whole server. hacked ninjabver and sam boi
  - BornaSepic 2012-10-07 at 15:09
    
    ah ur clever… i liked Matt..