Java Drop support for 1.9-1.15

[Splatty]

Hello there!
I think CubeCraft should drop support for versions 1.9 to 1.15.
The reason is that a lot of new pvp features have been added since 1.9 including:

• Totems of Undying
• Tridents + enchantments
• Slow Falling Potions
• Turtle Master Potions
• Crossbows + enchantments
• Suspicious Stew
• Netherite Armor and Weapons

Hundreds of new blocks have also been added over the years, so those could also be used for new maps.
This would also work really great with the Nether Skyblock update since 1.16 added so much to the Nether.

What do you guys think? Do you want CubeCraft to update to 1.16 or do you think it should stay 1.9+?

 

[Fermiin]

Hello there!
I think CubeCraft should drop support for versions 1.9 to 1.15.
The reason is that a lot of new pvp features have been added since 1.9 including:

• Totems of Undying
• Tridents + enchantments
• Slow Falling Potions
• Turtle Master Potions
• Crossbows + enchantments
• Suspicious Stew
• Netherite Armor and Weapons

Hundreds of new blocks have also been added over the years, so those could also be used for new maps.
This would also work really great with the Nether Skyblock update since 1.16 added so much to the Nether.

What do you guys think? Do you want CubeCraft to update to 1.16 or do you think it should stay 1.9+?

I don't play 1.9+, since I'm a 1.8 player, but your idea seemed to me a very good suggestion, since many people in the 1.9+ community, could like it quite a lot.

 

[Tycboi]

I love this idea as the game has really changed but from 1.12.2 forward servers have more of an issue with high amouts of players as the TPS starts to lower after 100-150 players though this wouldnt be a huge change for cubecraft as they are a lobby based server big lobbys will probably have a problem

 

[Annevdb]

I think they should update to higher versions!

 

[Technosword]

I’m sorry, but this idea is not good. I do like the part of adding newer items to skywars, however, I don’t think dropping support for the majority of the player base is the way to go. Most people use Minecraft version 1.12.2 as it’s the easiest version to mod and there are many clients for it. The newer Minecraft versions are less stable to run Minecraft servers on and the newer Minecraft versions can still join Cubecraft. I think that if they were to do something like your idea that they would create a 1.16 server and anyone above 1.16 would join that server. The problem with this is stability, as of right now the server is on 1.9 and all the other versions connect to it. After version 1.12.2 Minecraft is more unstable to run servers. I hope you understand that not only would Cubecraft lose players that prefer 1.9-1.15 but players that don’t like an extremely laggy server. All in all, this isn’t a good idea for technical reasons and logistical reasons.

 

[Bergeyboy]

Hello there!
I think CubeCraft should drop support for versions 1.9 to 1.15.
The reason is that a lot of new pvp features have been added since 1.9 including:

• Totems of Undying
• Tridents + enchantments
• Slow Falling Potions
• Turtle Master Potions
• Crossbows + enchantments
• Suspicious Stew
• Netherite Armor and Weapons

Hundreds of new blocks have also been added over the years, so those could also be used for new maps.
This would also work really great with the Nether Skyblock update since 1.16 added so much to the Nether.

What do you guys think? Do you want CubeCraft to update to 1.16 or do you think it should stay 1.9+?

Although I play 1.16, I’m voting against it because I know many people are very loyal to their versions. It may be the version with their Forge and all their mods, texture packs, shaders, and more. While I’m sure many would switch, many would also leave CubeCraft for other servers that offer support for those versions, such as Hypixel, which is already a big threat for most servers. If a mod is not featured on 1.16, people may not switch to it despite the relative ease of changing versions.