MCC Island

News and Announcements for MCC Island
We have just relaunched the network with version 0.29.2 containing a bunch of bug fixes and stability improvements. Matchmaking During the downtime we made major background changes to the matchmaking system, it had a lot of issues related to the new systems made to ensure competitive integrity within Battle Box Arena games. These systems had to be made to properly detect leavers, track past matches, and fairly determine player skill, but these systems did not perform well with the amount of players on the actual server. There will still be some issues, but we should be able to fix these behind the scenes now and have most users not experience problems because of them. Added new “No Servers Available” message in boss bar when the...
0.29.1 has just gone live, containing a whole bunch of bug fixes and some large reworks to the matchmaking system to make the queues faster and provide more information to players whilst they're queuing. Check out the Battle Box Arena launch article for more info! Matchmaking Changes In order to support the new multi-queue and soft SBMM (skill-based matchmaking) systems, we had to effectively rewrite our matchmaking system from the ground up. As you may have encountered, the new system hasn’t met our expectations. We also had to remove the player counts displayed in the queue, which has rightly caused some confusion as well as not providing all the information that you like to have. The team has spent most of the day reworking the...
0.29.0 will be launching today, bringing with it the beginning of the Winter event, the launch of Battle Box Arena, the arrival of Weapon Skins, multiqueue and so much more! Check out the Battle Box Arena launch article for more info! Overview This update has made a whole bunch of large changes to the server infrastructure, please let us know if you experience any new issues or instability due to these changes. We’ve also updated our supported versions, 1.21.6 and below can no longer join but 1.21.11 clients can now join! Multi-queue With the release of Battle Box Arena we are introducing an entirely rewritten matchmaking system. Our old system had safety issues that were dealbreakers when introducing a proper ranked queue for Battle...
MCC Island rejoice - Battle Box Arena has arrived to bring you the most electrifying PVP experience the Island has ever seen. Inspired by Arena PVP games like Halo Reach, Overwatch 2 and League of Legends, we’ve crafted a rich competitive experience full of tactics and strategies to overcome your opponents. But what is Battle Box Arena? How do I play? And how do I get that nifty sword? Read closely and all will be revealed. ⚔ The Game and how to win 👕 The Kit Breaker 🏹 The New Weapons ✨ Class Powers 💥 New Items and Effects 🗺 Arena Maps - Unboxed! 🔱 Soft Skill-Based Matchmaking 🌸 Weapon Skins 🔨Weapon Forges The Game ⚔ The Objective of Battle Box Arena hasn’t changed from the goals of Battle Box. Teams of 4 battle it...