A running collection of everything Minecraft — server discovery, mechanics how-tos, developer references, news, history, and honest comparisons. If you found your way here from a search engine: welcome. If you're just here to read about MCRPG's essence system, that's in the How to Play guide.
Finding a Server
Best Minecraft Servers With Real Economies
What makes an economy server's economy actually work, and who's doing it well right now.
ServersBest Siege & Conquest PvP Servers
Nation wars, SiegeWar, and the difference between a raid and a real siege.
Best-Of Lists
The Best Minecraft PvP Servers of All Time
2b2t, Mineplex, Hypixel, The Hive, and the Factions/HCF era that shaped competitive Minecraft.
ListicleMost Unique Minecraft Experiences You Haven't Tried
Origins SMP, Lifesteal, Create, Vault Hunters, and other genuinely strange corners of Minecraft.
Mechanics & How-To
How to Build an Efficient Mob Farm
Mob caps, dark rooms, canal farms, and what changed in 1.21.
GuideHow to Get Mending Fast
Villager trading, fishing, loot tables — and why piglin bartering won't help you.
For Server Developers
Paper Plugin Development Best Practices
Async vs. sync, the PDC, modern command APIs, and testing plugins without a live server.
Devserver.properties, Fully Explained
Every setting, what changed recently, and the mistakes almost every new server owner makes.
News
Everything New in the Latest Minecraft Update
What shipped, what it changes, and what's already in testing for next.
NewsWhat's Coming Next: Snapshot Roundup
The features currently in testing, ahead of their stable release.
History
The History of Minecraft
From a weekend prototype to the best-selling video game of all time.
HistoryThe Evolution of Minecraft Servers
hMod to Bukkit to Paper, and Factions to Towny to modern RPG servers.