Two universes. One grudge. Factions the way it played in 2013 — obsidian that takes three hits, cannons that actually fire, and a hill that rises on the hour.
Everything else
Recruitment, raid footage, ban appeals and the arguments about cannon design.
forums.arcadewars.org →Who runs the place, and who to bother when something breaks. Pulled live from the server's own permission system, so nobody can claim a rank they do not have.
the staff list →Announcements, raid VODs, support, and a live board showing every server's status.
discord.gg →Opens with the season — one rank plus crate keys and boosters. Convenience and cosmetics only; power is still earned in game.
store.arcadewars.org →What makes it different
Most of what you'll touch is written for this server specifically. When something felt wrong we changed the code, not the config.
A single creeper egg no longer opens a wall. Every block tracks its own damage and remembers it through a restart.
Empty a whole chunk bedrock to sky — or scrape it and leave every ore floating in place. Both undoable.
KOTH arenas build themselves out of the ground when they open and sink away when someone caps.
Supply drops land around spawn on a timer. First faction there takes the crate.
Faction Top reads what your base would actually sell for — every placed block priced off the shop, plus spawners.
Every hour of active play — AFK doesn't count — pays a crate key. Forever, with no cap.
Progression
Six tiers on each side, mirrored — bought with in-game money, not real money. One purchase applies on both servers; what it unlocks is set per server, so Sonic perks and Mario perks can differ on the same rank.
| Tier | Mario | Sonic | Homes | What it adds |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toad | Tails | 2 | Own kit · /hat · /seechunk · nickname |
| 2 | Troopa | Knuckles | 3 | Portable crafting · coloured nickname |
| 3 | Yoshi | Shadow | 4 | Ender chest · /back · faction tag |
| 4 | Wario | Amy | 5 | /feed · /back on death · coloured tag |
| 5 | Luigi | Eggman | 6 | /heal · /near · hex nickname |
| 6 | Mario | Sonic | 8 | Flight in your own claim · hex tag |
Before you ask
Anything from 1.8.9 to 1.21. The proxy translates, so you can play on the client you already have. 1.8 combat is on regardless of what you connect with.
Yes — the relaunch. The current map closes in the next few days and Season One starts fresh on Friday 18 September at 4:00 PM ET. World border, grace period and what carries over are announced in Discord before then.
At the top rank, inside your own claim only. It cuts out the moment you take player damage and stays off for thirty seconds.
Play. Every hour of active time pays one, with no cap, and voting pays another. AFK time does not count toward either.
It opens with the season: one rank plus crate keys and boosters — convenience and cosmetics, not power. The tier ladder stays buyable in game with money you earn. Browse the lineup now at store.arcadewars.org.