What's the reason for not updating to 1.12?

I'm actually kind of sad they haven't moved over to 1.12. A lot of fun items and effects have been added since 1.8.9 and although I'll always be a fan of the pvp, I really like the new blocks and items that 1.9+ has to offer.

I suppose if I had to pick something, though, it would be the arrows. they're still new to me and I don't think I'd like ctf with a bunch of different arrow choices, though I could be wrong and it'd be cool to have a class that has the option to pick one type of arrow per life.

 

Not sure if it's able to be done for 1.12, and I'm not sure how it's done, but apparently it's possible to use version 1.11, but insert 1.8 pvp mechanics. Essentially, the entire server would be on 1.11 with all 1.11 features, and you could only connect with 1.11+, except it would use 1.8 pvp mechanics. Since this is possible, there should be very little excuse for not updating to a later version. The only thing I can think of is that not all plugins are updated or that there is some weird conflict with a Brawl-exclusive mechanic that won't work on 1.9+. However, I highly doubt this, and assume that Brawl devs are more than qualified to update anything on their own as well as accomplish this feat.

 

The issue is that a lot of the population of Brawl connects on 1.8.9, so making them have to switch to 1.11+ would cost us to lose a decent chunk of our playerbase.

 

They would simply update. If the server is on 1.11+, but had 1.8 pvp, there would be practically zero reason to not want to update. The only excuses are a broken PC, laziness, or someone's hacked client isn't updated for later version. If someone refuses to update for one of the prior reasons, or just for the sake of being stubborn, they shouldn't be on Brawl anyways. If there is another reason, like OP Knaber asked, what is it?

 

but muh 1.8.9 pvp

 

I know you're not probably not being serious, but I just want to make it clear that if done correctly we'd be on 1.11+, with the ability to use all 1.11+ blocks/features/etc, with 1.8.9 pvp.

 

Yeah, but the shield that appears when you block is really annoying imo.

The off hand system would probably break some features as well.

 

From what I've seen offhand would be perfectly fine, and shields would work properly. If you didn't have a shield, you wouldn't be able to properly block. It shows the animation on your screen, but it just doesn't work. This is how it appeared where I saw it. By 1.8.9 pvp I'm talking about the cooldown vs no cooldown, not the blocking part. Again, not sure how this was accomplished, but I've seen it somewhere before. God knows I can't remember the name of the server.

 

• most major servers are still on 1.8.x, upgrading versions would force players to downgrade their minecraft version in order to play on brawl
• all plugins need to be adjusted
• brawl uses a custom spigot 1.8.9 which would also be need to be adjusted, and that's a ton of work
• brawl should rather focus on keeping their playerbase and making more revenue, upgrading would really be a waste of dev time

 

he asked for one reason not 4. idot

i agree tho

 

This right here is one of the major ones in my opinion. We need to grow/keep our playerbase, and that'll be very hard to do if we try to keep up with the updates.

 

Just like every other version of minecraft, 1.12 has its ups and downs. For me, a big nuisance that I see with 1.12 is the pvp style associated with it. I could even go out and say that I speak for many people when I say that. A lot of the time, servers don't update to 1.12 because of the way that version’s pvp style is set up. I'm not saying that's why brawl hasn't, but like said by many people, it does also require a ton of work and time to make that type of transition. I'd also have to agree with @ningeek212 on the fact that trying to maintain your player base while making big updates like that can be really challenging, and could lead to a decrease in players since it changes so many things in game, which some people might not like.