Community Newsletter #1: Updates on Development

Community News Letter: Skyblock Update
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Whats up Brawlers!


I’m the new gamemode manager for Skyblock! At the moment, at least while it is development, and something that I have always advocated for in the Brawl community is transparency. We know you are very excited for this gamemode to come out, and we want to fill you in on the current status and updates on Skyblock. We welcome all your thoughts, opinions, and ideas! Along with the newsletter, we will start to periodically open beta testing to select members of the community for our upcoming updates. That being said, here is a newsletter to fill you in, formatted like a Q&A.

• What is the expected release date of Skyblock on Brawl?
  

I, of course, cannot give you an answer on that yet. We have an active developer (@sjuka_legogubbar) dedicated specifically to Skyblock and Skyblock alone for the moment. We will continue to provide updates on the status of Skyblock and its game features through the newsletter so you can keep track of our progress. We have also had a ton of volunteer help from other gamemodes, and their contributions have been welcome and appreciated. Not only do I actually enjoy getting to work closer with the staff of other gamemodes, but it allows a wider range of ideas and suggestions that can be adjusted to best fit as solutions to problems, as well as making our gamemodes more versatile and unique to Brawl.

• What are some of the mechanics we can expect to see with Skyblock?
  

There will be a minions system similar to other Skyblock servers that will assist you in your goals to improve your islands. How I see it, there will be three main ways to be “on top” of other players in the gamemode; Quest completion, island leveling, and PvP leaderboards. There will also be an in game market for selling general items that you can obtain through normal Minecraft mechanics (cobblestone generators, mob farming, etc.) As well as selling custom items obtainable from quests, NPCs, and other activities planned.

• Will there be a beta available soon?
  

At the moment, a Skyblock beta is planned, with still no ETA yet. I would rather provide a functional beta gamemode for you all to enjoy rather than something with too many bugs to be playable, and to have no feedback to improve the gamemode. My plan is to open the beta when its ready for a period of time for all players to give everyone, regardless of rank, a period of time to test the gamemode and give feedback, with an extended period of beta available to VIP+ donors. There will be more coming on this later.


Please do remember that nothing is 100% set in stone for Skyblock yet, so this allows you guys to have input on what you want to see in the gamemode. We have added the Skyblock channel to the main Brawl Games Discord server where you can drop suggestions and ideas, and you can also be heard by commenting on this thread. Can’t wait to see what you guys come up with!


If you guys have any questions whatsoever, feel free to ask below and I will answer what I am most comfortable with answering. Thanks all!

- Soulless.