- Hive 2022 Review -
This section is purely for the context of the suggestion mentioned below
2022 is coming to an end and so it is time to take a look into the future of The Hive in 2023. This year has had a lot of updates in store for us, which I will list below in a dropdown list!
The Hive 2022 Updates (January 1st, 2022 to December 20, 2022)
January:
- In-Game Reporting Testing
- Lunar New Year
- Regular Pets
February:
- Chat reporting in in-game reporting
March:
- Social Backend Updates
- Updated Friend Notifications
April:
- Eggstravaganza Egg Hunt
- First ever edition of ‘The Buzz’
May:
- Mini Feature: Friend Last Seen
June:
- Major Arcade Update
- (Dev Diaries: Seasons)
- Several arcade games balance patches and updates
July:
- Several arcade games balance patches and updates
- Translation Bug Reporting
- Mounts have come to The Hive!
August
- Pirate Hub Event
- DeathRun Content Update
- Murder Mystery Resource Pack Update
September
- Murder Mystery Update
- New Hide and Seek Maps
October:
- Adjustment to Platform-Based Matchmaking
- Hive-o-ween 2022
- Dynamic availability of game queues
- Hats have come to The Hive!
November:
- Several bug and translation issue fixes
- Several smaller features
- Just Build: Theme Voting
- (Dev Diaries: Custom Blocks)
- Hats: Game Support
December:
- Several bug and translation issue fixes
- Several smaller features
- Winterfest 2022
Hive specifically wanted to focus on permanent content in 2022, as they’ve mostly been ‘hated’ for too many limited-time updates over the last few years and some main games have received updates this year, but mostly PvP games haven’t. As a server, it can be difficult to update games regularly while not neglecting other things like general development, but this is what this suggestion is for!
- Hive 2023 Suggestion -
What The Hive can improve in 2023
One way to provide all players with updates would be global updates that affect all games. Good examples of this would be Quests V2, an update that has been on the roadmap for more than three years already, and Achievements. Also I think that more global updates after upcoming game updates such as Block Party and Treasure Wars Seasons would make a great addition to the server!
Another advantage of this approach would be that all games receive an update about every quarter and you would no longer have to wait one year or longer for your favorite game to receive one.
Do not get me wrong - this suggestion is not just about implementing mentioned update ideas, more to focus on global updates that affect all games in the near future.