Wynncraftis a fantasymassively multiplayer online role-playing game(MMORPG)Minecraftservercreated by Jumla, Salted, and Grian, and released in April 2013.[1]According to Salted, one of the server's owners, over 2.9 million players have played on the server as of March 2021.[2]
Wynncraft's gameplay revolves around completingquests,joiningguilds,and fightingbosses,among other things.[3]Players are required to select aclassbetween Archer, Assassin, Mage, Warrior,[4]and Shaman; and after a tutorial start in the Wynn province,[3]one of Wynncraft's five known provinces. The server's world has an approximate size of 4,400 by 5,500 blocks,[5]and consists of two continents, Wynn and Gavel, divided by an ocean with islands.[4]Wynncraft's design is inspired by the MMORPGRuneScape,[4]and as of 2021, it has hundreds of quests.[6][7]Aside from the cost ofMinecraft,the server isfree-to-play,with players being able to purchase cosmetic in-game items.[3][8]
Wynncraft has been praised for its extensiveness and gameplay. Writing forKotaku Australia,Luke Plunkett praised Wynncraft's map and called the server "a full and proper MMO".[8]Carl Velasco ofTech Timessaid that the server is "nuts" and "a stunning example of what can be created usingMinecraft'sown sandbox engine ".[3]Austin Wood, writing forPC Gamer,was "continually floored by all you can do".[4]As of 4 July 2017, Wynncraft is the largest MMORPG built in Minecraft, according to theGuinness World Records.[1]
