anarchy server en · NOUN
Etymology
From anarchy (“a state of lawlessness”) + server. Unrelated to the political philosophy of anarchism.
Meanings
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(qualifier:chiefly Minecraft) A player-run server or world with virtually no rules, allowing total freedom for actions like hacking, griefing, PvP, stealing, and exploiting, creating a chaotic, Wild West environment where survival is difficult and the goal is often to endure or exploit the lawlessness for personal gain.
... the oldest-running “anarchy server,” 2builders2tools (2b2t). This server is essentially a multiplayer Minecraft environment where there are no rules. This anarchy has led to a whole swathe of media coverage and the assertion from at least one participant that “exploring 2b2t is like archaeology. [...] The server has seen Nazi propaganda and cultures of destruction, and it is generally highly nihilistic.
2021, Eve, Martin Paul, Warez: The Infrastructure and Aesthetics of Piracy, page 45:The oldest and most infamous anarchy server is 2b2t, which launched not long after Minecraft, in 2010. Now over 20 terabytes in size, its world is a nightmare frontier of deadfalls, lava flows, trashed bases, and hate speech.
2024, Mojang, chapter 3, in The World of Minecraft, page 50:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| anarchy servers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |