this post is not complaining about the lack of maps, but rather the idiocy that came with the protest over their removal
Blockland, pre-2012, was a fun, carefree game that did not discriminate against maps. Maps were free to coexist alongside Blockheads and bare plates, and were eagerly welcomed. With new blockheads rolling in, more maps were created. Maps were a huge asset to the game, allowing players to build on vast landscapes and explore pre-made areas that had a lot to do inside of them. Maps were made for minigames, maps were made for fun. If there was an idea you had, there was no doubt that they already had a map for it.
Badspot, the creator, wanted the game to step into another direction. He could no longer sell the ugly game full of disgustingly textured maps and the overall laziness of them. He announced, months before the removal, that he would obviously remove them. People were outraged. Some miserable, some were furious, and some actually enjoyed the idea of maps being gone (though very little.) Try as they might, people could not convince Badspot to change his mind.
Turn the date to 2012-08-09. Maps had gone, and protesting began. Some even ended up boycotting the game, quitting it altogether unless this repeal of maps was lifted. Many players left, which spiked the amount of "Blockland is dying" posts on the Blockland Forums. People started protesting in the streets, banding together large rallies in order to call attention to their movement. Some of these protests ended up rather violent. There was projectile relay spam that ran rampant on servers, constant abuse of bots, and chat spam, to name at least a few. This protesting was not met with friendliness from the moderators and the big man himself, Badspot. The authorities would be usually dispatch these protests by blasting the protesters with what they called "high pressure" ketchup packets that flooded their internet and over-moisturized their burgers. Some players, who were not involved in the protest, believed that this way of punishment was too harsh. A man could go get a nice burger off the McDonald's Dollar menu, come back to protest, and have his burger ruined.
A victim of this burger fiasco came into my office for an interview. They asked for their identity to be kept anonymous.
TRANSCRIPT:
ME: So, describe to me the events right before the time of your burger getting sabotaged.
VICTIM: AIGHT A brother WAS POPPIN IN THR CLUB GETTING TURNT AND THIS PIG YOU KNOW CAME AROUND AND I HSD MY EYES ON HIM YOU KNOW YA BOI DONY
TRUST THE 5O ANYWAYS I LOOKED AWAY RIGHT SND THIS DJMBASS forget JIZZED ON MY CHEESEBURGER LIKE WHAT THE forget brother I MEAN A brother GAY BUT DONY TELL NOBODY DAMNNNN
ME: Where did you procure this burger?
VICTIM: The club my brother I know it's strange for a club full of booty twerking bitches n drunk asses to have a classic meal
but you know a brother gotta have his burger no matter where it is
ME: What kind of burger was it?
VICTIM: plain ol' cheeseburger ya boi do it classic
and basic too ya know ya boi ain't got time to think of condiments like a dumbass at the front of the McDonald's like damn brother make a decision before you step IN
ME: How much was the burger?
VICTIM: ah stuff brother I mean
(PAUSE)
ya boi was at the club and the club gotta get it's funds
(PAUSE)
2.50
(PAUSE)
Shiiiet
ME: At the time, did you consider yourself an activist fighting for map rights?
VICTIM: brother what, ya boi just wanted a damn cheeseburger
the forget this jibber jabber activist bullstuff.
brother.
ya got a cheeseburger? ya boi kinda hungry. don't jizz on it though my dude
ME: I dont have a cheeseburger. But anyways, what do you think of Badspot after this happened?
VICTIM: brother what's a badspot. is that the brother who jizzed on my burger???
ME: Yes.
VICTIM: ohhhhhh I'm finna drive by his whole family with the homies in the van go brrrap brrrap with the Mac 10 and my boy Jerome making the getaway
ME: Thank you for your time sir, the interview is over. Have a blessed day.
VICTIM: Aight brother peace
but aye
so ya don't have a cheeseburger right?
ME: No. It's time for you to go. Hurry along, now.
The interview was cut short because I began to fear the victim himself.
Any-who, let me continue with the most prominent story of whole movement. One protester would go as far as to showing up to Badspot's home with a plan to murder him. His plan fell short, as Badspot's death metal robot time traveled to the night of the attack and disabled the protester with just one blade. After this event, the protest fell silent for a small while. The protesters were too busy worrying about the death robot to actually care about the map protest. After one more final push of yelling to get Badspot to return maps, activists began to disappear. They were searched for. They spent days, weeks, even months, looking for the activists. But they where nowhere to be seen. The number of activists declined day by day.
The last existing major activist that exists only seems to be Master Matthew, and even he continues to convince his people that maps should be returned to Blockland.
TO BE UPDATED. IF YOU HAVE SOURCES, FACTS, OR ANY OTHER PIECES OF INFORMATION THAT CAN HELP ME WRITE THIS, LET ME KNOW.
IT IS A WIP AND WILL BE FINISHED IN THE COMING DAYS.
