I've taken some time off of Minecraft for the last 9 months because I needed some time to devote to other things, but I've got some free time and am getting excited for the 1.7 update and all the great map making features and environmental blocks they are adding.

So I've decided to design a PVP map, and I'm teaching myself all about command blocks along the way...

This image is just a placeholder of some background pixel art for the foyer of the PVP map.

I am planning on designing this arena for server play, using vanilla 1.7 Minecraft, and here are the planned details:

2 main factions to chose, 3 different classes for each faction.

Unlike many PVP Arenas, each team has a different goal to accomplish to win, and different abilities to accomplish their goal.

The Angelic
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o The Angelic have access to flight and superior armor and weapons.
o Uses primarily Diamond and Gold armor
o Begins in the heavily fortified and easy to defend Heavenly Palace
o Must defend the Heavenly gates from Infernal attacks
o Three different ranks of Angelic warriors, each offering a different play style: The leader class Archangel (only one per team) can heal and bless and can enchant weapons and armor for the team, The tanky sword wielding Seraph, and the fast infinity bow-armed winged Guardians.
o To win, the Angelic team must either kill all of the Infernals, send some Angelic teammates to descend onto the dangerous environment outside Hell and open up to 7 Nightmare Gates, or decend completely into Hell's throneroom to activate a Light Beacon.

The Infernal
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o All Infernal begin the game armed with corrupted blood, that they can spread on the ground as a trap or spit at the Angelic to repel them.
o Uses primarily Iron and wood armor.
o Begins in the heavily fortified and easy to defend Inferno of Hell.
o Must defend Hell's throneroom from Angelic Light.
o Three different ranks of Infernal warriors, each offering a different play style: The leader class Wyrmlord (only one per team) is able to send crippling diseases at the Angelic, the fireproof "hit and run" warrior Devil class, and Corruptors are the stealthy and fast enhanced jumpers.
o To win, the Infernal team must either kill all of the Angelic, send some Infernal teammates to ascend into the cloud environment outside The Heavenly Palace and infiltrate the gates and walls there to desecrate the Holy Waters.

The map is primarily a vertical battle experience, featuring two very different playfields with tons of detail to explore and potentially war winning features for both sides. Each faction's battlefield is divided into an "external" and "internal" section, making for a fun and challenging experience every time its played.

Estimated build time: 2 months? Hopefully around December or January.

Contact me if you'd like to help out, it could be a fun team build.

Additional Notes

work in progress, will update as the project develops!