Editing Mob Network Prison

{{Short description|Minecraft minigame server}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2021}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox software
| title = Mob Network Prison
| logo = Mob Network Prison Logo.png
| logo_alt = Mob Network Prison Server Logo
| other_names = Mob's OP Prison
| developer = Mob Network
| released = {{Start date and age|2022|09|13}}
| platform = ''[[Minecraft]]''
| language = 
| language count = 
| language footnote = 
| genre = [[Minecraft server|''Minecraft'' server]]
| website = 
}}

'''Mob Network Prison''', or simply '''Mob's OP Prison''', is a ''Minecraft'' server gamemode. It was released on September 13, 2022, by Mob.

== Gameplay ==
Hypixel has various multiplayer [[minigame]]s created by modifying and repurposing the [[game mechanics]] of ''Minecraft''. Such minigames include ''Bedwars'', where players must destroy opponents' beds to prevent them from respawning after death, or ''Skywars'', a similar game where players spawn on different islands and must kill other players using gear and weapons looted from chests strewn through the map. Hypixel also has its own variation of ''[[Skyblock]]'', where it functions more similar to an [[Massively multiplayer online role-playing game|MMORPG]] with various islands complete with shops and quests.<ref name="RPS3">{{Cite news|last=Wiltshire|first=Alex|date=September 15, 2015|title=The Future Of Minecraft's Biggest Servers|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/09/15/minecraft-biggest-servers/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190212044219/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/09/15/minecraft-biggest-servers/|archive-date=February 12, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2018|website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]}}</ref><ref name="gamesindustry2">{{Cite web |last=Handrahan |first=Matthew |date=July 21, 2020 |title=Adopt Me: The most popular game you've never played |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-21-adopt-me-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028065411/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-21-adopt-me-interview |archive-date=October 28, 2020 |access-date=February 15, 2021 |website=[[GamesIndustry.biz]]}}</ref> Its players can purchase cosmetics and ranks that allow for certain in-game abilities.<ref name="RPS3" />

== History ==
The Hypixel server was released in [[Beta software|beta]] on April 13, 2013, by Simon Collins-Laflamme and Philippe Touchette. The server is managed and run by Hypixel Inc.<ref name="Riot acquisition">{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=Fraser|date=2020-04-16|title=Riot Games acquires Hytale developer Hypixel Studios|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/riot-games-acquires-hytale-developer-hypixel-studios/|access-date=2024-08-28|work=[[PC Gamer]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=April 13, 2013|title=Official Hypixel Minecraft Server 1.5.2 (BETA)|url=https://hypixel.net/threads/official-hypixel-minecraft-server-1-5-2-beta.1539/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207192909/https://hypixel.net/threads/official-hypixel-minecraft-server-1-5-2-beta.1539/|archive-date=December 7, 2019|access-date=December 7, 2019|website=Hypixel - Minecraft Server and Maps}}</ref><ref name="First Look2">{{cite web|last1=Simpkins|first1=Jen|title=First Look: Hytale is putting adventure and creativity at the heart of its ambitious block-building sandbox|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/hytale-first-look-preview/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226140517/https://www.gamesradar.com/uk/hytale-first-look-preview/|archive-date=February 26, 2020|access-date=February 27, 2020|website=GamesRadar+|date=February 24, 2020}}</ref> The two originally created ''Minecraft'' adventure maps together<ref name="RPS22">{{Cite web|last=MacGregor|first=Jodie|date=December 20, 2018|title=Hytale is a Minecraft follow-up that remembers the minigames|url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/12/20/hytale-is-a-minecraft-follow-up-that-remembers-the-minigames/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308062153/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2018/12/20/hytale-is-a-minecraft-follow-up-that-remembers-the-minigames/|archive-date=March 8, 2019|access-date=December 21, 2018|website=[[Rock, Paper, Shotgun]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and uploaded trailers to their [[YouTube]] channel. The Hypixel server was created to play and further showcase these maps. Minigames were originally created for users to play on while waiting for other players,<ref name="First Look2" /> but the minigames themselves gained popularity. Efforts from Hypixel were put towards new server content instead of the making of other ''Minecraft'' maps and games.<ref name="RPS22" /><ref name="RPS3" /><ref name="PCGamer2">{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=Fraser|date=December 13, 2018|title=The designers of one of Minecraft's most popular servers are making a blocky RPG|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/the-designers-of-one-of-minecrafts-most-popular-servers-are-making-a-blocky-rpg/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181213225935/https://www.pcgamer.com/the-designers-of-one-of-minecrafts-most-popular-servers-are-making-a-blocky-rpg/|archive-date=December 13, 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018|website=[[PC Gamer]]|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Hypixel Inc., Hypixel's maintainer,<ref name="Riot acquisition" /> was registered as a [[Canadian corporation]] under the name "8414483 Canada Inc" on January 23, 2013. Its name was then modified to "Hypixel Inc." on February 2, 2015.<ref name="cancorp">{{Cite web|title=Federal Corporation Information - 841448-3 - Online Filing Centre - Corporations Canada - Corporations - Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada|url=https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=8414483|access-date=2022-01-07|website=www.ic.gc.ca|archive-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107214501/https://www.ic.gc.ca/app/scr/cc/CorporationsCanada/fdrlCrpDtls.html?corpId=8414483|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2015, it was revealed that the server cost around $100,000 a month to maintain.<ref name="RPS3" />

On June 11, 2019, Hypixel opened Skyblock to players as a Prototype.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-06-11|title=New Prototype Game - Hypixel SkyBlock|url=https://hypixel.net/threads/new-prototype-game-hypixel-skyblock.2061182/|access-date=2024-01-13|website=Hypixel Forums|language=en-US}}</ref>

During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the server regularly reached over 150,000 [[concurrent players]], peaking at a record 216,000 on April 16, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 22, 2020|title=Minetrack Data|url=https://data.minetrack.me/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625163253/https://data.minetrack.me/|archive-date=June 25, 2020|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=Minetrack}}</ref> On December 21, 2016, Hypixel reached 10 million unique players in total,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Guthrie|first=Robert|title=The Uncertain Future of Minecraft's Independent Servers|language=en-US|work=Kotaku|url=https://kotaku.com/the-uncertain-future-of-minecrafts-independent-servers-1790360981|url-status=live|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204151616/https://kotaku.com/the-uncertain-future-of-minecrafts-independent-servers-1790360981|archive-date=December 4, 2018|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and had reached 14.1&nbsp;million unique players when ''[[Hytale]]'' was announced on December 13, 2018.<ref name="Hollywood Reporter2">{{Cite web|title=Riot Games Leads Investment in Hypixel Game Studio|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/riot-games-leads-investment-hypixel-game-studio-1168889|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221000646/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/riot-games-leads-investment-hypixel-game-studio-1168889|archive-date=December 21, 2018|access-date=December 14, 2018|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=December 13, 2018|language=en|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The server reached 18 million unique players in April 2020, according to a tweet by the server owner.<ref name="18mil2">{{cite tweet|user=Simon_Hypixel|number=1247368318018883584|date=April 6, 2020|last=Collins-Laflamme|first=Simon|title=We just hit 18,000,000 unique players on the Hypixel Minecraft server! That means about 52% of people who bought Minecraft java edition manually typed the address and logged on the server Thank you all for this opportunity, I am still working hard like day 1. Love you all|access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref> {{as of|2015|9}}, Hypixel attracts 1.9&nbsp;million players every month.<ref name="RPS3" />

Players of the server community banded together to write over 400,000 messages of condolences for the content creator [[Technoblade]] following his death in July 2022. The messages were compiled into 21 books and delivered to his family.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Takahashi|first=Dean|date=2024-02-16|title=Hypixel created 21 books full of fan condolences for Minecraft's Technoblade {{!}} The DeanBeat|url=https://venturebeat.com/games/hypixel-created-21-books-full-of-condolences-for-minecrafts-technoblade-the-deanbeat/|access-date=2024-03-06|website=VentureBeat|language=en-US}}</ref>

On August 1, 2024, [[TommyInnit]] hit 15 million subscribers on YouTube. As per agreement between Simon and Tom, Simon donated $50,000 to the [[Sarcoma Foundation of America]] and gave Tom the 'INNIT' rank on the server.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2024-08-01|title=@Simon_Hypixel|url=https://x.com/simon_hypixel/status/1819096615132491848?s=46|access-date=2024-08-02|website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref>

=== Hypixel China ===
In May 2017, Hypixel partnered with [[NetEase]], the publisher of ''[[Minecraft China]]'', to release a version of Hypixel in China, sometimes known as "Chypixel".<ref name="hypixelchina2">{{Cite press release|title=NetEase Reveals Games Pipeline at Third Annual Game Enthusiasts' Day|location=Beijing|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netease-reveals-games-pipeline-at-third-annual-game-enthusiasts-day-300461321.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807022541/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/netease-reveals-games-pipeline-at-third-annual-game-enthusiasts-day-300461321.html|archive-date=August 7, 2019|date=May 22, 2017|publisher=[[PR Newswire]]|access-date=December 1, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> This separate version of ''Minecraft'' and the Hypixel ''Minecraft'' server would be [[Server administrator|operated]] and translated by NetEase, as part of their partnership.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 21, 2017|title=Hypixel is coming to China|url=https://hypixel.net/threads/hypixel-is-coming-to-china.1131484/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417204449/https://hypixel.net/threads/hypixel-is-coming-to-china.1131484/|archive-date=April 17, 2020|access-date=June 22, 2020|website=Hypixel Forums}}</ref>

On April 13, 2020, due to the expiration of their agreement, NetEase announced that the Chinese version of the server would be shut down on June 30, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|date=April 13, 2020|title=Hypixel中国版服务器停止运营公告|trans-title=Announcement about the suspension of the Hypixel China Edition server|url=http://mc.163.com/news/update/20200414/29176_875147.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200421051217/http://mc.163.com/news/update/20200414/29176_875147.html|archive-date=April 21, 2020|access-date=April 26, 2020|website=mc.163.com|language=zh}}</ref>

=== Cyberattacks ===
Around April 2018, Hypixel began to use [[Cloudflare]] Spectrum for [[DDoS mitigation]] after being the victim of multiple attacks hosted by [[Mirai (malware)|Mirai]] [[malware]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=Internet security expert links massive botnet DDoS attacks to Minecraft disputes|language=en|work=[[PC Gamer]]|url=https://www.pcgamer.com/internet-security-expert-links-massive-botnet-ddos-attacks-to-minecraft-disputes/|url-status=live|access-date=November 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217142813/https://www.pcgamer.com/internet-security-expert-links-massive-botnet-ddos-attacks-to-minecraft-disputes/|archive-date=February 17, 2019|df=mdy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Cloudflare Spectrum – DDoS protection for the rest of the Internet|url=https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/255771-cloudflare-spectrum-ddos-protection-for-the-rest-of-the-internet.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214065725/https://mybroadband.co.za/news/security/255771-cloudflare-spectrum-ddos-protection-for-the-rest-of-the-internet.html|archive-date=December 14, 2018|access-date=December 11, 2018|language=en-US|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

On June 18, 2021, Hypixel shut down for emergency maintenance, stating their host was under "large-scale [[denial-of-service attack]]s". Connection problems were reported by players before the server was shut down, and the Hypixel team had claimed to have "identified the issue with an upstream provider". The server subsequently remained closed for four days before fully reopening.  In its statement, the Hypixel team re-iterated that they had "dealt with DDoS attacks for well over 8 years", and that "recent changes at [their] host caused a flaw in [their] setup".<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-22|title=Hypixel Maintenance|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622053436/https://hypixel.net/|url=https://hypixel.net/|archive-date=2021-06-22|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Hypixel.net}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Nixinova|date=2021-06-23|title=Hypixel Back Online After Large-Scale DDoS Attacks|url=https://news.nixinova.com/news/2021/06/hypixel-back-online-after-large-scale-ddos-attacks|access-date=2021-11-18|website=Nixinova News|language=en-NZ|archive-date=November 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118015424/https://news.nixinova.com/news/2021/06/hypixel-back-online-after-large-scale-ddos-attacks|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Awards and nominations ==
On October 20, 2017, Hypixel announced that they held four ''[[Guinness World Records]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fogel |first=Stefanie |date=2018-12-13 |title=Creators of Popular 'Minecraft' Server Announce New Game 'Hytale' |url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/hypixel-studios-reveals-hytale-1203089201/ |access-date=2024-10-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=It's Official - Hypixel holds 4 Guinness World Records |url=https://hypixel.net/threads/its-official-hypixel-holds-4-guinness-world-records.1391013/ |website=Hypixel Forums |date=October 20, 2017 |publisher=Hypixel Inc. |access-date=August 31, 2020 |archive-date=December 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031432/https://hypixel.net/threads/its-official-hypixel-holds-4-guinness-world-records.1391013/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Award
!Category
!Performance
!Date
!Result
!Ref(s).
|-
| rowspan="4" |''[[Guinness World Records]]''{{efn|Based on historical data,<ref name="Guinness" /> as opposed to a ''GWR'' record attempt event}}
|Most Popular Independent Server For a Video Game
| rowspan="2" |64,533 concurrent players
| rowspan="2" |July 7, 2017<!--Note: Don't update the performance unless Guinness itself updates the record.-->
| rowspan="4" {{won}}
|<ref name="RPS22" /><ref name="Hollywood Reporter2" /><ref name="Variety2">{{Cite web |last=Fogel |first=Stefanie |date=December 13, 2018 |title=Creators of Popular 'Minecraft' Server Announce New Game 'Hytale' |url=https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/hypixel-studios-reveals-hytale-1203089201/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215022409/https://variety.com/2018/gaming/news/hypixel-studios-reveals-hytale-1203089201/ |archive-date=December 15, 2018 |access-date=December 15, 2018 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en |df=mdy-all}}</ref>
|-
|Most Popular ''Minecraft'' Server Network
|<ref name="RPS22" />
|-
|Most Games on a ''Minecraft'' Server{{efn|''Guinness'' considers a game as a "live game, which Minecraft players could log in and play" and the count "excludes different modes for the same game and games that have been removed".<ref name="Guinness" /> A full list is not provided.}}
|43 games
|August 11, 2017<!--Note: Don't update the performance unless Guinness itself updates the record.-->
|
|-
|Most Unique Players Logged into a ''Minecraft'' Server
|11,982,298 players
|August 24, 2017<!--Note: Don't update the performance unless Guinness itself updates the record.-->
|<ref name="Hollywood Reporter2" />
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== See also ==
* ''[[Hytale]]'', an upcoming video game by Hypixel Studios
* [[Technoblade]], former notable Hypixel YouTuber (deceased)

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="Guinness">{{Cite web |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/search/applicationrecordsearch?term=Hypixel&contentType=record |title=Application Record Search |website=Guinness World Records |url-access=registration |access-date=September 19, 2019}}</ref>
</references>

== External links ==
{{Spoken Wikipedia|En-Hypixel-article.ogg|date=11 June 2022}}
* [https://hypixel.net/ Official website]
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