The Minecraft Base That Survived 2b2t's Deadliest Exploit - Summary

Summary

The story revolves around a group of players on the Minecraft server 2b2t, who built a highly advanced and secure base called Cobtopia. The base was designed to be untraceable and was protected by various security measures, including a server lag exploit that would kick out accounts using the powerful No-Com exploit. The group, led by Lord Mahan, used their knowledge of Minecraft's technical aspects to evade detection and create a massive stash of valuable items worth $14,000.

The group discovered the original vulnerability that made the No-Com exploit possible and created their own version, allowing them to track individual players and find their locations. They used this exploit to eliminate competition by griefing other shop owners' stashes, making their own shop, Cobtopia, the most profitable on the server.

However, their success was short-lived, as two members of the group leaked the coordinate exploit, causing it to go public and driving the server into a panic. The remaining items were moved to a safe location, and the base was eventually compromised due to betrayal. Despite this, the original safety protocols had worked, and Cobtopia remained off the radar, leaving the question of whether it was the only base to survive the No-Com exploit.

Facts

Here are the key facts extracted from the text:

1. The oldest anarchy server in Minecraft is 2b2t.
2. In 2018, a group of hackers named Nerds Incorporated discovered a vulnerability and created an exploit called "No Com".
3. No Com allowed hackers to track every player's location on the server in real-time.
4. The No Com exploit revealed the location of every single base on the server except for one, called Cobb Topia.
5. Cobb Topia was built by Lord Mahan and his friends to defend against coordinate exploits.
6. The base was designed to be completely untraceable and used redstone contraptions and an item stash.
7. The item stash was worth $14,000.
8. To protect the base, direct travel to and from the base on foot was not allowed.
9. The only way to get to the base was by using an exploit.
10. Lord Mahan was a 2b2t player who created a large item stash using duplication exploits.
11. Ox 22, a member of Nerds Incorporated, griefed Lord Mahan's stash.
12. Lord Mahan realized that something was wrong and took action to protect himself.
13. Lord Mahan and his friends began constructing a new item stash and populating it with treasure.
14. They received an unexpected visitor, Bubba J, who stole many of the items and destroyed what was left.
15. The group realized that there must be some sort of exploit being used to track their locations.
16. They discovered that the Nerds Incorporated group was using AFK accounts to exploit the server.
17. The group used a server lag exploit to freeze the network traffic and kick the AFK accounts.
18. They used a name change ender pearl exploit to travel to and from the base without being tracked.
19. The group created a sorting system to organize their items and built auto farms and testing areas.
20. Steve 3 discovered a new item dupe that was incredibly powerful.
21. The dupe involved donkeys and allowed them to create a surplus of items quickly.
22. The group kept the dupe private and began creating as many items as possible.
23. Redstoner ran the numbers and estimated that the stash at Cobb Topia was worth $14,000.
24. The group began selling items from the stash using pearl teleports.
25. Redstoner began moving items out of the stash and selling them at locations closer to spawn.
26. Mahan and Steve 3 improved their version of the coordinate exploit to track individual players.
27. Redstoner used this exploit to destroy competing shops and sell his own products.
28. The group sold over $10,000 worth of product in six months.
29. Two members of Cobb Topia leaked the coordinate exploit, causing it to go public and driving the server into a panic.
30. The remaining items were moved out of the base as fast as possible and transported to an undisclosed location.
31. The fate of Cobb Topia after this is unknown.