FORCING a Pay-to-Win Minecraft Server to Remove Lootboxes by DUPING…

Everytime we've duped in the past, most servers just cut their losses and continue business as usual. However, what if a server, actually decided to make a change for the better?
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0:00 - Intro
0:29 - It Begins
1:48 - Duping
3:57 - Distributing The Keys
6:28 - The Admins Arrive
7:42 - Negotiations Begin
Music Used:
1. Dota 2 OST - World Map
2. C418 - Clark
3. Scott Buckley - Legacy
4. C418 - Living Mice
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[@TheMisterEpic]

Big shoutout to Antbrix for being such a chill guy. Make sure to subscribe! Join my non-p2w smp: og-network.net Discord - discord.gg/G7zq6NPZnM

[@hamter7427]

Sick

[@oTimex]

okay

[@cpperglm]

Here from ur sevrer promo in ferretxz hello

[@Scrufflord]

gay balls

[@purpleparrot8680]

@@Scrufflord fax

[@Crimsoncloak_]

Props to the owner for actually listening and removing it unlike many server that was duped

[@yleetsyeH]

Fun fact the owner ain't even the owner anymore it's just a random dude

[@PbeingXD]

@@yleetsyeH does that mean the owner denied to remove that?

[@akkdayam]

Indeed, it’s a rare sight. The server is still mostly p2w but just the fact they removed crates, many, many children will save their parents money and maybe even never know about the shop.

[@wertret8697]

​@@yleetsyeH wait really?

[@tados112]

@@akkdayam They didnt remove crates. They still sell keys for 10-80 USD on their site.

[@TheDuperTrooper]

I liked the part of the video when themisterepic said "its dupin time" then duped all over the place.

[@LtAnt-gv8um]

word2

[@TheMisterEpic]

I liked the part of my 3 hours of footage were duper discovers he is evading taxes

[@entidy]

it was a dupe/10 moment

[@TrianglePants]

overused af but good point nonetheless

[@entidy]

@@TrianglePants you are like IGN but for comments.

[@Mr_Illuminati]

I don't think I've ever seen someone remove a pay to win aspect of a server. No matter how bad the duping is, they just roll back the server usually and then go back to usual. Great job on getting them to remove lootboxes

[@lelxdme]

I really think they should attempt to hide the stash like few months or even a year to make it impossible to roll back

[@RealDanteS01]

@@lelxdme Stashes can still be removed manually. If there are any logs where they can check where banned players had previously been, even well hidden stashes could be found quite easily.

[@sith6375]

@@lelxdme most servers reset before that timeframe.

[@ell.....]

@@lelxdme most servers like this reset every 2-3 months so that wouldn't work

[@lelxdme]

​@@RealDanteS01 using VPN + an alt with 0 connection with main to secretly dupe could hide very well unless their staff actually somehow check it

[@VitaminP]

You and the rest of the Anti-P2W community are GREAT at making change. Thank you all for what you do

[@deparition]

yooo its vitamin p

[@VitaminP]

@@deparition 👋

[@yaboi7248]

Big fan

[@fanny2081]

No. They are destroying tiny servers, making hypixel the only safe servers. MisterEpic is a hypixel avent

[@OnlyGrafting]

​@@fanny2081 don't scam kids with gambling addiction easy

[@nov1st]

If only there were non p2w ways to earn profit frequently, as there’s not many ways to keep the server up and profitable

[@TheMisterEpic]

Very true

[@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647]

Donations with small boosts that don't make everything p2w is good, maybe like exclusive name stuff like "proud donater" or "raddest dude", or a free cookie from villagers, profitable but doesn't ruin the game

[@Gamersoul333]

​@@hilariousskullnamedcatzo647 Thats a cool idea and all, but with the player base being mostly kids, they aren't going to go beg their parents to donate to get the "proud donator" nametag this is sadly one of the only ways servers can keep up with the costs as said in the video, as bad as the P2W servers are

[@synexiasaturnds727yearsago7]

@@Gamersoul333 Or be an oldie that makes good, or at the very least, not-Mineplex decisions, like Hypixel

[@cillipodWF]

I think you're missing the entire point in that servers should not be businesses to start with. Making a server to begin with in hopes that a bunch of random kids come play with you is creepy to begin with, without the added exploitation.

[@matiasgaming4971]

I actually really respect the admin for being chill with it, despite everything

[@mostsincerlypleasestoplook5025]

yeah

[@doggosuki]

yeah, although he still continues to sell lootbox keys to kids for real money and is developing their gambling addictions whilst they are still malleable and unable to understand the consequences of that they are doing - i really respect him because he is 'chill' :) ... in case you can't tell, this comment is sarcastic. the server is still completely pay to win. just because his personality is 'chill' doesn't excuse what he is doing

[@clarencedonovan231]

The admin was a pussy. I would have put more crates up. 😂

[@cartes_002]

@@doggosuki well you need money to run servers

[@doggosuki]

@@cartes_002 sell cosmetics accept donations or straight up be p2w without the gambling portion is worlds better it's not like they are being forced to run a huge server, if they can't afford it without having underage gambling then maybe don't

[@emilyisoffline]

The fact you got them to remove loot boxes is crazy.

[@pogdressing]

a loot box*

[@tados112]

They still sell 10 monthly keys for 40 USD or even better 10 zedarmc keys for 85 USD. So i dont get why its celebrated that they got rid of 1 loot box

[@BelleMasterGamer10]

​@@tados112it's because the loot box they got removed was one where you couldn't see what you could get at all

[@doggosuki]

@@tados112 kinda annoying how you seem to be the only other reasonable person in this comments section lol, they are still selling lootbox keys which you can buy with real money to kids, yet the creator of the video is shouting out the server owner for removing a single type of lootbox which was already ruined from the duped keys. and so many people are under the false impression that all lootboxes were removed, and the creator of this video isn't bothering to clarify that this isn't the case - going as far as hearting comments which say that they got them to remove the lootboxes. disappointed in this channel

[@SolTheIdiot]

@@BelleMasterGamer10 it's basically a heavier prospect of gambling, you don't know what you are getting yourself into and don't know whether it's worth it

[@5PctJuice]

I think it's interesting to see how hard it can be to run a large server without some form of monetization. Even if I can't condone the p2w mechanics, that makes servers going in that direction a lot more understandable. That said, I think it would be alright to have memberships that give perks like having areas or villages named after you or something. Some kind of in-game perk that doesn't give you a material advantage, just bragging rights.

[@pogdressing]

You need to remember that having only those types of things will result in not enough purchases, thus not enough revenue to pay for the thousands in costs per month

[@diamondyoshi6649]

@@x_.-.---.-._.__..-..-._._.-_._ what about 16 gigs ram with good specs that could easily host 50 players ?

[@diamondyoshi6649]

also @ right-left-symbol-name fuck you use a different invis symbol.

[@pogdressing]

@@x_.-.---.-._.__..-..-._._.-_._ we aren’t talking about 15 player servers. They are the tiny little fish in the server industry. Even trying to maintain 15 players can be hard tho for the average servers. Most fail. Whether it be 10,15,25,30,44,50+, where r u going to get those players from? Advertising is the biggest cost with servers unless your in a unique position. Eg. If you have a social media presence, etc.

[@randomguy2472]

@@x_.-.---.-._.__..-..-._._.-_._i know you did not compare a 15 player server to behemoths like these p2w servers that have hundreds of players

[@craftsareus1769]

I understand that some of these servers do struggle financially for the reasons mentioning the video, but that Mystery Box is an example of taking things way too far. I'm glad it got removed, thank you guys for pushing for the change.

[@sadpluslonely2775]

The fact the server owner was like "Yep," instantly when asked to remove the mystery box, mad respect

[@TECHN01200]

A niche that might actually be nice for you to fill would be interviews with server owners so players can get the other side of the story too. You probably don't have to dupe for it either.

[@pogdressing]

I will soon be doing this type of thing on a new channel of mine. Theres a lot that gets hidden in all the antip2w videos that everyone sees.

[@mike-._]

@@pogdressing Can you comment the channel name in advanced?

[@TheMisterEpic]

I plan to do something like this in the future, but there is 1 important video im currently working on that needs to be done before it

[@gigaprofisi]

@@TheMisterEpic :O that would be interesting

[@MezzoForte4]

What is there to get their side of the story on? They use scummy tactics to make money instead of getting a real job.

[@TheOriginalAce]

I’m more surprised that you have been able to find so many dupes

[@TheMisterEpic]

Credit for that goes to duper trooper and the individuals who dm him mainly

[@LaborwaveLenin]

@@TheMisterEpic do you know if that dupe with the trade plug in still works. There is one p2w server that I’ve been wanting to dupe on

[@USELESSDCK]

​@@LaborwaveLenin It depends, some have it fixed

[@LaborwaveLenin]

@@USELESSDCK i thought it was an issue with the plug in. I’ll have to try my self

[@TheMisterEpic]

Nope it was patched

[@MrTitou44880]

I feel like the best way to distribute keys after you duped them would be to just to put them in chests all around the world at various location, you wouldn't be able to see the results but it would be a mess for the admins to regulate if it's literally everywhere

[@trentmorgan5600]

I had a friend who ran a server with loot boxes and other stuff you paid for, his reasoning for it was actually good because 100% of the proceeds from the purchases went to helping those pay off college loan debts and paying for lunches at the local elementary school. the loot boxes only gave you food and basic to advanced resources and there was a 24 hour limit to how many you could open

[@JJschannel255]

Ok

[@connorpurdy6103]

I love these duping videos. Keep it up!

[@FoxSucks]

Agreed!:D

[@frizzlefrack253]

Gotta give the owner for handling it all quite well and being receptive.

[@WetaMantis]

My thought is they will come back to it eventually once the story calms down.

[@TheMisterEpic]

This was filmed about 4-5 months ago and it's still removed to this day. Zedarmc staff are some really good people

[@limeedhot]

@@TheMisterEpic more likes on the reply than the original comment :(

[@adamduffy2407]

@@limeedhot 54:74 otherwise known as a ratio

[@SalreixVonOtsuu]

@@TheMisterEpic yeah i doubt that, they added it in the first place

[@Malam_NightYoru]

​@@SalreixVonOtsuu they added bc of the popularity of gacha games. They thought it was a way of gaining ez money to maintain the server alive. But they just thought that it was not necessary. Like, really not.

[@Torns]

keep up the fight against P2W, been watching you, The Horizon, SalC1, and The Duper Trooper for a long while now. Proud of y’all 🤝🤝👑

[@WiFiDown37811]

props to them for having the integrity to remove the mystery box. 99.9% of other servers would've just banned you and moved on with their lives

[@christophermorin9036]

Thumbs up to the people actually advising others not to take the keys and in fact burning them. That's the kind of honesty I like to see in a server.

[@TheMisterEpic]

was pretty commendable tbh

[@Henrix1998]

Most likely they had spent so much money that they didn't want others to get it for free

[@andrewcoetzee8858]

Sounds like simping to me

[@roeital5504]

​@@andrewcoetzee8858 mega simping

[@lilapplejuice]

Doing god's work stopping these borderline scammers 🙏🙏🙏

[@darkmatter9643]

Borderline is too nice for these people, they’re taking advantage of children

[@walker4541]

@@darkmatter9643 it is as advertised tho which is how its only borderline (unless of course they make lies about money)

[@orang9134]

@@walker4541 They probably lie about the percentage which is scamming

[@snowballtacoburrito8758]

​​@@walker4541 still is like stretching a lot the meaning of it really, sounds like technical lawyering bs, which still has a deep underlying moral dilemma if it's okay to show impressionable minds this kind of thing, which a lot of nations are already having and wanting to ban, which can get it in other trouble, I guess cross it off from scam and instead add it to scummy business tactics which are borderline legal so it doesn't matter what you call it, just a non sense

[@lilapplejuice]

@@darkmatter9643 at least they changed after better than closing the server to reopen it a week later

[@sandrajackson5227]

I literally binged all the duping videos a few days ago. Ive been so ready for this!!

[@MelodicVHS]

This is the channel I go to when I look for quality and reliable content, even the minecraft server is top tier. It's impressive how everything I've seen from you is of quality, all of your videos are well made and enjoyable, thank you for holding standards to yourself and making this one of the most reliable channel on the platform! (Don't know why but I felt like commenting this here).

[@TheMisterEpic]

Appreciate the kind words :)

[@clarencedonovan231]

You have some pretty low standards then. 😂

[@Skreperiukas]

Imagine that the reason he was all chill and complient is that because he knew if he did this he would become a legendary owner and people will join his server more because of it on top of that its free advertisement.

[@sanaki_gamer2026]

Well ... A Win-Win situation?

[@Skreperiukas]

@@sanaki_gamer2026 heck yeah it is :D

[@tados112]

Especially when he needed to remove just one of the 5 lootboxes and some of them still cost 10-80 USD

[@antbrix872]

🤫

[@Warlock_Senpai]

​​@@antbrix872 yooo ant brickz

[@Maxo-bh5ni]

Them having PIG+ ranks available to buy killed me inside. Technoblade doesn't deserve this.

[@aurorahubps]

:(

[@CreepLimited]

The PIG+ tag is free for anyone

[@Warlock_Senpai]

Pig+ is a tag And its free😏

[@aurorahubps]

@@CreepLimited YOU HAVE NO IDEA THAT IT BREAKS PEOPLES HEART DO YOH

[@warnertesla8297]

No one cares about technogay

[@idiotically-everything]

I honestly might check out the server since they removed the loot boxes. You know, to show them there's more interest when there's less gambling

[@doggosuki]

they didn't remove the lootboxes. they removed ONE lootbox, that one that was already ruined by the immense number of keys duped (so they were probably going to remove it anyway...?) and yet, the channel owner hearts your comment regardless as if you are correct. kinda suspicious... ngl, wonder if they got paid off by the 'chill' server owner

[@donniethezombie4495]

Plural. There's still ten other lootboxes you can pay to play with. How are people this clueless

[@doggosuki]

@@donniethezombie4495 idk either... i stopped watching this channel after this video because it felt scummy that this channel was shouting out the owner of the server and hearting comments like this which are clearly wrong

[@tados112]

@@doggosuki Honestly i find it weird too either the admin is his friend or he was payed to promote the server.

[@doggosuki]

@@tados112 yeaa.. something sussy goin on

[@jwalkermc9]

Please expose SuperSMP. The owner is Chxrlie aka Glenn MC - he originally made a p2w server called melon then sold it, made another server called skycube which was a scam, money grab and go and now he made supersmp which has a sale since the day it opened he clearly hasnt learned from the other 2 p2w servers he made and needs a lesson

[@leafegreens]

I'd be really curious to hear your ideas on *good* ways to monetize and support a minecraft server without having to rely on pay-to-win tactics like ambiguous loot crates.

[@hotdogcucumber1851]

I left a comment on a Duper Trooper community post explaining my disappointment with dupes being essentially wasted by simple rollback changes. Seeing the results of this video now, I'm really surprised, and I've just gotta say good job. You've outdone yourselves with this video.

[@y3x626]

Hey there, i just found your channel here, I have to say im hooked on your content! i cant stop watching them.

[@jimm1387]

You guys are the unsung heroes to parents everywhere.

[@breakingaustin]

GG to AntBrix.. whether he did it because he knew he was on YT or just because he knew it was wrong he still did it. I like to think his backstory consists of actually being a good guy and not wanting the Crate in the first place but Zedar told him they are doing it no matter what.. so when TheMisterEpic came along it was the perfect time for him to get rid of it! You sir are the server owner we all need.

[@arran7600]

I think this was probably one of the nicest and best videos! Nice one!

[@jitteredshorts]

Nice video glad your being honest at the end

[@oJep1]

I love when he does this, you should team up with horizon sometime again!

[@SimpleMan-sv6yb]

Facts

[@SemiHypercube]

finally, a truly good ending to one of these kinds of videos

[@cat_in_a_fish_bowl]

A perfect video on duping like away, love these videos !❤

[@wyoshiro]

I love your amazing videos, they're the best! Keep up the great work!

[@oTimex]

gotta love watching these servers get what they deserve

[@Flourish-TV]

I like how PP is so notorious for their p2w tactics and insane prices that finding a dupe glitch on the server is like finding gold in a mine

[@xvgm24]

I don't play this game at all and sometimes can't tell what's happening, but it's still very satisfying watching these videos.

[@SvengelskaBlondie]

This is glorious, I love it. This is high quality trolling 🤣

[@tanielsspacestation2908]

Great work I hate these server so thanks for at least trying to spread the word and put an end to pay to win servers.

[@twizl4]

Respect to the owner for removing the crate genuinely respectable

[@WorthyEffects]

used to be a mod for this server and the reason for my demotion just makes this video so worth the watch

[@jezz4official]

what was ur user

[@VijayDragonMaster77]

LOVED THE VID KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK!❤

[@aguyontheinternet8436]

8:00 I wonder why he was so incredibly eager to remove the mystery lootbox?

[@tados112]

Because its free good promo and it wasnt even the most expensive lootbox they have

[@Sillimant_]

owners need to understand the problem isn't in making money, it's the methods they go about using and how predatory and exploitative it is

[@QuickKaii]

It’s not predatory nor exploitative

[@btecman_]

Looking forward to more content like this!

[@graysodastudio523]

I’ve played this server and I’m glad you brought changes to it

[@Lil.Peep.0001]

Fire Vid bruh yw for the dupe, my dad should of hopped on

[@TheMisterEpic]

Legend

[@roninplayzvr8604]

How do I dupe I wann stop pay to win servers aswell

[@Jaaacken]

Only one working as of now, i tested it in some servers 1. Get your desired items on a shulker box 2. ALT + F4 the game WHILE on the shulker box menu 3. Go back to the desired server (don't forget to set your fps at 20 to glitch it out accurately) 4. Shit your pants aggressively while screaming "SKIBIDI DOP DOP DOP YES YES" ontop of the sink 5. Wake up in the adoption center

[@syd6654]

Dude what. This actually worked for once. good job guys!

[@QuickKaii]

Why is that a good job?

[@mrhat1073]

that would be a great topic to cover, finding the funds to keep a server up. wouldn't have to be directly related to minecraft, as a lot of games that have community servers need to find ways to keep their servers running.

[@masondoinglife]

You never disappoint

[@Aryn.Beasley]

Imagine if you duped a bunch of items, hid them, and then distributed them about a month later so if they do a rollback, then you could just do it again.

[@Charmlie.R]

People have done this before, I always feel like it would be the funniest solution haha Avoids patches too, and lots of hidden stashes across a while is hard to break completely. I've always wondered what a full force long con would look like, only dropping a handful of duped resources at a time, not enough to raise alarm, but enough to slowly spike the economy. It would be slow and natural feeling but would still be problematic It just would take ages. Its a lot of work

[@fireblade696]

My little brother is addicted to this sever when I could see that it’s an obvious scam, but he wouldn’t believe me for some reason. Cool that you did this.

[@Netzu965]

Finally you got to this server, i saw this and was like, what the hell

[@KIING_MC]

I’d like to say, it may be my fault for the fly perk, as I begged for it back in the early days of the server, hope you see this, never expected the server to get so popular 😢.

[@hibahbiba6545]

Same

[@LlibertarianGalt]

Have you thought about duping on a P2W server and leaving the items on it for a week or two so it gets stuck in the back up build and impossible to sort with server roll backs

[@Jacknorrington]

thats what he said he did at the beginning of the video. They duped everything 3 weeks in advance.

[@LlibertarianGalt]

@@Jacknorrington my bad i missed the guy say that

[@leafy126.5]

Thanks for not making it super drawn out like other vids like this

[@jimfrootloopfilledbrain]

Bro each time TheMisterEpic uploads I get hyped only he gets me hyped over new vids

[@The_Horizon]

Lol

[@minhperry]

hi "horisen"

[@solicoli]

its horisen

[@aidan-131]

Its nice to hear there's a great owner! Thank you for your service @TheMisterEpic!

[@DeadlyBlaze]

Given that there's two owners and one of them is chill and the other one named the whole server after themselves we can probably guess their roles in running the server and how the dynamic between the two plays out

[@TheMisterEpic]

Not a very fair comparison, zedar had a youtube channel/tiktok and his name was well known, it made sense for him to name the server after himself.

[@xyphrosthedragon]

I love these videos, Keep on duping!

[@donaldtheduckd2039]

I have a server, and the only thing you can buy are that sometimes we have special events with actual cash prizes. Let's say 1 euro to enter, cash prize of 50. Usually the money given and earned are around the same, but its really fun and it doesn't ruin the server for others

[@sidschaefer2966]

If your server can't stay afloat without p2w, it's not a viable server. It's not an excuse to add p2w.

[@Hari_playz]

yooooooooooo

[@youngblood6926]

You earned this 👑

[@cactitiger]

Actually 1st

[@fluffyburpface]

ggs

[@TheMisterEpic]

Winner!

[@thedarkvoid4422]

If only more admins were this understanding and negotiable.

[@sebastiancardenasholik]

This is how people work things out. Middle ground and understandings while accepting mistakes.

[@gabsterz180]

the ending made me cry a bit love this

[@GolreaperYT612]

Let's gooo I love these vids of you taking down p2w servers, I really hate then especially since kids play on them

[@wolfsokaya]

Its nice to see the different reaction of people who got the keys. I specially liked those who passed on the free keys. Also down with the cashgrab games! :]

[@Serexers]

Nice! Still waiting for a new 1.9 PvP vid so I can tell you some stuff you got wrong as I am a 1.9 PvP main

[@0xDreamy]

huge publicity for the server, props to the owner

[@Adamniezgodzki]

That group screenshot with the admin was really funny lol

[@theyawkingfox]

as an og on that server who hasn't been on in a very long while (i joined around when the server just started with only the survival world available) i was very sad that they have added so many pay-to-win features honestly and have stopped playing at all pretty much because of it

[@sp_ce.]

The good ending. Props to the owner for seeing his mistake :))

[@t-rex0123]

Good vid bruz keep it up

[@Fonzie4444]

Seeing the Admin go physically break the mystery crate was great

[@potatony997]

I've stopped playing minecraft but seeing something like this really wrams my heart.

[@soaringmagestymc]

I tried out this server to see how it worked. I think I might've seen you on the Player list. This was at least between 3 weeks and a week ago. I'm going to check out the server again to test it out.

[@356Krisu]

Mad respect to the owner for admitting fault and fixing his mistake. Makes me actually wanna play there, unlike most of the videos.

[@Adversity2175]

I have a screenie with Aweexa from MelonSMP, didn’t realize their staff in Zedar aswell

[@obvdestiny1599]

You finally got the Zedar smp you are truly a legend

[@AndromedasCartoon]

Haven't seen the video yet but I recognized the server in the thumbnail and can say that the community is actually pretty nice there, I just left due to playing on other servers :)

[@Clip_It1]

Please do a whole hour of this

[@evaneevee8398]

As fun as some P2W servers can be as a free player, I LOVE seeing the economy of a P2W getting crushed. Glad to see it make a change though, hopefully not the last one. Sure, still P2W, but less so without a mystery crate. Hope to see some things about some P2W servers I've played once someday!

[@pigymc1695]

bro that owner is legendary, he just made his server's revanue so much better simply by being so chill and understanding

[@camboi6103]

prob one of the few duping videos with a wholesome end

[@TieableCookie]

Good job! the people on zedarmc must be so grateful theyre not forced to play on a p2w server anymore

[@themammoth67]

I love how that one guy thought it was everyone but you

[@kakashi98372]

Great video! Keep this up :)

[@ForeverZer0]

It is so hard to find a decent server that doesn't have some degree of P2W, to the point I don't even try anymore. I either do singleplayer or host small whitelist servers from a spare laptop for friends. I don't have any problem with cosmetic-only items being sold for a few dollars to help with server costs, but the moment that that one can in anyway turn IRL money into something advantageous in-game, it is a deal-breaker to me. It is only worse when the things they can buy are unattainable by other means, or breaking gamemodes, such as offering /fly for people in a survival game.

[@unlisted5474]

As someone who often plays zedar f2p im happy to see this is awesome video

[@somethingcoolgoeshere]

Have been lurking on your channel for a while and don't think I ever left a comment. I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your videos and find them very entertaining.

[@ShamblerDK]

This is the best server owner reaction I've ever seen. As a server owner myself, I'd never even do such a thing though. My server is invite-only but completely free. I only take voluntary donations from my players and 100% of the money goes to server upgrades.

[@uk6396]

Me and a friend had a small server. We also had a crate system like this. Not as pay2win as this, but you could get some advantages. Might be morally questionable, but it was the only way to make money and maintain the server. We also had ranks, but the crates were way more profitable. We never actually wrote black numbers, but the crates helped us, to run the server a bit longer.