Gsdcs

SheTolerance (1st Place)

 
chakwaina (2nd Place)

 
shadowpyrolily (3rd Place)

 
rampage1779 (Honorable Mention)

My Fellow Pickaxians,
It's almost time for us to celebrate 4th July in the best way we can... Drop parties and games!
Starting on Saturday 2nd July, and continuing through until Monday 4th July we will be hosting a range of different games and challenges, across all of the PickAxis network servers. 
Below is a list of the events that will take place with the times. 
 

 
Saturday 2nd July - Skyblock Server
8:00PM BST / 3:00PM EDT - Capture the Item: A member of staff will ask you to bring them something, first one to do so wins a prize!
9:00PM BST / 4:00PM EDT - PVP in Skyblock Arena: A range of different PvP battles.
10:00PM BST / 5:00PM EDT - Drop Party Time! Do /warp Drop to experience our famous Drop Party!
11:00PM BST / 6:00PM EDT - Parkour: See if you beat Vertigolf's Challenging Parkour course.
 
Sunday 3rd July - Survival Server
8:00PM BST / 3:00PM EDT - Sheep Herding: Up to 5 players to get as many sheep in a pen as they can.
9:00PM BST / 4:00PM EDT - PvP in Survival Arena: A range of different PvP battles.
10:00PM BST / 5:00PM EDT - Drop Party Time! Do /warp Drop to run around in a circle and collect all you can!
11:00PM BST / 5:00PM EDT - Spleef: Stay on the slime the longest to win!
 
Monday 4th July - Various Servers
8:00PM BST / 3:00PM EDT - Survival Games: Last player standing wins, you only have one chance!
9:00PM BST / 4:00PM EDT - Skywars Tournament: Send all the other players flying to win!
10:00PM BST / 5:00PM EDT - Mini Build Contests: Build the best to win!
11:00PM BST / 6:00PM EDT - Team Survival Games/UHC - Work in teams to defeat other players.
 
There will also be lots of other things going on throughout the weekend and tons of prizes to be won, so be sure to join us! 

After showering off all of that dirt, the judges have finally chosen winners for the Dirt Build Contest!
 
1st Place
Benpenguin2
40 Coins 2nd Place
LettieT
30 Coins 3rd Place (Tie)
PlatinumWolf
20 Coins 3rd Place (Tie)
IntenseMoose
20 Coins Honorable Mention
Best Use of Redstone
Demoneyes2013
300 tokens Honorable Mention
Best Dirt Blending
JasonPrimate
300 tokens Honorable Mention
Made Us LOL
C_rex101
300 tokens  
We had a hard time deciding who the winners would be for this contest, there were actually quite a few creative uses of dirt and fun builds, even beyond our winners and honorable mentions listed here. In addition to the prizes above, all participants who finalized their plots with /plot done will receive 100 tokens.
Thanks to everyone who took part in finding new and interesting ways to use dirt and creating some cool builds for this contest!

We've just completed an overhaul of the PickAxis community site.  You'll find that we've modernized quite a few features and the look of the site.  In particular, you might find the new activity streams worth checking out.  Activity streams can show you what's new on the site, or content that you haven't seen yet.
Let us know what you think of the update in the comments!

The results are in! December's top voters are...

In 1st place,
Adensem911
30 Coins & 1000 tokens In 2nd place,
RoryTheRoman94
20 Coins & 800 tokens In 3rd place,
_SammyBaer
10 Coins & 600 tokens In 4th place,
mpclass3
500 tokens In 5th place,
skarzs
400 tokens Most time spent playing in December
_SammyBaer
1000 tokens
Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who supported PickAxis by voting! Who will be next month's top voters?

Here's a fun game we're going to play



You should be happy, the game starts today



Your help is needed to find all my gold



It's tokens and coins, the legend's foretold



Read all the clues, you will see them below



Only the wisest will be in the know



Riddles will guide you to a treasure chest



Submit your screenshot to prove you're the best



If you are the first to post your success



Riches and riches upon you, I'll bless



But please go with caution, take this to heart



You can win only once...plan and be smart



The first clue I'll give will pop up today



The second tomorrow, third on it's way



Good luck to you all, please go find my loot



And while you're at it, I'm missing a boot

Treasure #1 Clues: FOUND! - More treasures coming soon

The results are in! August's top voters are...

Tied in 1st place with 155+ votes,
Ebed_Melek
$30 store credit & 1000 tokens Tied in 1st place with 155+ votes,
Sullear
$30 store credit & 1000 tokens Tied in 3rd place with 105 votes,
pastaman12
$10 store credit & 600 tokens Tied in 3rd place with 105 votes,
Untypical
$10 store credit & 600 tokens Rank Player Reward 5th Pinball7wiz 300 tokens 6th ZTolerance 300 tokens 7th Trixter313 200 tokens 8th killaboymol 200 tokens 9th Alice_Arcana 200 tokens Most time spent playing in August
Trixter313
1000 tokens
Congratulations, and thanks to everyone who supported PickAxis by voting! Who will be next month's top voters?

The elves of PickAxis have been hard at work over this past holiday season, most recently setting out to judge the entries for the Winter Wonderland build contest. There were quite a few awesome builds, and the elves have selected their new home for the next year!
 
First Place
SCNickNamer
$50 store credit & 500 tokens Second Place
Bird
$30 store credit & 450 tokens Third Place
NEKOMENACE2
$20 store credit & 400 tokens Honorable Mention
gsdcs29615
300 tokens Honorable Mention
9monkeys
300 tokens  
And finally, all entrants who finalized their plots with /plot done will receive 100 tokens.
 
Thanks to everyone who took part in building and visiting our own little winter wonderland! Keep an eye out for our next build contest!
 

We hope you're having a very merry and joyous holiday season with your friends and family! The festivities are just beginning, as we've got a handful of announcements planned for the coming week! What's made your holiday season special this year? Let us know in the comments!
Log in any time between now and the end of the day on the 27th and you'll get a nice pile of tokens as our gift to you for the holidays!
-- Husker, Nick, and the PickAxis Staff Team

This month's world resets have been completed!
SkyBlock: The End and Nether have been reset.
Survival: The End, Nether, and Mining worlds have been reset.

Did you leave something behind in the one of the old worlds? Let us know here and we'll help you recover it.
Good luck on your hunt for loot!

Official Rules
Builds cannot be offensive.
All builds must have a holiday theme. What you build (for example: igloo, ice palace, snow village, etc.) is up to you. Your build should illustrate a winter-themed wonderland.
All builds, to be considered as an official entry, must be marked completed using the command /plot done. Any builds not marked as completed by the close of the contest on January 4, 2015 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time (EST) will not be judged as an entry.
Criteria for judging, based on a 10 point scale, are as follows: creativity, originality, winter theme, and design. Point totals will not be made public.
Have fun!

Tips for Entries
To get started and find your plot, use the command /plot auto.
If your entry requires elements not set as the default environment in the contest world, instructions should be placed on a sign at the border of your entry plot, facing towards the path. Elements can include a day/night element or weather. Any questions on other possible element capabilities should be messaged to helios8385 here on the forums.
If there is a component of interaction involved with your entry, this must be explicitly and obviously noted on your contest plot. A sign along the outside edge of the plot, facing outwards towards the path, will suffice.
All features of a creative server are enabled, including WorldEdit and redstone. Any questions on how to use World Edit should be searched.
Please don't bother the staff about your build.

With great power comes great responsibility.

Official Rules
Builds may not contain offensive content.
All builds must be something heroes or villains would conduct their super business in. What you build, i.e. castle, cave, underground lair, sky fortress, high-tech lab, etc., is up to you. Your build should illustrate your side, good or evil. Please leave a sign explicitly stating your intended side, good or evil.
All builds, to be considered as an official entry, must be marked completed using the command /plot done. Any builds not identified as such by the close of the contest on November 30 at 11:59 PM EST, will not be judged as an entry.
Criteria for judging, based on a 10 point scale, are as follows: Creativity, Originality, Hideout Theme, and Design. Point totals will not be made public.
Have fun!

Tips for Entries
To get started and find your plot, perform the command /plot auto.
If your entry requires elements not set as the default environment in the contest world, instructions should be placed on a sign at the border of your entry plot, facing towards the path. Elements can include a day/night element or weather. Any questions on other possible element capabilities should be messaged to helios8385 here on the forums.
If there is a component of interaction involved with your entry, this must be EXPLICITLY and OBVIOUSLY noted on your contest plot. A sign along the outside edge of the plot, facing outwards towards the path will suffice.
All features of a creative server are enabled, including WorldEdit, redstone functionality, and gravel/sand block physics. Any questions on how to use WorldEdit should be searched.
Please don't bother the staff about your build.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
The time for entering your build for the Halloween Build Contest has now expired. If you have a build that you forgot to mark with /plot done please contact us immediately to let us know.
We will go through all the delicious entries today and will announce our winners tomorrow.
Stay tuned tonight for another special announcement!