AESTHETIC REQUIREMENTS FOR BUILDER
With the release of BuildBox 2.0 comes a new and improved aesthetic requirement for promotion to the Builder rank. This guide will serve as a helping asset for players wishing to be considered for promotion and to staff who will themselves be promoting the players.Are you a player, and wanting to be considered for promotion? First, have a look at the big don'ts.
Don't build pixel art expecting a promotion.
Pixel art is fun to build but requires no real skill - it is just copying block-for-block a 2-dimensional image and is not original in many cases. In fact, there are even plugins designed to paste image links into Minecraft based on their block colours - so for all we know your art could even have been automated!
Don't make your builds unreasonably small.
We're not saying to go out and use your entire plot on one build, but what we do ask of you is that you don't spend all of your time making 5x5 cube houses. Larger builds allow for a greater level of detail, and detail is what we look for!
Don't expect a redstone circuit to be eligible for a promotion.
The rank is called 'Builder', not 'Redstone Engineer'. We expect a certain level of aesthetic appeal in builds wishing to be considered as promotion material, and plain redstone won't cut it. However, if you can think of creative ways to use redstone skills, feel free to impress us!
Don't build too simply.
Houses in the real world aren't cuboids devoid of interior - add detail to your build wherever you see fit! Use a source image and see what a house should look like in the real world, or see how elements of nature interact with each other in real-life geography. Plus, being more complex allows for more creativity - think of how many more possibilities there are bar the standard cuboid!
Don't plagiarise.
We want our builders to take pride in the fact that their own builds allowed them to be promoted. If you are going to apply with a build that isn't yours, we can easily check the logs and prove that it isn't yours. Block-for-block copies aren't accepted either.
Does your build fit these criteria? If it fits these next ones too, ask an Operator+ online to check your builds out!
Your build is a solo effort.
We are looking to see an individual's building skill - not a group's. However, this isn't meant to discourage building in groups - feel free to build together, just realise that it is not eligible for promotion.
You have a clean record and have been on the server for a reasonable amount of time.
We want our Builders to be trustworthy individuals whom players can come to for help regarding builds if need be. We don't want players with recent history of bad behaviour, nor do we want players that haven't had time to settle into the BuildBox community for very long.
You aren't spamming the staff for a promotion!
Repeatedly asking staff for a promotion will only lower your chances. Instead, take a rejected promotion as a sign to improve - feel free to ask us where you could improve, and what could be done to make your build the best it could be.
Questions? Feel free to ask any of the staff if you see them online, or drop a question in this thread!
