These clones serve as a "lite" entry point into Minecraft's oldest subculture. They prove that even with the limitations of a browser, the human desire for a digital "Wild West" remains unquenchable. Whether these servers can maintain the same multi-decade longevity as the real 2b2t remains to be seen, but they currently offer a unique, low-stakes way to witness digital ruins firsthand.

Mojang has DMCA'd Eaglercraft repositories in the past (specifically the JavaScript decompilation of 1.8.8). Because of this, the project lives on GitLab, Bitbucket, and personal Discord servers.