Opinions on Microsoft buying Mojang
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I've never been more ecstatic to be corrected. Thank you. Seeing some of the studios they own and some of the games produced makes me feel as if Microsoft actually has a chance of not ruining Minecraft.
If Microsoft can stop the train of mojang shit coding... I'd be willing to cough up another 25 bucks for the game.
Yes, but not monetizing on something that they bought for quite some money its not in their interest either. From now it's compromise between making something cool and making profit out of it. How big companies prioritize those two options - i don't need to explain it to you. i'm not blaming them for being "evil" and having the ill intentions or something like that. It's just how you stay in the bussiness and stay big.
I would like to share the optimism of people who want to "wait up and don't jump off the ship that ain't sinking" but let me tell you a few things:
We don't really have the legit alternative right now.
Of course cutting out the mod community is not something that would happen just over night, but it also applies to the userbase migration. There are a few choices and that's the first obstacle - because people(and modders) would split between them, some would probably will stay with the vanilla too. Second - those clones are not modders-ready yet. They don't have the solid foundation like forge to write mods freely. Rewriting the forge would be a massive task to do. Third - rewriting the mod to the other clone is a also a great amount of work - if you seen mods that have been rewritten from scratch - it's even worse, because there is even less code that can be salvaged.
To sum things up - there is a reason to "panic" a bit, because it's a game changer. If it influence the experience of casual Minecraft player? Probably not so much, for even a year or two. But looking back from that one-year-later perspective, you would be able to say that it all started around ...now.
Thank you.
*checks to make sure tinfoil helmet is strapped on securely*
*flails arms in the air and runs in circles*
Except it is in their interests.
Content creators on YouTube are a big reason why Minecraft grew the way it did. A Lot of these content creators will not continue out of the goodness of their heart alone. They've got to eat too.
How many of you would be bothered if Microsoft made a proper modding API and supported it and whatnot, however they charged you £5 to install mods. Also, a fraction of that money would go to the modders. I could see the former happening but the latter would be a lot less likely.
EDIT: I meant £5 to get access to install any mod, not per mod. Just realised that that may have caused confusion.
EDIT: I meant £5 to get access to install any mod, not per mod. Just realised that that may have caused confusion.
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And if they piss of the YouTubers, they'll get the one of the most devastating PR nightmares possible.
Microsoft is going to want every bit of that 2.5billion back in future sales. can we say paid DLC. fees to access servers. pay to get next major update
my other concern is possible new registration system. will people need an live account to log into or play online the game(pc)?
my other concern is possible new registration system. will people need an live account to log into or play online the game(pc)?
Can we get a counter going on how many times "DLC" has been said in this thread?
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Or a drinking game. How about you have to take twk suots for every brand new account post woth doom and gloom content.
The drinking game should be on-disc DLC, shipped with the game and charged extra to unlock something you've already bought.
It's confirmed (if this has already been said sorry!) http://hereisthecity.com/en-gb/2014/09/15/minecraft-and-mojang-have-been-bought-by-microsoft/