What's your stance on Microsofts purchase of Minecraft?

Tackel · September 15, 2014, 08:02:16 PM

Personally, I think it's great. Out of the hands of Mojang, who barely knew what they were doing in the first place.

Saleem · September 15, 2014, 08:03:19 PM

Mojang got money.

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Verbatim · September 15, 2014, 09:02:52 PM

I don't care. I think the decision was mostly pointless.

Minecraft's heyday has long been over with. Microsoft's sure as fuck not gonna make any returns.

Statefarm · September 15, 2014, 09:02:54 PM

Wonder how long it will be until Minecraft is Xbox exclusive

Honestly, minecraft doesn't seem like its worth billions of dollars. Everyone already has it, I don't know how they'll make more money off it. It's not exactly in its prime.

big sponge · September 15, 2014, 09:50:33 PM

Quote from: SoporificSlash on September 15, 2014, 08:05:14 PM

Mmm I'm torn on it.

I feel the game can have some nice fancy features with with the bigger budget.

However if Notch leaves like I heard it will lose that little bit of character and quality that it had.

It'd be like Jason Jones leaving Bungie.

Notch was an idiot and didn't do shit for the game. Fuck, none of the people that really made the game what it is today are actually leaving. Notch in particular took more vacation days than he did working days and his two failed projects prove that he can't do anything other than rip off other games.

Under MS maybe Mojang can get some real leadership so the few talented people that do work there can really make something great.

velox · September 16, 2014, 01:39:27 AM

Quote from: Lord Commissar on September 15, 2014, 09:50:33 PM

Quote from: SoporificSlash on September 15, 2014, 08:05:14 PM
Mmm I'm torn on it.

I feel the game can have some nice fancy features with with the bigger budget.

However if Notch leaves like I heard it will lose that little bit of character and quality that it had.

It'd be like Jason Jones leaving Bungie.

Notch was an idiot and didn't do shit for the game. Fuck, none of the people that really made the game what it is today are actually leaving. Notch in particular took more vacation days than he did working days and his two failed projects prove that he can't do anything other than rip off other games.

Under MS maybe Mojang can get some real leadership so the few talented people that do work there can really make something great.

You have to remember that Not h didn't expect Minecraft to become this famous. He just made a very rough version in his free time, he probably didn't expect more than twenty people to try it and then forget about it in a week. He didn't try to become famous. He's just a normal guy.

月 · September 16, 2014, 02:23:31 AM

Here's hoping that Micro$oft doesn't add "DLC" and other crap to the game to make their money back. I wouldn't be surprised if you have to pay for further updates.

True Turquoise · September 16, 2014, 03:47:22 AM

Quote from: Lady Noelle on September 15, 2014, 08:51:57 PM

That is a fuckton of money...

I am fine with them buying it as long as they keep the game what it is and do not try to fuck it up.

They're going to turn it into a FPS

Juuzou · September 16, 2014, 04:02:22 AM

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True Turquoise · September 16, 2014, 04:27:18 AM

Quote from: Lady Noelle on September 16, 2014, 04:02:22 AM

Quote from: True Turquoise on September 16, 2014, 03:47:22 AM
They're going to turn it into a FPS
As long as I can use the Gnasher.

Ghey weapon

Magos Domina · September 16, 2014, 05:31:32 AM

As long as it still gets updates for the Playstation, I'm sure Microsoft can put aside their competition for one game and work out a deal. I hate what this generation is turning into with M$ and $ony grabbing to make new games exclusives.

And hey, they better make a fucking Fallout skin pack for xbone/360. You don't know how bad Id love to see a MC New Vegas or Megaton.

BrenMan 94 · September 16, 2014, 06:22:26 AM

I'm fine with it. Hopefully the next Minecraft iteration will use code that doesn't run like complete ass.

Mr. Psychologist · September 16, 2014, 06:43:41 AM

If they don't fuck it up with DLC, modding restrictions, microtransactions, making skin packs cost money, locking it down with DRM and the other typical MS bullcrap, then I'm happy <.<

Yu · September 16, 2014, 06:44:42 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 16, 2014, 06:43:41 AM

If they don't fuck it up with DLC, modding restrictions, microtransactions, making skin packs cost money, locking it down with DRM and the other typical MS bullcrap, then I'm happy <.<

Septy · September 16, 2014, 06:48:01 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 16, 2014, 06:43:41 AM

If they don't fuck it up with DLC, modding restrictions, microtransactions, making skin packs cost money, locking it down with DRM and the other typical MS bullcrap, then I'm happy <.<

Minecraft on consoles is already pretty fucked up, microtransactions and DLC in the form of Skin Packs, and there's no mod support at all on consoles.

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Ásgeirr · September 16, 2014, 07:58:49 AM

I dont like it.

Mr. Psychologist · September 16, 2014, 09:01:10 AM

Quote from: Septy on September 16, 2014, 06:48:01 AM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on September 16, 2014, 06:43:41 AM
If they don't fuck it up with DLC, modding restrictions, microtransactions, making skin packs cost money, locking it down with DRM and the other typical MS bullcrap, then I'm happy <.<
Minecraft on consoles is already pretty fucked up, microtransactions and DLC in the form of Skin Packs, and there's no mod support at all on consoles.

That's what I'm worried about :l

If they start bringing that shit into the PC version... fucking hell ._.

MattyFez · September 16, 2014, 10:56:51 AM

Quote from: Kiyohime on September 16, 2014, 05:31:32 AM

As long as it still gets updates for the Playstation, I'm sure Microsoft can put aside their competition for one game and work out a deal. I hate what this generation is turning into with M$ and $ony grabbing to make new games exclusives.

And hey, they better make a fucking Fallout skin pack for xbone/360. You don't know how bad Id love to see a MC New Vegas or Megaton.

>what are mods

Verbatim · September 16, 2014, 10:57:19 AM

Quote from: MattyFez on September 16, 2014, 10:56:51 AM

>what are mods

Shitty and stupid and pointless.

MattyFez · September 16, 2014, 11:07:46 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 16, 2014, 10:57:19 AM

Shitty and stupid and pointless.

Any particular reason why? Because they objectively aren't.

Verbatim · September 16, 2014, 11:13:32 AM

I just like playing games properly and as they were intended to be played, is all.

MattyFez · September 16, 2014, 11:27:00 AM

Quote from: Verbatim on September 16, 2014, 11:13:32 AM

I just like playing games properly and as they were intended to be played, is all.

So making the overall experience more immersive isn't "playing games properly"? If we didn't have mods, games like Counter Strike wouldn't exist for example.

Graphics mods make games so much better. Take GTA San Andreas:

Is this going against R* intent? I've seen indie games where you get achievements for using a mod.

Verbatim · September 16, 2014, 11:34:50 AM

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So making the overall experience more immersive isn't "playing games properly"?

You're not making it more immersive. If you think it's more immersive, then you're REALLY not playing the game properly.

Mods by their very nature kill immersion. They break the game's lore (there is no such thing as a lore-friendly mod), and when the lore is broken, the immersion is broken. You're not playing the game anymore; you're playing a ruined parody of the game. Your own shitty version of the game.

...I fucking hate FPS games, so I can certainly live without CounterStrike. Besides, if you're making a whole new game through modification, that's a different story.

Graphic mods break the lore. That's not how the game was designed. Play it right. "Intent" was perhaps not the proper word. If Rockstar wanted the graphics to be better, then they should have made the graphics better.

90% of indie games are shitty and 99% of all indie game developers are idiots, so I don't give a fuck about indie games.

gats · September 16, 2014, 12:00:47 PM

Microsoft will keep it on PS. They won't cut off a large source of income, millions will buy it on PS.

Verbatim · September 16, 2014, 02:33:35 PM

Seriously.

Verbatim · September 16, 2014, 02:39:54 PM

With game mods? Yes.

Deesbee · September 16, 2014, 02:48:14 PM

The most that I think will come from this is Minecraft updates being side by side with PC and Xbox, and maybe PS getting the updates a little late. That is the worst, but people will still blow this shit out of the water.