• Rentlar@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    Tired of microtransactions? Wanna install (better) mods, and any texture pack you please? Just play the Java edition.

    • Dizzy Devil Ducky@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      I left after the Java chat/sign/whatever filtering controversy. Never got into bedrock edition, so I never had to worry about it. Don’t know if they backed down on it, though.

      And the microtransactions are also absolutely abhorrent as well. Never felt with them, but I don’t know a single sane person who actually like them.

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        8 months ago

        Mojang is owned by Microsoft. Both versions of the game are developed by Mojang which is beholden to what Microsoft’s goals for the game are.

        • /home/pineapplelover@lemm.ee
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          8 months ago

          I don’t like Microsoft but don’t think I can run away from Minecraft. Got a server with my friends and I really like the game. What would even touch it as a competitor or alternative?

  • M500@lemmy.ml
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    8 months ago

    Any point in Minecraft instead of minetest with a mod?

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      8 months ago

      But can you join Minecraft servers with minetest? The community aspect is pretty important for lots of players.

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            8 months ago

            It’s a different game so if they ran that instead of Minecraft you would avoid the Micro$oft issues

            As a player you could suggest the migration and see how people react

            • Zos_Kia@lemmynsfw.com
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              8 months ago

              Oh that’s a totally different take then. Nobody is going to suggest to a MC community to uproot, install a new game and transplant there. That’s not a thing that ever goes well. Plus, it’s not about one community in particular, it’s about this whole ecosystem of independently owned and sometimes interconnected minecraft servers. As i said the social culture is very present in the way many people enjoy the game.

              Now if there was a mod for minetest that could spoof the MC protocol (it is openly documented on the internet) and allow me to join a MC server, i would definitely do it, especially if minetest is more lightweight / hackable.