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Very exciting, should put a fresh breath of life into Minecraft for sure. It looks like it's only available for Bedrock edition currently. What about Java edit

by brink 8y ago

Very exciting, should put a fresh breath of life into Minecraft for sure. It looks like it's only available for Bedrock edition currently. What about Java edition? Is this Microsoft making an attempt to make the Java edition obsolete?

ergothus 8y ago
> should put a fresh breath of life into Minecraft for sure If you mean "new options from a different group", then yes. If you mean "Minecraft has gotten stale and this will pep it up", then no. Minecraft has a very health and active modding community that has really been exploring new directions lately, and the non-modded Minecraft has been continuing to push new options and directions for some time. > Is this Microsoft making an attempt to make the Java edition obsolete? I expect they don't have to "attempt" so much as just let it decay because they'll have a lot more non-Java resources. As much as I've trashed MS in the past and as much as I thought the Minecraft buyout would be bad for Minecraft, MS has really been a decently-behaved corp citizen in software of late and developments like this mean that while they might under-support the Java Edition, they'll continue to support Minecraft in some form as we've come to expect.
- rrrttrrr 8y ago
  Java has a massive inertia advantage in modding, which is pretty important in my opinion because modders are the largest playerbase that will stick with your game for a very, very long time. Additionally, modders have been known to stick to old versions of minecraft for a long time, so new features/tooling likely won't sway them. I expect the java edition to remain the most popular version for a very long time.
  - calibas 8y ago
    That whole system is really a mess, and I speak from experience as a modder. All the changes between MC releases makes updating an enormous pain in the butt, so there's still mods stuck at version 1.6.4 and every version in between. I think most modders would be ecstatic at some kind of official mod support, assuming it offers at least what forge does already.

by brink 8y ago

ergothus 8y ago

> should put a fresh breath of life into Minecraft for sure If you mean "new options from a different group", then yes. If you mean "Minecraft has gotten stale and this will pep it up", then no. Minecraft has a very health and active modding community that has really been exploring new directions lately, and the non-modded Minecraft has been continuing to push new options and directions for some time. > Is this Microsoft making an attempt to make the Java edition obsolete? I expect they don't have to "attempt" so much as just let it decay because they'll have a lot more non-Java resources. As much as I've trashed MS in the past and as much as I thought the Minecraft buyout would be bad for Minecraft, MS has really been a decently-behaved corp citizen in software of late and developments like this mean that while they might under-support the Java Edition, they'll continue to support Minecraft in some form as we've come to expect.

rrrttrrr 8y ago
Java has a massive inertia advantage in modding, which is pretty important in my opinion because modders are the largest playerbase that will stick with your game for a very, very long time. Additionally, modders have been known to stick to old versions of minecraft for a long time, so new features/tooling likely won't sway them. I expect the java edition to remain the most popular version for a very long time.
- calibas 8y ago
  That whole system is really a mess, and I speak from experience as a modder. All the changes between MC releases makes updating an enormous pain in the butt, so there's still mods stuck at version 1.6.4 and every version in between. I think most modders would be ecstatic at some kind of official mod support, assuming it offers at least what forge does already.