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Well, if your kids are slightly older, you have the opposite problem: everyone older than 12-13 tends to want to play on Java. My oldest is right on the cusp w
by mlyle 5y ago
Well, if your kids are slightly older, you have the opposite problem: everyone older than 12-13 tends to want to play on Java. My oldest is right on the cusp where his friend group is split down the middle.
It's super dumb.
- bertjk 5y agoWhy would they suddenly want to play on Java? Is it the mods?
- whimsicalism 5y agoProbably because the older version is Java, so if you grew up being intrroduced by people older than you, the Java would have more staying power.
- addled 5y agoMods is part of it, but the biggest reason my 12 year-old insisted on switching to Java is because he says redstone behaves differently. He'd try to recreate a cool build he saw in a book or online, and get super frustrated when it just wouldn't work in Bedrock edition. However, I feel that also highlights the importance of network effects. There's a huge amount of content in guide books, wikis, online tutorials, YouTube channels, etc., and the majority of it is targeted at Java edition.
- teekert 5y agoI have had Bedrock kids over and they crossplayed with my Java kids using GeyserMC [0] on my server, which tickles the inner nerd, but there are always minor glitches. [0]: https://geysermc.org/ https://geysermc.org/
- dm319 5y agoWe currently use the linux minecraft launcher which has worked pretty well up to now running bedrock on linux. It's the best bedrock experience, but this change is concerning.
- teekert 5y agoSo I just got the message that I’m getting bedrock for free with Java, that’s nice! What launcher are you using exactly?
- dm319 5y agoThis [1] here. Sadly, the maintainer has had enough. It still works for the latest minecraft I think. It runs so nicely on linux - far more processor efficient than the java version, and runs even better than bedrock on Win10. I'll be sad when it stops working, but will probably just 'hold' on an old minecraft version at that point. [1] https://mcpelauncher.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started.html https://mcpelauncher.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_starte...