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Minecraft is definitely without a doubt, not any of those things. It is first and foremost a single player game that can be modded extensively. I have found tha

Minecraft is definitely without a doubt, not any of those things. It is first and foremost a single player game that can be modded extensively. I have found that multiplayer always comes second at best. Servers can be bad, but that is entirely optional. Not even close to Roblox or Fortnite. This is coming from a person that basically grew up with it from the Alpha stage.

autoexec 3y ago
> Minecraft is definitely without a doubt, not any of those things. It's certainly some of those things! DLC tied to 3rd party IP (bonus advertising!): https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/batman-dlc-swoops-minecraft https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/batman-dlc-swoops-mi... https://www.eurogamer.net/dungeons-dragons-dlc-heading-to-minecraft-with-10-hour-campaign https://www.eurogamer.net/dungeons-dragons-dlc-heading-to-mi... Limited time events with exclusive content to make kids feel like shit if they don't/can't login at certain dates/times: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/discover-summer-celebration https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/discover-summer-cele... https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/star-wars-celebration-2023 https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/star-wars-celebratio... In-game ads: https://www.adventurize.com/ https://www.adventurize.com/ https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/16967/relentlo-brings-in-game-ads-by-partnering-with-fortnite-roblox-minecraft-creators/ https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/16967/relentlo-brings-i... It's unclear to me if any of their events or DLC includes loot boxes (mere chances to acquire certain content) or not. if they haven't done that, I give them credit I'm also not sure how much direct advertising Microsoft does in-game. Have they worked with ad companies like this to promote third party or non-game content? https://www.adweek.com/creativity/minecraft-built-a-colossal-machine-inside-the-game-to-advertise-a-special-new-update/ https://www.adweek.com/creativity/minecraft-built-a-colossal... I'm sure it's not as bad as Roblox or Fortnite but Microsoft does not have clean hands here either.
- nottorp 3y ago
  But that's not Minecraft. That's MS's shitty non cross platform port. You want to give the kids Java edition which has none of this crap.
  - autoexec 3y ago
    It looks like there is no way to get a version of Minecraft that isn't from MS. I'm glad the Java edition doesn't have the DLC and ads, but I can't test that because it seems even the Java edition needs a MS account/internet connection. If you know a place to get an offline installer that doesn't require an account though I'd love to give it a try and see how the Java edition holds up!
- Prickle 3y ago
  I didn't realize any of this existed. I play Minecraft Java edition, which is the original version, and has none of these things. Now I know to be a bit more careful when recommending the game without specifying huh.

autoexec 3y ago

> Minecraft is definitely without a doubt, not any of those things. It's certainly some of those things! DLC tied to 3rd party IP (bonus advertising!): https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/batman-dlc-swoops-minecraft https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/batman-dlc-swoops-mi... https://www.eurogamer.net/dungeons-dragons-dlc-heading-to-minecraft-with-10-hour-campaign https://www.eurogamer.net/dungeons-dragons-dlc-heading-to-mi... Limited time events with exclusive content to make kids feel like shit if they don't/can't login at certain dates/times: https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/discover-summer-celebration https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/discover-summer-cele... https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/star-wars-celebration-2023 https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/star-wars-celebratio... In-game ads: https://www.adventurize.com/ https://www.adventurize.com/ https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/16967/relentlo-brings-in-game-ads-by-partnering-with-fortnite-roblox-minecraft-creators/ https://www.blockchaingamer.biz/news/16967/relentlo-brings-i... It's unclear to me if any of their events or DLC includes loot boxes (mere chances to acquire certain content) or not. if they haven't done that, I give them credit I'm also not sure how much direct advertising Microsoft does in-game. Have they worked with ad companies like this to promote third party or non-game content? https://www.adweek.com/creativity/minecraft-built-a-colossal-machine-inside-the-game-to-advertise-a-special-new-update/ https://www.adweek.com/creativity/minecraft-built-a-colossal... I'm sure it's not as bad as Roblox or Fortnite but Microsoft does not have clean hands here either.

nottorp 3y ago
But that's not Minecraft. That's MS's shitty non cross platform port. You want to give the kids Java edition which has none of this crap.
- autoexec 3y ago
  It looks like there is no way to get a version of Minecraft that isn't from MS. I'm glad the Java edition doesn't have the DLC and ads, but I can't test that because it seems even the Java edition needs a MS account/internet connection. If you know a place to get an offline installer that doesn't require an account though I'd love to give it a try and see how the Java edition holds up!
Prickle 3y ago
I didn't realize any of this existed. I play Minecraft Java edition, which is the original version, and has none of these things. Now I know to be a bit more careful when recommending the game without specifying huh.