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People could set up 3rd party auth systems and eliminate the need for mojang

• myrmidon 1y ago
  Maybe, but the "paying" is load-bearing, because you need to prevent banned people from just creating new accounts. Sure a different approach might be possible, but would likely also hinder adoption of such a 3rd party account system.
• pie_flavor 1y ago
  You can already do that and some do. Mojang, for some incomprehensible reason, even lets you disable auth in the official server's settings (`online-mode=false`).
  • OkayPhysicist 1y ago
    It's not incomprehensible. It enabled LAN games without outside internet access.
• piperswe 1y ago
  That already exists, but people still buy the game