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Honestly I don't know I can host Minecraft for free, maybe I can set up a server to try it out and see how it goes. What's minecraft's business model if the ser

• bnejad 12y ago
  They sell copies of the games? I don't play minecraft but AFAIK they don't host any servers themselves, its all community driven servers.
  • ausjke 12y ago
    OK. Thanks. Just checked with my kids and I was told they're no longer interested in mindcraft and think it's "boring". They're doing those html5-games-for-fun and got addicted into chess these days.
    • erbo 12y ago
      Have they tried modded versions? You can add mods to Minecraft for almost limitless capabilities.
• erbo 12y ago
  Sort of backwards to what you might expect: they give away the server and sell the client. (Which makes sense, since the client can also be used to play standalone.) The client costs $26.95; you can buy it online with a credit card, or buy prepaid game license cards in some stores. You authenticate with Mojang's central server when you play the game. Actual game servers are usually configured to reject client connections if the user isn't authenticated. (You can turn that option off, but you get a big warning message in the server logs when you do.) The same login for "vanilla" Minecraft also works with modded versions, such as those accessed through the Technic Launcher (http://www.technicpack.net http://www.technicpack.net).