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Talked to a die hard Minecraft fan about this and he thinks it will be a good thing. More devs, more updates, maybe even a re-write so it runs better.

MrZongle2 12y ago
More devs? Sure. More updates? Doubtful. If Microsoft dropped $2B on this property, the last thing they're going to do is continue to pay a development team to work on a game that has already been completed in their eyes. A re-write, on the other hand? Guaranteed. And it will be the first of many sequels, Halo-style. For Xbox One and the newest version of Windows.
- javert 12y ago
  As a former minecraft player, I am salivating at this. Believe it or not, Notch did a great job creating the game and doing a few updates, and then became totally incompetent (or maybe just disinterested) after that. Development has been at a standstill for years, despite many bugs and vast potential for improvement. I would love to see somebody do something great with this game and Mojang does not seem to have "the right stuff."
  - neves 12y ago
    My 5 years old learned the meaning of the word "bugged" playing MineCraft. Everything that isn't perfect, from his night milk to the TV is "bugged". Ah! He doesn't speak English.
    - javert 12y ago
      That's pretty funny. Definitely a case of life imitating art [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imitating_art http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imitating_art
  - DanBC 12y ago
    What do you mean development has been at a standstill for years? They release new versions with bug fixes and features pretty often. Reading /r/minecraftsuggestions shows that most people ideas of vast improvement are sub-optimal.
    - javert 12y ago
      Might be more accurate to say that it was at a standstill for years. Yes, they release bug fixes and minor features often now... but the game is almost identical to what it was years ago. The only really big thing I know they've done lately is make the game properly multi-threaded, and while that is a big and worthy accomplishment, that should have come years ago.

MrZongle2 12y ago

More devs? Sure. More updates? Doubtful. If Microsoft dropped $2B on this property, the last thing they're going to do is continue to pay a development team to work on a game that has already been completed in their eyes. A re-write, on the other hand? Guaranteed. And it will be the first of many sequels, Halo-style. For Xbox One and the newest version of Windows.

javert 12y ago
As a former minecraft player, I am salivating at this. Believe it or not, Notch did a great job creating the game and doing a few updates, and then became totally incompetent (or maybe just disinterested) after that. Development has been at a standstill for years, despite many bugs and vast potential for improvement. I would love to see somebody do something great with this game and Mojang does not seem to have "the right stuff."
- neves 12y ago
  My 5 years old learned the meaning of the word "bugged" playing MineCraft. Everything that isn't perfect, from his night milk to the TV is "bugged". Ah! He doesn't speak English.
  - javert 12y ago
    That's pretty funny. Definitely a case of life imitating art [1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imitating_art http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_imitating_art
- DanBC 12y ago
  What do you mean development has been at a standstill for years? They release new versions with bug fixes and features pretty often. Reading /r/minecraftsuggestions shows that most people ideas of vast improvement are sub-optimal.
  - javert 12y ago
    Might be more accurate to say that it was at a standstill for years. Yes, they release bug fixes and minor features often now... but the game is almost identical to what it was years ago. The only really big thing I know they've done lately is make the game properly multi-threaded, and while that is a big and worthy accomplishment, that should have come years ago.