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[-] yakko@feddit.uk 41 points 18 hours ago

As the father of a Minecraft-obsessed kid, this feels intended to fuel my dislike of Minecraft.

So did the movie. And all those obnoxious YouTubers.

Is that it? Is mojang just an elaborate put-on?

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 hours ago

nah dude Minecraft is great. sandbox game that allows creativity and problem solving and whatnot.

now, the microsoft-approved and promoted servers and ad content, fuck all that shit with bedrock. but basic Minecraft is great. just gotta get your kid onto basic java and away from bedrock where they serve you ads and shit

[-] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 hours ago

Get a mod with grappling hooks and hang gliders and tornados and bouncy shoes, awwwhhh yeahhhhh

[-] businessfish 1 points 1 hour ago

slime sling my beloved!!!

slime sling and hang glider will forever be the greatest mobility option in modded minecraft

[-] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Its been a number of years since I played either version, dont you pay for java and for bedrock? Why do they insert ads? Back in abt 2019 I didn't see any of that on Bedrock

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 hours ago

I don't think it's like external ads, just ads for Minecraft stuff hosted/promoted by Microsoft. idk, I don't pay attention to them and try to avoid bedrock. but yes, you have to pay for each version of the game, around $30 each

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 18 points 14 hours ago

The YouTuber that got me into Minecraft was like 40yo when I started (I was already in my 20s back then for what it's worth) and is anything but obnoxious. If you're specifically looking for YouTubers and streamers who aren't annoying, you will definitely find them. Have you seen regular old children's TV? "Obnoxious" is just what children like.

[-] Notyou@sopuli.xyz 15 points 14 hours ago

"Obnoxious" is just what children like.

So that explains Mr Beast.

[-] LH0ezVT@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 hours ago

Basically, yeah

[-] wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 44 points 17 hours ago

No, but Microsoft bought Mojang out 12 years ago, and Microsoft gonna Microsoft.

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 5 points 15 hours ago
[-] MummysLittleBloodSlut 12 points 13 hours ago

Everything Microsoft does is bad. I use arch btw

[-] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 6 points 12 hours ago

Meh, minecraft is not so bad. Its pretty much legos. Did it change much? I played it in beta and never since.

[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 hours ago

Microsoft enshittified the fuck out of it

base Minecraft is still there (except in bedrock, bedrock is super enshittified with official servers and ads and stuff and they make it difficult to connect to your own self hosted server, it's fucked)

but java, you can still play just like old times, for the most part. shittier launcher. more login annoyances. but that's about it in my experience.

[-] yakko@feddit.uk 1 points 12 hours ago

Then you've played it more than me. I said my kid is obsessed, not me. I don't know why everyone is chatting me up about it tbh

[-] PieMePlenty@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

My point is, you should try it and play with him, because it's legos and everyone understands legos and has an imagination waiting to be awoken.

[-] django@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 17 hours ago

Microsoft stole my minecraft account.

[-] Pechente@feddit.org 14 points 15 hours ago

Mine as well. There’s a class action lawsuit, I signed up for it.

[-] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 hours ago

where does one find such a thing?

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 7 points 14 hours ago
[-] Pechente@feddit.org 12 points 15 hours ago

As many others have pointed out, Microsoft made Minecraft shit. 10 - 15 years ago it was an awesome little game. Loved to play it with my friends on our server. Somebody was always online and you could talk, hang out, explore or do a project together.

Nowadays you open it and it has a shop and some ingame currency and weird collabs with popular IPs. That’s simply not what Minecraft used to be and whenever I watch a modern trailer for it, I wanna throw up.

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 6 points 12 hours ago

Java edition, my friend.

I have been playing Minecraft with a small group of friends on a self-hosted private server on and off for the past 15 years. No ads, no coin shop, no annoyance.

As for the screaming YouTubers, obviously they exist, but there are also some nice chill peeps out there. EthosLab or Bdoubleo100 for example - especially their single player worlds where it's just them working on projects and building.

[-] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 4 points 14 hours ago

You do know Java edition has no shop or anything?

[-] Mika@piefed.ca 1 points 14 hours ago

Have you all tried Luanti? I've randomly stumbled upon it when I was looking for open source games for Android. I'm not a Minecraft player so I can't tell if it's any good.

[-] Pechente@feddit.org 2 points 12 hours ago

I tried it a few times and did not like it very much. Like lots of open source games it was not all that well designed and lacked identity and direction. As the other person said, it might be a fun sandbox though.

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 1 points 7 hours ago

I'm not sure I understand you.

Java edition is also developed by Mojang/Microsoft and is basically identical to the bedrock edition in core features.

It was the original Minecraft edition, and if you remember playing Minecraft 10 to 15 years ago it would likely be the Java edition you were doing it on.

[-] Pechente@feddit.org 2 points 7 hours ago

They asked about Luanti and my comment was about that

[-] tiramichu@sh.itjust.works 2 points 7 hours ago

My bad sorry, I completely misread what your comment was replying to!

On the subject of Minecraft alternatives, I haven't tried it myelf but Vintage Story seems pretty interesting. Started life many years ago as a Minecraft mod and is now it's own thing.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 13 hours ago

I tried it maybe a year ago. It works as a sandbox, but it's kind of empty compared to Minecraft and the environments are much less varied. There's just a lot more to do in Minecraft.

[-] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 5 points 13 hours ago

The movie isn't very representative of Minecraft and was probably designed for teenagers who love "brainrot"

Some non-obnoxious YouTubers are the Hermitcraft crowd, notably Grian

[-] MummysLittleBloodSlut 2 points 13 hours ago

Hey! I'm in my 20s and I also love brainrot!

CHICKEN JOCKEY

[-] baguettefish@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 15 hours ago

minecraft can be very nice and wholesome, it's just that nice and wholesome doesn't sell (or rather big companies don't think it sells in this case). hermitcraft is an example of nice and wholesome minecraft, just a bunch of people playing on one minecraft server for a year or more (and then they start a new world, restarting the series in a new season) and making videos about every week. the members are usually pretty creative and kindhearted, and I can't really complain about them at all except maybe iskall, who had allegations pop up about him sexting women while married, who reacted to the allegations super unhelpfully and who left or got kicked off the server very quickly. major decisions like that are done by the server members voting on decisions instead of just one person being a bit dictatorish.

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