And yes you have to spend it all

Edit: There are a lot of little good things in these answers that I often ignore. Thanks everyone.

  • @lud@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    Minecraft is still a really good game that still gets fairly large updates.

    • @toastal@lemmy.ml
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      16 months ago

      It’s being milked for Bedrock & there are dozens of free software alternatives with VoxeLibre being a standout

      • @lud@lemm.ee
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        6 months ago

        Use java than 🤷

        Or use bedrock and ignore all the bullshit if you can.

        Are free versions even close to Minecraft in features, polish, and all that?

        I personally think that Minecraft is one of the best games you can buy for the fairly low price, community, multiplayer, etc.

        • @toastal@lemmy.ml
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          16 months ago

          They are more than complete/polished with multiplatform support, with healthy modding communites, & better performance since they aren’t built on Java. In the past your money went to the developers—now it goes to megacorp Microsoft with little done in terms of maintenance.

          • @lud@lemm.ee
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            16 months ago

            Minecraft has gotten a lot of updates after Microsoft bought Mojang.

            I don’t personally mind paying a small amount for a good product that is constantly getting better after many years.

            Sure Java could have better performance but it’s rare that it matters much on modern computers.

            You do you but I don’t think paying for things is the end of the world.

        • @slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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          16 months ago

          At that point play the free alternative and dont give your money to Microsoft. Do you love throwing your hard earned money at Microsoft?

          • @lud@lemm.ee
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            06 months ago

            I just doubt that the free alternatives are as good and Minecraft is really cheap anyways.

            • @slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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              16 months ago

              Have you tried the free alternatives? I guess to me its not the price alone its the principles of giving Microsoft money.

              • @lud@lemm.ee
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                06 months ago

                But why would I really care if the money is going to Microsoft and Mojang if I’m getting a very good product?

                • @slacktoid@lemmy.ml
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                  16 months ago

                  Cause they have a history of embrace, extend, and extinguish, and they have played a key role in enshittification of tech and internet.