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.

  • @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.

      • @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.

      • @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.