Starting March 10, you'll need a Microsoft account to play Java.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts
This is it folks, yet another HUGE reason to switch to @Minetest
#Minetest is minecraft equivalent that respects your freedom.
#Minecraft is a proprietary software, which in itself was already a reason to not play it and avoid it, but if you wanted to play it anyway for some reason, at least your account was separated from the big fish #microsoft and their data base. Another push for Microsoft's monopoly.
https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/article/last-call-voluntarily-migrate-java-accounts
This is it folks, yet another HUGE reason to switch to @Minetest
#Minetest is minecraft equivalent that respects your freedom.
#Minecraft is a proprietary software, which in itself was already a reason to not play it and avoid it, but if you wanted to play it anyway for some reason, at least your account was separated from the big fish #microsoft and their data base. Another push for Microsoft's monopoly.
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Boiling Steam
in reply to Sarah Quartz💛 • • •parenTessaLation
in reply to Boiling Steam • • •Content warning: blockgame meta from being a modder / sysadmin for A While
Speaking as a former modder here, Minecraft systemically is a horrible, burnout-inducing experience for developers comparatively...making the move to Minetest was a relief and delight after dealing with the Java paradigm atop an unsanctioned modding interface.
In my experience, the main difficulty is mac (which already has mac issues bc java) and the interface clutter. Those are things that can be fixed, just like the rough edges that were present in early versions of Minecraft.
I encouraged people to "wait and see" after the MS buyout. I regret being that voice of moderation then, we all knew that MS cannot be trusted with our data or our "open source", and I will not make the same mistake now.
Minetest is a viable path forward, Minecraft is not, unless you know something about the full stack of the paradigm that I have missed.
@sarahsapphire@Minetest
muio
in reply to Sarah Quartz💛 • • •I'll check it out. Thanks
Holarse - Spielen unter Linux
in reply to muio • • •Minetest itself has games, where MineClone2 is a pretty good clone of Minecraft.
https://content.minetest.net/packages/Wuzzy/mineclone2/
MineClone 2 - ContentDB
content.minetest.neteshep
Unknown parent • •Sarah Quartz💛
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