i wanna try out minecraft but I think their website is down...

[BigDaddyCool]

I went to minecraft.net, and I get a blank screen. Lemme know if I doing something wrong.

[The Destroyer]

Nope, it looks to be down.

[BigDaddyCool]

Ok. Good it isn't just me. I tried from my computer and iPod.

[Xero]

Now I want to play Minecraft.

And I can, because I own it. :cool:

[BigDaddyCool]

hate you xero

[BigDaddyCool]

it now appears to be up.

[OssMan]

I don't understand. How much does it cost to play the "full version"? Do people not play the classic version anymore? Do you download it or play it in browser? The whole thing is ambiguous to me.

[G]

from what they tell me, if you buy it now then you have to pay for updates in the future. however if you go on ebay and buy an alpha key, then you get free updates for life

[El Fangel]

Yeah, played this last night. Addicting as fuck.

[Kane Knight]

Completely unrelated, but I'm too lazy to make a thread to address BDC.

Hey asshat, try "Rebuild" on Kongregate. It's a "sim city" ish game with a zombie motif and dark humour. The only thing that would make it more perfect is if you actually played out the zombie attacks.

[Xero]

from what they tell me, if you buy it now then you have to pay for updates in the future. however if you go on ebay and buy an alpha key, then you get free updates for life

At what point did this go into effect? I think I bought it when it was in alpha but I'm not positive.

The game is amazing, BTW. Gonna start a new map tonight. :cool:

[#BROKEN Hasney]

At what point did this go into effect? I think I bought it when it was in alpha but I'm not positive.

The game is amazing, BTW. Gonna start a new map tonight. :cool:

iirc, you bought it when I posted about it? If so, it was alpha.

Not read about beta people having to pay for updates though.

[G]

this is from some guy's ebay listing. obviously take it for whatever

Notch, developer of Minecraft:

"We will also change the license to remove the line that promises "all future versions of the game for free". Please note that this change only affects people who buy the game after December 20, so if you got the game for during alpha, you will still get all future updates for free, despite this change. A promise is a promise."

[Xero]

Cool.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

this is from some guy's ebay listing. obviously take it for whatever

Notch, developer of Minecraft:

"We will also change the license to remove the line that promises "all future versions of the game for free". Please note that this change only affects people who buy the game after December 20, so if you got the game for during alpha, you will still get all future updates for free, despite this change. A promise is a promise."


Just looked it up, updates will always be free, but after Minecraft comes out of beta, there will be expansion packs. Alpha purchasers will get them for free, while everyone else will have to cough up.

[Xero]

I'm happy either way. The game is definitely worth any expansion packs IMO.

That said, glad I get them free.

[Snowden]

Can someone explain minecraft to me exactly? From the little I know, you just...build maps?

[BigDaddyCool]

Can someone explain minecraft to me exactly? From the little I know, you just...build maps?

You dig and build crap and fight monsters.

[Exyle]

Can someone explain minecraft to me exactly? From the little I know, you just...build maps?

It's glorious. Like legos with zombies.

[BigDaddyCool]

And bush monsters.

[Kane Knight]

Can someone explain minecraft to me exactly? From the little I know, you just...build maps?

And at night, things show up and kill you.

That's basically it. notch has promised more for the full release, but as Yahtzee said, it's not even so much as sandbox GAME as it is a sandbox.

It's cool seeing the shit people have done, like on Youtube and the like, but playing the game bores the ever loving shit out of me.

[Kane Knight]

And bush monsters.

But enough about your mom. AW SNAP

[BigDaddyCool]

I built a big house with nice big windows and a waterfall coming down over it. Now I need to find me some ore.

[Xero]

Start digging. :mad:

[BigDaddyCool]

I will when I get home. I have been having fun making a nice house.

[BigDaddyCool]

i found some iron. I as so excited and promptly made armor. Then I found more coal.

[bigdaddysuperfreak]

After reading this thread im going to try this game.

[BigDaddyCool]

it is funny if you like open ended sandboxes where you are your own boss.

[BigDaddyCool]

I made a minecraft group for anyone that is interested.

[Swish]

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This series is epic, and makes me want to play it.

[BigDaddyCool]

I haven't gotten that fancy yet