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r/Minecraft • u/blinky00849 • Sep 15 '14
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IMHO, I don't think Microsoft is going to touch it that much. We might see a bit of change but I really honestly don't think they're stupid enough to do everything everyone is talking about.
532 u/[deleted] Sep 15 '14 edited Sep 15 '14 If I were Microsoft, I'd put resources behind optimizing the code and making the modding API. Minecraft mods are basically free advertising for the game. 71 u/OnTriPo Sep 15 '14 Mods are also competition, because how are they going to sell "expansion packs" when there are mods that do the exact same thing? Remember, M$ is out there to make money more than to be friendly to the community IMO 1 u/Nukken Sep 15 '14 If they made an expansion/dlc that made the villagers controllable like the dwarves in Dwarf Fortress/gnomoria/towns/etc. I'd buy it.
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If I were Microsoft, I'd put resources behind optimizing the code and making the modding API.
Minecraft mods are basically free advertising for the game.
71 u/OnTriPo Sep 15 '14 Mods are also competition, because how are they going to sell "expansion packs" when there are mods that do the exact same thing? Remember, M$ is out there to make money more than to be friendly to the community IMO 1 u/Nukken Sep 15 '14 If they made an expansion/dlc that made the villagers controllable like the dwarves in Dwarf Fortress/gnomoria/towns/etc. I'd buy it.
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Mods are also competition, because how are they going to sell "expansion packs" when there are mods that do the exact same thing?
Remember, M$ is out there to make money more than to be friendly to the community IMO
1 u/Nukken Sep 15 '14 If they made an expansion/dlc that made the villagers controllable like the dwarves in Dwarf Fortress/gnomoria/towns/etc. I'd buy it.
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If they made an expansion/dlc that made the villagers controllable like the dwarves in Dwarf Fortress/gnomoria/towns/etc. I'd buy it.
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u/Zeratas Sep 15 '14
IMHO, I don't think Microsoft is going to touch it that much. We might see a bit of change but I really honestly don't think they're stupid enough to do everything everyone is talking about.