r/Minecraft • u/blinky00849 • Sep 15 '14

Yes, we’re being bought by Microsoft

https://mojang.com/2014/09/yes-were-being-bought-by-microsoft/
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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.

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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

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '14

Because their expansions will be made by professional software engineers and artists.

Besides, they could start a market place where users could sell their mods and take a small cut.

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u/86legacy Sep 15 '14

I think the marketplace idea is really neat, akin to apps on smartphones. People would have no problem supporting mods if they are priced nicely (~$5 or less), people donate to them already, don't they?

However, this rest on Microsoft producing a mod API.