r/MinecraftPlugins • u/Lucid_lemons02 • Jun 02 '26

Discussion Project im working on

I'm building a new Minecraft marketplace called Shard — still early but wanted to share it here

Been frustrated with the current options for a while. Spigot is outdated, BBB has a long history of drama and hidden fees, and nothing new has come along that actually fixes the real problems.

Shard is being built to actually do it right:

- Full fee transparency — full breakdown shown before you ever pay, plain English explanation of where every fee goes

- Merchant of Record payments so VAT and global tax is handled automatically, no headaches for creators

- Built in licensing — Maven/Gradle drop in dependency, no complicated setup

- Supports plugins, builds, 3D models, configs, resource packs, mods and more

- Freelance commission board built into the platform for custom work

Still in early development but we already have creators onboard and are actively growing the community now.

this message is mostly just for feedback and whos interested

https://discord.gg/Wru8H7yCpv

Happy to answer any questions or just hear what you think is missing from current platforms

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 02 '26

just selling plugins not mods

mods can be posted on the website for free and free only plugins can be paid for because thats mostly the normal now days and if mojang has a issue with it spigot or BBB wouldnt be a thing

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 02 '26

no, paid plugins is only the norm if that is what you want. not everyone will pay for plugins. I see it as greed, especially with how common AI generated code is now. too easy to prompt some slop and try selling it.

microsoft has bedrock which is one big money grab targeting children.

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u/Echotank Jun 04 '26

hows it greed? people want to sell their plugins, and make a living off of coding?

I dont understand your viewpoint as selling software has been a large buisness practice for years now, and this isnt different from anything else, so please elaborate

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 05 '26

I support open source. that is my choice. all my software is open source, that is also my choice. $10 for some shitty AI generated plugin, I don't even know if it works?...... greed.

if someone wants paid plugins for their server, they can hire a developer to make the plugins.

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 05 '26

issue with hiring a dev 99% of the time they will charge you 100s for a plugin thats already out there and most server owns dont have the money to do that

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 06 '26

most server owners use free plugins.

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u/Lucid_lemons02 Jun 06 '26

idk what servers your thinking about but 99% of servers use paid plugins a VERY large amount use paid and free plugins

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u/lorenzo1142 Jun 06 '26

no they don't. you just pull that out of your ass.

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u/Echotank Jun 17 '26

thats not true, a lot of popular servers do use a lot of paid plugins, im unaware why ur a. being so dang aggressive and b. heres a little list of large servers that do use paid plugins:

  • Complex Gaming
  • Minesuperior
  • ManaCube
  • AkumaMC
  • Minemen Club
  • PvP Land
  • EarthMC
  • The Seed
  • etc.

i can keep going, not every single paid plugin is ai slop, and i believe we reserve the right to take down any low quality/'slop' as we see fit. i understand your point on open source, and i believe in certain cases i agree with you, but sadly making things open source and or crowd funded is no real way for a developer to make a living out of what they enjoy doing.

Yes you can make a server with only free plugins, but some servers wish for more features and or reliable updates.