About Minecraft's Future

[Peteron]

I tried Minecraft. It's horrible. First off, gathering wood with your bare hands? And the tree not falling over?

Yeah, I quit immediately. The programmer obviously has lack of skills in programming.

No offense mate, but he probably did a way better job than you can ever do. Right now he is laughing in your face in a bathtub full of money. And you are not arguing about the presence of the undead or other fictional creatures, yet are upset about the fact that trees will not tip over when you cut them? Do you actually care that much about a small detail like that for a game that is still in the beta stage? He wasn't expecting the game to be this popular, so it wasn't his highest priority to add a small detail like a tree tipping over.

Anyway, I understand what you all are saying. The hate is bound to come eventually right? So as long as we fight them off with good reasoning it should end eventually. This game isn't MW2, no game is NEARLY that broken.

So not only can he not program game physics but he doesn't know the proper way to take a bath. I simply am not surprised.

A small detail? What if CHILDREN play this game and decide to punch a tree down? And what if it's a rotten tree and actually falls over and kills them? Then the blood is on the hands of the developer!

So, you are saying children do not understand the concept of "What goes up, must come down?" And you are also implying that a game would have such an impact on a child that they would actually inflict bodily harm on themselves attempting to take down vegetation with their bare hands? Do you even read what you are typing? Any child who would play this game is of age to understand that a tree doesn't actually float. And by saying this you would also be implying that they could believe life had a respawn, so if you shoot yourself you will just reappear in another ten seconds? That zombies are real? Your argument is far past invalid fellow Escapist, and I would simply suggest you drop it before you hurt yourself. Wouldn't want a tree falling on you, ya know those things don't actually float!

You got trolled.

You think I haven't figured that out yet? Don't go spewing nonsense on a website that frowns upon trolling. This isn't Youtube, and the only reason your statement was made was because I obliterated you. Take your trolling elsewhere.

 

[Sonic Doctor]

To the guy who just stated he was a troll, I'm pretty sure you just broke a forum rule of the Escapist.

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I would say that the love for Minecraft will level off, but it won't die. Even if people stop playing the multiplayer years upon years from now, there will still be someone playing single player, probably me.

Still, the game is still in Alpha, it is really too soon to be judging it.

 

[Cliff_m85]

To the guy who just stated he was a troll, I'm pretty sure you just broke a forum rule of the Escapist.

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I would say that the love for Minecraft will level off, but it won't die. Even if people stop playing the multiplayer years upon years from now, there will still be someone playing single player, probably me.

Still, the game is still in Alpha, it is really too soon to be judging it.

Oh noez!

Even when it goes along with what the first poster said?

 

[PurpleSkull]

There will always be people who hate everything most others like, just BECAUSE most other like it! And what about MW2? The only hype about it was of that "super-controverse" Airport level. After release everyone who hated FPS still hated FPS, and all who liked it played MW2 and were more or less happy, like always.

If you hate things because they're mainstream, you're 16 and Emo. Therefor your opinion doesn't count at all. Furthermore, what about ZP? I've never heard anyone saying it's getting old, that may be your personal opinion and nothing else. Care to provide Sources?

 

[jpoon]

I don't ever see that happening. MW2 is jam packed with douchebags who are on some kind of childish kill streak high. You just don't have that in Minecraft, it's far far more people friendly. You don't have to be a dbag to play Minecraft, just a mildly creative individual.

 

[Aeshi]

I think people are just sick of all the "HAY GUYZ I MADE SUMFING ON MINECRAFT LOL!" threads (Yes you made an airship/castle/tower/whatever we get it!)

I always viewed Minecraft as a game that can be summed up as (to quote/parody ZP) "You can but why would you want to?"

You CAN make a massive obsidian castle but digging a 4-block hole, jumping in and plugging the top two blocks up offers just as much protection and can be built in a fraction of the time.

You CAN build a boat and sail away to explore the world but you'll just have to go all the way back if you die because you can't alter the spawn point.

 

[Enigmers]

Playing Minecraft is like living in a world made of Lego.

I mean that in the best way possible. I love Lego.

 

[Antari]

I tried Minecraft. It's horrible. First off, gathering wood with your bare hands? And the tree not falling over?

Yeah, I quit immediately. The programmer obviously has lack of skills in programming.

Please, feel free to go develop a game on your own with realistic physics.

I look forward to playing it in 2089.

That's a lame comeback. Just because someone is obviously unable to create a game that's actually good doesn't mean I must make up for their lack of talent or skill.

Not to mention the game advocates punching sheep/pigs. What next Minecraft? Punching babies for milk?

Actually you take a bucket and slam it upside a cow's head for milk.

 

[StBishop]

The difference between MW2 and Minecraft is that MW2 is awful and a cash milker, while Minecraft is a very successful indie title, and a quality one at that. I think it's comparable to Garry's Mod. Unlimited creativity, unlimited gameplay, you can do whatever you want.

Haven't heard about people hating on GMod yet...

I hate Gmod.

Just putting it out there.

I love Minecraft though.

 

[coolman9899]

I tried Minecraft. It's horrible. First off, gathering wood with your bare hands? And the tree not falling over?

Yeah, I quit immediately. The programmer obviously has lack of skills in programming.

Please, feel free to go develop a game on your own with realistic physics.

I look forward to playing it in 2089.

That's a lame comeback. Just because someone is obviously unable to create a game that's actually good doesn't mean I must make up for their lack of talent or skill.

Not to mention the game advocates punching sheep/pigs. What next Minecraft? Punching babies for milk?

okay lets see you survive in the wild irl without killing something >:|

 

[meepop]

I tried Minecraft. It's horrible. First off, gathering wood with your bare hands? And the tree not falling over?

Yeah, I quit immediately. The programmer obviously has lack of skills in programming.

Please, feel free to go develop a game on your own with realistic physics.

I look forward to playing it in 2089.

That's a lame comeback. Just because someone is obviously unable to create a game that's actually good doesn't mean I must make up for their lack of talent or skill.

Not to mention the game advocates punching sheep/pigs. What next Minecraft? Punching babies for milk?

Troll attempt failed.

To answer to Cliff_m85, you get milk from cows already! If you played maybe you'd realize that. Second of all, the floating is awesome considering I build bases in the SKY! All I have to do is destroy the bridge of three-to-four dirt squares and my house is entirely protected. (To break away, Xzi I love your Sim Ant avatar ;P).

By the way, Cliff, you DO realize that after you punch a tree to break it you can build an axe right? That's part of the beauty of Minecraft: No real goal, and while it may take some experimenting, you can make some really beneficial stuff. Don't talk shit without doing more than a little research please. How would you feel if someone reviewed a game you loved and only gave it a bad rating for only playing 5 minutes of it?

 

[coolman9899]

I tried Minecraft. It's horrible. First off, gathering wood with your bare hands? And the tree not falling over?

Yeah, I quit immediately. The programmer obviously has lack of skills in programming.

No offense mate, but he probably did a way better job than you can ever do. Right now he is laughing in your face in a bathtub full of money. And you are not arguing about the presence of the undead or other fictional creatures, yet are upset about the fact that trees will not tip over when you cut them? Do you actually care that much about a small detail like that for a game that is still in the beta stage? He wasn't expecting the game to be this popular, so it wasn't his highest priority to add a small detail like a tree tipping over.

Anyway, I understand what you all are saying. The hate is bound to come eventually right? So as long as we fight them off with good reasoning it should end eventually. This game isn't MW2, no game is NEARLY that broken.

I chose baseball bat to fight the haters what about you?

 

[XThecommander]

Ignore the troll, It just wants fed attention, let the fool die with his pea brained logic.
But if he breaks any forum rule... Well... You may do as you wish.

 

[SideburnsPuppy]

I tried a bit of Minecraft. It was pretty cool, kind of gives something like the feeling of playing with blocks when you were a kid. I, however, wasn't all that into playing with blocks. For me, it was all about action figures. Yeah! Goku would be a grizzled cowboy anti-hero, the Digimon would be a small industrial community in the middle of nowhere, and Godzilla would be the money-hungry oil tycoon exploiting them. If somebody could find a game that evokes that kind of feeling, please link me to it.

 

[uvr5672]

Why can´t people on this website detect sarcasm?

OP: I do not like minecraft because I find it to be a massive timesink. Also ZP never stopped being funny.

 

[Plurralbles]

Dude, I am already hating on it for needing java to run. It's lazy.

 

[Plurralbles]

I tried a bit of Minecraft. It was pretty cool, kind of gives something like the feeling of playing with blocks when you were a kid. I, however, wasn't all that into playing with blocks. For me, it was all about action figures. Yeah! Goku would be a grizzled cowboy anti-hero, the Digimon would be a small industrial community in the middle of nowhere, and Godzilla would be the money-hungry oil tycoon exploiting them. If somebody could find a game that evokes that kind of feeling, please link me to it.

I... I... I see billions of dollars in this idea. Please dont' sue me when it starts getting sold online... : )

 

[Megacherv]

I tried Minecraft, and I'm sorry, but I just do not see the appeal at all :/. I don't think it will catch on that much.

Too late, it already has

I tried Minecraft. It's horrible. First off, gathering wood with your bare hands? And the tree not falling over?

Yeah, I quit immediately. The programmer obviously has lack of skills in programming.

Please, oh please tell me you're joking. You do know it's still in Alpha, right?