Mojang does not run on Valve time!
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It certainly helps that Minecraft doesn't have a narrative.Daveman said:
You want a game with narrative, find a game with story. AAA games like the Half Lifes, Indie games like Bastion (godDAMN does that game have an amazing story).
You want narrative, you do NOT get Minecraft
It's a sandbox construction-cum-survival game. Looking for story there is like looking for good driving mechanics in a 2d platformer.
...I can't believe someone took the time to put this calendar together...it's a bit creepy/stalkerish actually.Pedro The Hutt said:
I think what people need to remember is:
They are prepared to pay for a game that Notch makes.
Notch has made/is making a huge amount of money out of this game, for perhaps not so very much work (in physical man hours).
In Notch's case, money + spare time = vacation! People are just jealous of the fact that Notch is making a lot of (apparently) easy money, and want to see him sweat and stress for it, as though they are paying him to be their personal game manufacturer.
Life's not like that. If you don't want the man to have money, don't play the game. Anyway, I thought that Minecraft was supposed to be like Lego - i.e. you should be able to make endless things out of just the original bits. What do you need rapid fire updates for unless the game is actually non-functional?
Note: not actually snapping at you Pedro, or anyone in particular =P The calendar thing just...freaked me out.
Who cares how long they take, as long as Valve and Mojang both continue to make great games I'm fine with it.
I will buy Episode 3 anyway, whenever it's done.
I will buy Episode 3 anyway, whenever it's done.
Im actually glad that 1.8 isnt out yet, it means i don't have to wait for updates of my mods to be released and and to be installed again.
Funny thing is, if they read the agreement from when they bought the game, they ONLY bought the alpha or beta.
They bought the game "as-is" and Notch is not REQUIRED to continue development at ALL.
Quite frankly I'm sick of the people rushing him for releases and making him pick release dates, I blame THEM for a lot of the major bugs that broke the game tbh >.<
Whats worse is you have the majority rush him, but as SOON as it's shown the update brought in more bugs everyone yells "Omfg you should have spent more time on it"...
They bought the game "as-is" and Notch is not REQUIRED to continue development at ALL.
Quite frankly I'm sick of the people rushing him for releases and making him pick release dates, I blame THEM for a lot of the major bugs that broke the game tbh >.<
Whats worse is you have the majority rush him, but as SOON as it's shown the update brought in more bugs everyone yells "Omfg you should have spent more time on it"...
I honestly don't care about either subject. Besides, I rather valve (or any company for that matter) take their time instead of having another Duke Nukem Forever situation.
You do know on average a swedish person get 35 days of vacation yearly? and why on earth does that chart count 7days per week as vacation, seeing how most people do 5 days on average... not to mention a lot of holidays are around January,February and March which means no work either T.T"Pedro The Hutt said:
As creepy as this dude was I can tell straight away he does not live in Sweden or did research about what´s the norm here.
That aside I would still argue that they work on Valve time, it´s done when it´s done! I'm pretty sure the scrolls trailer said.
Just saying that the communities are the ones that keep a game alive after the creators have moved on, first through force or otherwise.SirAroun said:
And yes, while some mods add little bits and pieces while not adding anything to gaming as a whole, mods and modders have never been given the credit for being the driving force in change in games and the gaming landscape that they have been.
I didn't mean any disrespect to Notch, just pointing out the facts. And if he wasn't okay with it, he wouldn't have made the game so easy to mod, to the point where he incorporates ideas from mods in his updates. We have a long time to enjoy a constantly changing Minecraft world whether Notch is directing it or not, and I'm sure that idea actually excites him.
Huh. Didn't even know people complained/cared enough about the Minecraft release schedule. Learning something new every day here...
I think the main beef the community has with notch is the sheer inconvenience notch's updates cause.justnotcricket said:
Quite frankly, the modding community for minecraft have made it a whole new game. This consent slew of mods is what keeps sandbox driven games like G-mod alive, and its no different for minecraft. The game gets boring at some point for most people, and a fresh gameplay mechanic changes that.
Notch however puts out updates inconsistently, that are by no means BAD but compared to such mods offered by the community aren't worth his updates breaking all the mods every single time. Even IF notched put out unbroken masterpieces, one masterpiece is not worth a shitton of good mods breaking.
After typing this I've realized its been quite awhile since I've played mincraft. Perhaps his updates don't break mods now? I doubt it, however.
I think it's a good move.
It won't earn them any more money, because that's all joining Valve's Juggernaut steam is all about. Getting as much money from the game as you can.
I read Mojangs reason for not going to Valve, and it seemed good enough to me. No doubt when Minecraft is completed it will find its way to steam. But not in the near future.
It won't earn them any more money, because that's all joining Valve's Juggernaut steam is all about. Getting as much money from the game as you can.
I read Mojangs reason for not going to Valve, and it seemed good enough to me. No doubt when Minecraft is completed it will find its way to steam. But not in the near future.
Looking at that chart, it seems like he's working at weekends. Most people don't work during weekends in Sweden. Instead of looking at how much vacation he takes, look at how many days he spends working.Pedro The Hutt said:
TWENTY THOUSAND HOURS IN MSPAINTPedro The Hutt said:
I find that picture hilarious because the Notch updates sound like an episode list for a Mr. Bean style show starring Notch (in which he's contantly on vacation).
"Notch takes the day off to play Call of Duty"
"Notch goes to a film festival"
"Notch takes a vacation because he bought a Pandora"
"Notch loses key to office"
Don't tell me those don't sound hilarious. Someone's gotta write this shit. The Notch Show.
