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submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by red_pigeon@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

And yes you have to spend it all

Edit: There are a lot of little good things in these answers that I often ignore. Thanks everyone.

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[-] Ragdoll_X@lemmy.world 23 points 6 months ago

Buy Minecraft, which apparently is on sale for $14.99. It's not quite as fun when all your friends have the official version and get to play together while you're stuck with an - *ahem* - unofficial version.

[-] psud@aussie.zone 3 points 6 months ago

How long would it take you to save $15 if you tried?

[-] Ragdoll_X@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

$15 is like 80 BRL and I don't have a single cent to my name right now so...

[-] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 6 months ago

Well that sucks

[-] toastal@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

For zero monies you & your friends could run VoxeLibre which has better performance characteristics. Microsoft doesn’t deserve your money or your user data, but I am sure VoxeLibre or Minetest wouldn’t mind a donation.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Minecraft is still a really good game that still gets fairly large updates.

[-] toastal@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

It’s being milked for Bedrock & there are dozens of free software alternatives with VoxeLibre being a standout

[-] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Use java than 🤷

Or use bedrock and ignore all the bullshit if you can.

Are free versions even close to Minecraft in features, polish, and all that?

I personally think that Minecraft is one of the best games you can buy for the fairly low price, community, multiplayer, etc.

[-] toastal@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

They are more than complete/polished with multiplatform support, with healthy modding communites, & better performance since they aren’t built on Java. In the past your money went to the developers—now it goes to megacorp Microsoft with little done in terms of maintenance.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Minecraft has gotten a lot of updates after Microsoft bought Mojang.

I don't personally mind paying a small amount for a good product that is constantly getting better after many years.

Sure Java could have better performance but it's rare that it matters much on modern computers.

You do you but I don't think paying for things is the end of the world.

[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

At that point play the free alternative and dont give your money to Microsoft. Do you love throwing your hard earned money at Microsoft?

[-] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago

I just doubt that the free alternatives are as good and Minecraft is really cheap anyways.

[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Have you tried the free alternatives? I guess to me its not the price alone its the principles of giving Microsoft money.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago

But why would I really care if the money is going to Microsoft and Mojang if I'm getting a very good product?

[-] slacktoid@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Cause they have a history of embrace, extend, and extinguish, and they have played a key role in enshittification of tech and internet.

[-] Lag@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

On the topic of games, Stick Fight The Game is $5 on steam and I got it while drinking with a few friends. It was the most fun I've had in years. I also hop on randomly when I get a chance and it's just as fun with random people.

[-] lud@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

Stick flight is great!

I got it at launch.

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