Is there an open Minecraft clone? Because this is getting kind of ridiculous…
I'm sure there are plenty of cracked launchers around, and there is no ethical issue with using those if you already paid for the software once.
Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
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Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#42I have a 13 year old minecraft account. I've been unable to migrate it because I don't have the transaction ID. I don't have the email (I wasn't very good at managing an inbox when I was 14), and the bank that it was bought with no longer exists, even if they had more than 7 years of records retention. I told support I can provide government IDs for myself and my father (the name on the card, presumably), but I got t…
Similar story here. Old Minecraft account bought it because Java nice cross platform, could not merge account for some reason (don't remember which but support wasn't able to solve).
Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#43Yes, they are doing that. Had the same experience and several of my friends also.
Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
There's an in-game marketplace where you can buy a number of cosmetic upgrades and such with "Minecoins", which are sold similarly to other in-game currencies. Looks like $20 for 3500 coins.
Minecoins? Jesus Christ. Glad I’m only on Java.
It's a datapack and map marketplace
Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#45Had to deal with this for an alt. account....
Not a lawyer, but....
Given how many children play this game.... locking access to the accounts and demanding PII from minors seems like a recipe for the EU to put GDPR to use for once...
Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#46It's possible that the TOS message is boilerplate that they put up when they haven't created (and localized) an appropriate message for the real reason (or they don't want to reveal the real reason). To me it sounds like maybe they detected a successful credential stuffing attack against the accounts and locked them. That said, it sounds like their recovery process leaves a lot to be desired.
I had a gaming-only Microsoft account locked in the same way and I can guarantee you there is no successful credential-stuffing attack against it (even the username was secret, as it was random and not used anywhere else). Locking accounts for "security reasons" and requiring a phone number is a common tactic to harvest phone numbers for "growth & engagement" reasons. Twitter does that since a while ago and recently…
Yeah, allowing someone to enter an arbitrary phone number is actually worse security than sending the confirmation code to the email address associated with the account.
Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#47My kids have minecraft and it's a fucking nightmare. We lost one aged account because of login issues, and similar to the OP here, one tablet is now locked out with seemingly no way of recovery: I tried calling, emailing, signing up to xbox, but basically: fuck off, you've lost the 25 quid and all your worlds.
Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
You probably don’t want to reward them with extra income, but if it can at least get to the username change screen with your current account you could change your username, wait 30 days, and then buy a new account with your old username.
My user name is a common real-life first name with no numbers or symbols. So, since username transfers to a specific new account are not possible, I would almost certainly lose the name to a sniper with a script. I know there's a whole industry around that practice.
Befriend someone at Mojang or get a job there lol
Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#49As a parent this is one of my pet peeves as so many services for kids assume/require a phone number. I’m sure it has nothing to do with me getting so much phone spam as to turn off my ringer. Microsoft has been a real jerk with the Minecraft acquisition. It would be so much better for users had notch never sold. They are increasing prices, making it harder to start, removing mod functionality, and basically just all…
Waiting for them to get rid of traditional Minecraft so they can monetize everything and lock it into Windows.
Re: Tell HN: Microsoft locks migrated Minecraft accounts, requires phone to unlock
#50First, Microsoft bought Mojang.
Then, they developed new Minecraft games that do not support Linux, unlike the original.
Finally, they require a Microsoft account to play.
Well, guess what: I am not using Windows, and I am certainly not going to use a Microsoft account.
Product managers at Microsoft can go all fuck themselves with a voxel torch.