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If the new requirements are a dealbreaker for anyone, Mineclonia is a lightweight open-source alternative that runs on much weaker hardware and feels close to Minecraft.
So first I'd test mods [1] that improve performance. The best thing about java Minecraft is the modding scene.
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When you "buy" anything digital, you're not ever owning it. It's unfortunate, and Microsoft is no saint, but Mojang's depreciation was inevitable.
Notch's terms of sale were that you get access to every version of Minecraft forever.
This might have impacted me, had Microsoft not deleted my legacy account. So I suppose I'll just stick to Tekkit Classic on my pirated client.
Was it really Microsoft or was it Mojang? There were two account transitions, and in my experience, most customers use Microsofts name, but are complaining about the first (Mojang, not Microsoft) transition.
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I paid for Minecraft and can no longer play it. I'm supposed to be thankful for this? If you choose to work for EvilCorp don't be surprised when you get assigned to work on tickets that make people unhappy.
When you "buy" anything digital, you're not ever owning it. It's unfortunate, and Microsoft is no saint, but Mojang's depreciation was inevitable.
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When you "buy" anything digital, you're not ever owning it. It's unfortunate, and Microsoft is no saint, but Mojang's depreciation was inevitable.
The solution is consumer rights laws, not victim blaming.
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As one of the Devs responsible for the technical part of that transition: thank you. We tried real hard to give users the best possible experience, but I think it has nevertheless been the least appreciated piece of code I have ever written. So it's nice to finally hear some positive accounts from users! So, again, just thanks for saying this.
I mean, the code is unappreciated because the fundamental premise was broken. Locking users out of their paid accounts if they don't respond within some X deadline (no matter how long X is), without a refund, is a completely unacceptable "solution" to technical debt. The fact that you tried your best to give users a good experience doesn't matter if it's serving a fundamentally broken goal.
Minimum Requirements:
CPU : Intel P4/NetBurst Architecture or its AMD Equivalent (AMD K7)
RAM : 2GB
GPU : Intel GMA 950 or AMD Equivalent
HDD : At least 90MB for Game Core and Sound Files
Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 or up is required to be able to run the game.
Recommended Requirements:
CPU : Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 (K8) 2.6 GHz
RAM : 4GB
GPU : GeForce 6xxx or ATI Radeon 9xxx and up with OpenGL 2 Support (Excluding Integrated Chipsets)
HDD : 150MB
[0] https://web.archive.org/web/20130124012851/http://help.mojan...
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The solution is consumer rights laws, not victim blaming.
Minecraft has an authoritative nameserver. Even regulation wouldn't decouple it from the owner.
I highly recommend using the open source Sodium and Lithium mods to improve performance. And I hope you're not still using OptiFine! https://github.com/CaffeineMC/sodium https://github.com/CaffeineMC/lithium