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Notch is no longer lead developer on Minecraft
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It was never in flavor unless the source is down, which it isn't.
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#13I'm glad this is the case. A common trap for indie developers is to make one game, have it be at least partially successful, and then to continue to make that game - making DLC, expansions, porting it to other platforms, making a multiplayer version etc. It makes me sad as a player, because it's done instead of developing something new. It's far better to pass on these porting efforts to other developers and to get t…
Don't really care, as there are too many video games in the world that I never played before. Polish existing ones, instead.
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#15Good for him. Notch has earned a well-deserved break.
Some people are better at starting new things, and some people are better at maintaining and expanding on existing things. I'm happy to hear that Notch has some new ideas that he's itching to get started on.
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#16The title of the blog post "Och med dom orden så passar jag micken" is Swedish for "With those words, I hand over the microphone". Just in case anyone is wondering.
Actually, it's "Swenglish". Passar != pass, it really means "watch over" or "keep track of".
Re: Notch is no longer lead developer on Minecraft
#17I'm glad this is the case. A common trap for indie developers is to make one game, have it be at least partially successful, and then to continue to make that game - making DLC, expansions, porting it to other platforms, making a multiplayer version etc. It makes me sad as a player, because it's done instead of developing something new. It's far better to pass on these porting efforts to other developers and to get t…
Don't really care, as there are too many video games in the world that I never played before. Polish existing ones, instead.
Too many food; make existing ones better
Too many websites; make existing ones better
Too many songs; make existing ones better
Re: Notch is no longer lead developer on Minecraft
#18Here is an interview with Notch and Jeb about the change: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/38917/Persson_Hands_Minec...
I'm very glad to see that the mod API is now top priority. They've made similar claims in the past, but this sounds more serious.
The future of this game is definitely all about mods, custom maps, and new game formats. There is tremendous potential, some of which has already been realized, but only through elaborate unofficial hacks.
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#19The title of the blog post "Och med dom orden så passar jag micken" is Swedish for "With those words, I hand over the microphone". Just in case anyone is wondering.
Actually, it's "Swenglish". Passar != pass, it really means "watch over" or "keep track of".
Unless of course he meant in the same way that you "passar" a hockey puck, in which case it is only an unusual choice of words.
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#20Earlier quoted context omitted.
Actually, it's "Swenglish". Passar != pass, it really means "watch over" or "keep track of".
Unless of course he meant in the same way that you "passar" a hockey puck, in which case it is only an unusual choice of words.
It's a line from the Fattaru song Mina hundar.