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Through terrible process and QA on their end, MS essentially stole a copy of the game back from me with this change. My son got an email saying he needed to migrate our Mojang account to an MS account and he clicked through like the email said. Problem was the Microsoft account he migrated to already had a Minecraft purchase. Now I essentially lost a copy of the game because we technically have two Minecraft accounts…
MS screwed up my 2 Skype account migrations. For single player probably a cracked launcher should work but if your kids play multiplayer you might have no choice and maybe create a Minecraft-only MS account and hope MS is not link it behind your back with your other accounts and skype. F.U. MS, you could let us use the stuff we paid without forcing us into your shit again, some business person really wanted to simpli…
I've already looked into how I can run the server in "mixed mode" so in addition to still allowing registered players in just as before, I can create a separate login process for arbitrary players that use a modified launcher that doesn't talk to MS servers. Probably gonna involve some trial and error, but then I can just hand out accounts manually to friends who don't want to migrate either.
Maybe running an offline Server with custom account management is the best way going forward for people with kids. ;)
Jeez. Microsoft account management is absolutely trash. They try to do clever things, but they don't really think things through. As an example: while trying to get excel installed on a Windows VM, running on a Linux host, I found that if your user agent shows you're running Linux, their admin panel will show you a completely different set of already-purchased applications available to install. Took somewhere between…
Why would your user agent show you're running linux in a VM?
If you're on Windows, Microsoft is edging (read 'diving headfirst into') towards requiring a Microsoft account just to log in. The kicker is that they are extremely bad at mixed account scenarios, you know like needing a certain account for work and another account for private stuff. Enjoy the entropy!
Well, precisely: https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/18/22940517/windows-11-pro-r...
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My kids are unable to use their game because Microsoft is sending password reset to email that no longer exists. And that's is all that Microsoft support is willing to do to help - send a code to non-existing email address. It does not matter that we have proof of purchase or activation code.
Simiar story, already posted it last time this came up. Bought a gift code for a 13yo 10 years ago. They lost their email address from back then, as in, don't even remember what it was. But well, I wasn't really The sharpest tool in the shed either at 13. The FAQ say if you have the PayPal transaction id, you get the account back. Support replied after a week saying they lost PayPal transaction IDs for that time peri…
At least Microsoft didn’t buy Wordle. Dont need no account or Wordle Service Pack or a TPM there yet Edit: s/tpu/tpm/
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Yeah it’s a mess, when you’re on Linux you buy Java initially without caring much, then you are in for a surprise and some interesting reads when the kids want to play with friends… I don’t understand why I can’t just have both on the same account, prevent the unpleasant surprises. I mean it’s the same game (from the outside).
Well, if your kids are slightly older, you have the opposite problem: everyone older than 12-13 tends to want to play on Java. My oldest is right on the cusp where his friend group is split down the middle. It's super dumb.
well THIS was a total surprise... I've effectively been locked out of minecraft now. Have had nothing but problems with Microsoft accounts.
This was announced over a year ago. Plenty of time for people to get ready or migrate voluntarily.
I purchased something it should continue to work even some shit at MS has different plans, they should be forced to unlock the launcher and not brick products.
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I gave up on Microsoft in the 90’s. Couldn’t be happier now outside of their ecosystem.
When I bought Minecraft I was outside of their ecosystem. Now this crap gets forced down my throat. I guess I'm not doing the migration and just play offline/"cracked"
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To clarify, the original Java version of Minecraft is essentially the same game with more gameplay features, the Bedrock version is the one with the microtransactions. Plus, the Java launcher lets you use any version going back more than a decade, so if you're not happy with the new features you can just pretend they never happened like some parts of the modded community do with versions after 1.7.10.
Until you get rootkitted from Log4J