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Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by addled »

bertjk wrote: post #68
mlyle wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Why would they suddenly want to play on Java? Is it the mods?

Mods is part of it, but the biggest reason my 12 year-old insisted on switching to Java is because he says redstone behaves differently.

He'd try to recreate a cool build he saw in a book or online, and get super frustrated when it just wouldn't work in Bedrock edition.

However, I feel that also highlights the importance of network effects. There's a huge amount of content in guide books, wikis, online tutorials, YouTube channels, etc., and the majority of it is targeted at Java edition.

Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by Schinken_ »

I've said it before and I will say it again. Their account system is a joke. Some time ago someone compromised my account (and I am 99.8% sure it was not because of a weak password). I only noticed because I got an email saying "password got changed, confirm? (etc)". I manually navigated to minecraft.net, reset my password, logged in only to find out my legacy account name got changed. Apparently "Schinken" is offensive, who would've thought. Support was more than unhelpful. I later found out that for every "minecraft.net" account there is also a "mojang.com" account. I never ever used this one and I am very sure the "attacker" got in through that somewhere. This one actually lets you setup 2FA.... Would've been nice. I am actually quite annoyed at the loss of my account, the mandatory microsoft account is the final nail in the coffin for me.

Let's hope minetest gets a big boost from this. Maybe I'll contribute too.

Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by HumanReadable »

antattack wrote: post #59
mjs7231 wrote: post #24

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…

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.

wow I thought it was just me with the problem!

I've been torn because I really want to play the game after almost a decade, but out of principle have not wanted to pay them twice.

Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by cferr »

c7DJTLrn wrote: post #32
raxxorrax wrote: post #3

Minecraft was a better game under the original developer. Just recently saw that I can buy Minecraft coins at a tank stop. A really sad development of an awesome game which had an insurmountable amount of free content. Don't know what I expected with the acquisition though. I don't think I will migrate my account, currently in the process of migrating away from Windows for good.

Ever since Microsoft took the lead they've kept adding and adding. New blocks, items, mechanics. Minecraft was supposed to be about simplicity. MS has pushed their own agenda for the game and torched everything it used to be. They reworked graphics just because they didn't like them.

"Minecraft was supposed to be about simplicity."

Minecraft was supposed to be a toy project Notch wanted to mess around with. Simplicity has never been a target, since every major release, including during the in/infdev days has had major changes.

Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by [deleted] »

will4274 wrote: post #101
mjs7231 wrote: post #24

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…

Do you have an email address I can reach out to you at?

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Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by AnIdiotOnTheNet »

mjs7231 wrote: post #24

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…

Sounds typical of modern support. Nobody knows how anything works and even if they did they are not actually empowered to help you anyway. Best way to get results is to complain loudly in public (Twitter) and hope someone at MS is annoyed by a barrage of retweeted negative mentions.

Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by [deleted] »

will4274 wrote: post #101
mjs7231 wrote: post #24

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…

Do you have an email address I can reach out to you at?

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Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by Jerrrry »

causi wrote: post #67
mjs7231 wrote: post #24

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…

I had endless trouble with Microsoft phone support telling me they'd successfully cancelled my Xbox Live Gold member ship only to get another bill the next month. Turns out there were two Xbox accounts linked to the same Gmail account, one with a "." and one without.

This is the "gmail fullstop" problem.

This is a massive security oversight and has already made its rounds already.

Xbox accounts have been compromised, but really, anything can, if you own first.last@gmail.com, you better be careful about everything you do.

People who know your email know your name, and can cause services to email you things, using two accounts, one your's the other, not.

Re: Mojang to Require a Microsoft Account to Play Minecraft

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Post by causi »

Jerrrry wrote: post #129
causi wrote: post #67

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I had endless trouble with Microsoft phone support telling me they'd successfully cancelled my Xbox Live Gold member ship only to get another bill the next month. Turns out there were two Xbox accounts linked to the same Gmail account, one with a "." and one without.

This is the "gmail fullstop" problem. This is a massive security oversight and has already made its rounds already. Xbox accounts have been compromised, but really, anything can, if you own first.last@gmail.com, you better be careful about everything you do. People who know your email know your name, and can cause services to email you things, using two accounts, one your's the other, not.

Indeed. What made it harder to detect was I'd made them myself at some point in the long history of xbox live, so all the account details were identical between the two.
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