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Microsoft bought Mojang

MetObij

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As the title says. There was a thread about it earlier, which I can't seem to find, but it was announced that Microsoft bought Mojang today.


Source: http://www.nu.nl/games/3878426/microsoft-koopt-minecraft-maker-25-miljard-dollar.html
 
https://mojang.com/2014/09/yes-were-being-bought-by-microsoft/

Posted a comment to it on the wall.
I'll probably stop hosting servers because of this and many other things.
 
https://mojang.com/2014/09/yes-were-being-bought-by-microsoft/

Posted a comment to it on the wall.
I'll probably stop hosting servers because of this and many other things.

Why? Most of the people currently working at Mojang will still be in charge of MC, I think that not a lot will change.
 
[quote user_id="960266" avatar="https://cravatar.eu/helmavatar/sjoerdtim/74.png" name="sjoerdtim"]https://mojang.com/2014/09/yes-were-being-bought-by-microsoft/

Posted a comment to it on the wall.
I'll probably stop hosting servers because of this and many other things.

Why? Most of the people currently working at Mojang will still be in charge of MC, I think that not a lot will change.[/quote]
Mojang will decide, just as Notch decided to sell it, even though no one else in Mojang wanted it to happen.
Microsoft will most likely disallow server hosting that isn't with them, and double the prices to make sure they earn from other servers' success.
 
They have to earn back their 2.5 Billion they bought mojang with, plus they want to earn extra of course.
 
They have to earn back their 2.5 Billion they bought mojang with, plus they want to earn extra of course.
So how do they do that? increase costs.
Make server owners pay more, make every update have new costs, etc.
This will make it even more impossible for me to pay for the server.
 
[quote user_id="7877887" avatar="https://assets-cloud.enjin.com/users/7877887/avatar/medium.1497783717.png" name="Aetus"]They have to earn back their 2.5 Billion they bought mojang with, plus they want to earn extra of course.
So how do they do that? increase costs.
Make server owners pay more, make every update have new costs, etc.
This will make it even more impossible for me to pay for the server.[/quote]

Let's see what they are going to do first, mhm :3?
 
There is no reason to kill the mc communtiy, if they do that they wont earn ANY MONEY AT ALL
 
Oh god DX Remember that guy who came on here to tell us Microsoft bought Mojang and we were all like "AHAHAHA, yeah, sure", "No way, liar" and "That was a joke".

He was right

Edit: Someone needs to post a meme of Microsoft buying Mojang
 
I kinda feel like making a video, how awesome and adventurous Minecraft was when I started playing it in Beta. How it evolved and how it now just crashes into the depths of oblivion and hate. Due to Eula and Microsoft.
 
Why Notch? Anyway, most of Mojang didn't want to join Microsoft, but Notch wanted the 2.5bn. What is the future of Minecraft?? What is going to happen!!!!
 
Well, there are a few possibilities:
1. By far the most likely is the possibility that they could ramp up prices and generally be dicks
2. Less likely, they actually continue as it is now with minor, if any changes
3. Least likely, they make the game better sinking money into MC development and trying to keep costs for server owners down as much as possible

Please don't hate, I think that poss 1 is most probable
 
People, don't be pesemists and say you'll "leave Minecraft". That's like saying you'll leave the USA because of a president.
 
Welp Only_God that happens with most things but the stupid thing is the hate and Microsoft could have been avoided but of course Notch wanted the 2.5 billion. (Greedy) He has now worried us all and Minecraft's future is really uncertain. Who knows what lies ahead. The first Minecraft I ever played was Beta 1.9. I wish that the Minecraft would stay like It is now and not get destroyed and prices ramped up by the greedy pigs at Microsoft. Yes, we all don't like change but this....this is too far.
 
I see what your saying but I am not paying excessive money for a video game that was supposed to be fun, not a money hoarding game. That is my reason for if and when this may possibly happen, that is why I would leave. The Minecraft I new was supposed to be an adventurous, exciting game, not some sort of "Squeeze money out of people game"
 
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