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[Soulwynd]

Gentleman.

I bring you a bigger issue:

How does Notch knows it is exactly 50%? Does he times both his work adding new stuff and the work he does with other stuff on minecraft? Furthermore, if the timing is precisely 50%, what's the ratio in terms of efficiency? How does he rates that to reach a precise 50% ratio?

Big questions gentlemen, big questions.

[Lightning4]

Well if it counts for anything, Notch has stated he was working on mod support. I believe this was mentioned last month or so on his blog. It's probably why we haven't seen much stuff from him, while most of the features we've seen lately have been from Jeb.

[Farseer]

Gentleman.

I bring you a bigger issue:

How does Notch knows it is exactly 50%? Does he times both his work adding new stuff and the work he does with other stuff on minecraft? Furthermore, if the timing is precisely 50%, what's the ratio in terms of efficiency? How does he rates that to reach a precise 50% ratio?

Big questions gentlemen, big questions.

He has a good point.

What if Notch is actually god? And is, in fact, omnipotent and omnipresent? And this is how he knows these facts and knows that his employees will listen to him?

We are actually angels, sent down to the world of Minecraft in order to craft it for the Minecraftians to one day live in. They will arrive soon by Notch crafting them. We will be cast into the pit, never to return.

[Andir]

Gentleman.

I bring you a bigger issue:

How does Notch knows it is exactly 50%? Does he times both his work adding new stuff and the work he does with other stuff on minecraft? Furthermore, if the timing is precisely 50%, what's the ratio in terms of efficiency? How does he rates that to reach a precise 50% ratio?

Big questions gentlemen, big questions.

Obviously, each programmer on his team must carry a stopwatch and start/stop when they switch course.  That's the only way to appease the entitlement seeking customers.

[mendonca]

One of the things that has always appealed to me about minecraft and dwarf fortress is the attitude the developers have towards their projects and their work time.

I sense a general atmosphere from certain people throughout the known world. "Notch should do this because I've explicitly bought the product" ... "Notch should do that" ... "Notch should conform to the stereotypical capitalist american ideal of 12 hour days working solidly on advancing the codebase until it represents everything it can possibly be, BECAUSE HE HAS MY MONEY." (that's no longer your money, by the way, you exchanged it for a game in development - nothing more).

And whats wrong with Notch setting up mojang to be the company he wants it to be? To work how he wants to work? At the end of the day his decisions will decide the success or failure, long term, of Mojang.

Besides, employing highly creative individuals and then making them work like Victorian coal-miners doesn't sound like a great idea. Working with your friends and taking lots of time for reflection, thought and other abstract things sounds much more fun, and who knows, more productive? Notch has the opportunity to do this with the success of minecraft, and I applaud him for doing so.

Ultimately he'll be judged long term by the quality of games Mojang put out, and the vocal minority can not lead the direction of the company with reactionary nonsense.

[Mephansteras]

I'd pretty much do exactly what he's doing. Not the specifics, of course, but if I was rich I'd make a game company to create the games I want to make and have fun doing it.

He's already rolling in it at this point, so the only reason for him to continue is because he enjoys it. I'd really rather he didn't get sick of it and just leave us hanging with a half-finished game.

[lemon10]

I'd pretty much do exactly what he's doing. Not the specifics, of course, but if I was rich I'd make a game company to create the games I want to make and have fun doing it.

He's already rolling in it at this point, so the only reason for him to continue is because he enjoys it. I'd really rather he didn't get sick of it and just leave us hanging with a half-finished game.

Yeah, its half-finished i suppose, but honestly, its already better and more fun then most fully finished games out there (as well as being cheaper).

[HastyLumbago]

Wow. Look at all this.

I use note blocks. I use note blocks for a variety of things, as a matter of fact. My fortress has a musical alarm system. Based on what note is playing in my control room, I know where the creepers and whatnot are outside, and can rain firey death upon them before opening any of the exits. I also built a minecart ride that plays the Mario underworld theme before dumping you into magma. (for anyone on the observation platform above the magma, it also plays the game over music).

Dispensers were also something pretty awesome. And those delay blocks. And dye. These are all things that have come out semi-recently.

For me, Minecraft has always been about having a box of widgets that I could invent cool things with, or just build lego stuff with. Seriously? When I bought Minecraft, my first thought was "15 dollars for an infinite number of legos? Man, am I a crafty consumer!"

It sounds like some of you want something else. But please, don't call what I like about this game "fluff" and "worthless." I'm thrilled every time Notch and Jeb put new widgets in the box, and clearly,  based on the freaking awesome constructions I see on things like YouTube? I'm not alone.

[Deviled]

I have a minor problem with minecraft. It crases when I gen a world.

[ECrownofFire]

I have a minor problem with minecraft. It crases when I gen a world.

You mean you have a miner problem with crafting a new world?

[Aklyon]

I have a minor problem with minecraft. It crases when I gen a world.

You mean you have a miner problem with crafting a new world?

[ein]

As of Beta 1.3. quitting the game will completely freeze your Mac.

There is no escape.

[0x517A5D]

I have a minor problem with minecraft. It crases when I gen a world.

When I had a world-map related problem, it turned out to be because I had changed my XP user privileges from Administrator to Normal User.  The save files were all owned by the Administrators group instead of my account, so I couldn't modify them.

Have you done anything like that recently?

[Yolan]

I can only speak for myself, but I don't feel that I'm 'entitled' to anything in particular from Notch. If he wanted he could declare minecraft finished and I wouldn't feel hard done by as far as the tine amount of money I've spent is concerned. And yes, it is entirely up to him how he runs his company and what he wants to do with it. No arguments there. I only wish that more money/time/resources was being placed on speeding along development, given that it is such a revolutionary game in many ways, and potentially a very great game in itself.

[Micro102]

 


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