There have been several times with Minecraft that I've completed all of my current projects and not had something new to go on to and got bored - but after a while I've always come back and found new things to do.SteelStallion said:
2.5 Million Miners Buy Minecraft
- Thread starter John Funk
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Bloody hell, it's like you're mining for cheap laughs...HankMan said:
Well, good for Mojang! Now let's finish this game, and possibly incorporate some of the better mods out there, like Flan's plane mod, or Millenaire's villager mod.
This is fantastic it's happing to an indie dev for a change. He's livin the dream of getting rich by doing his hobby.
It goes to show that low priced, low over-head, and minimal graphics games can still make money on the PC! The Big publishers are full of shit because it's not that they don't make money, it's just they dump so much money into a graphics engine that it doesn't make ENOUGH money.
If gamers weren't such graphics whores, games could be bigger and more complex without devs having to worry about a big clunky engine choking on too many objects to render.
We're at the point that the visuals actually handicap and limit the game itself... games used to be expansive and allowed for 64-128 player multiplayer, but now we've taken a step back to 12-16 player matches, sacrificing everything for volumetric lighting and brown/grey environments
It goes to show that low priced, low over-head, and minimal graphics games can still make money on the PC! The Big publishers are full of shit because it's not that they don't make money, it's just they dump so much money into a graphics engine that it doesn't make ENOUGH money.
If gamers weren't such graphics whores, games could be bigger and more complex without devs having to worry about a big clunky engine choking on too many objects to render.
We're at the point that the visuals actually handicap and limit the game itself... games used to be expansive and allowed for 64-128 player multiplayer, but now we've taken a step back to 12-16 player matches, sacrificing everything for volumetric lighting and brown/grey environments
Have you tried playing minecraft online? I got bored fairly quickly on single player, but got much more out of it online. It's surprising how much more satisfying building stuff is when there's other people to appreciate it. The themed servers and server mods also add new elements.SteelStallion said:I guess so. I tend to avoid games with little replay value, as they are quite expensive where I live. RPGs and Rockstar games, great fun and good valuefisk0 said:.
Multiplayer titles too, multiplayer I like anyway. I've gotten over 500 hours off of Heroes of Newerth, easily, for 30 bucks. I've been playing since closed beta though.
I'm sure I'll pick up Minecraft again after a few updates though, or maybe if some cool mods show up. But I'm just not fond of the "here's a buncha shit, entertain yourself." sort of affair.
I like linear storylines, call me on dimensional but whatever. I like something to work towards, orchestrated by the game. For example, I'm currently playing Red Dead Redemption right now (just recently bought it, a little late yes I know.) and I'm very invested in John Martson's story. The reason I keep going is because I'm eager to find out what happens next.
I suppose if you set a goal for yourself in Minecraft, like building a castle or that golden cock and balls like Yahtzee suggested, then sure, but I don't know...
If you find yourselves getting bored of singleplayer, multiplayer Minecraft is infinitely better.
There's a lot of fun to be had when you build with your friends! Might be a good idea to check out the Minecraft usergroup here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Escapecraft-Minecraft].
There's a lot of fun to be had when you build with your friends! Might be a good idea to check out the Minecraft usergroup here [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/groups/view/Escapecraft-Minecraft].
...is it me, or was the similarity in linguistic cadence [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFQxfRrEsCg] there intentional?John Funk said:
Just for more meme-tastic fun...
My turn my turn my turn! [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DMNsm_Dq7Q]Random Argument Man said:
*ahem*
On topic: I'll be excited when this game is technically released... I seem to have something against the available payment options, so far... and I really prefer to get a hard copy of my games. I know, I know... I'm a dinosaur.
To anyone who doesn't really like this game... it's nothing if you don't play online on a good server.
I have compiled a little information quickly in reply to Bags159 comment.
Crafthub has an excellent graph of 2010 purchases.
http://crafthub.net/2010/10/18/minecrafts-stats-over-3-months/
The information is a little old at this point, but you can extrapolate some good sales information from it. The graph came from a website that is unfortunately no longer in operation.
Also check the http://www.minecraft.net/stats.jsp page for the total number of purchases and registrations to date. Don't multiple the current number of purchases by the current price, because approximately a 200,000 (rounding a bit there, maybe closer to 300k, I can't exactly remember) purchases were made at a lower rate. Still the bulk of purchases were made in Beta.
I assume that if you take the total number of purchases right now and multiply by the current price, you will get a number that approximates the total amount of money they will make on Minecraft purchases. Which means that the demand curve will trend down once the game is in 'release' status. I think the bulk of the purchases have been made already. Well for the PC version anyway. I have no idea what the mobile and xbox sales are going to be like.
Google trends might get you some interesting information.
http://www.google.com/trends?q=minecraft&ctab=0&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=0
Alpha purchases were at 9.95 Euro. Beta Purchases are priced at 14.95 Euro. The release version of the game will be 20 Euro. It's anecdotal, but being in the U.S. I paid about $13.00 in Alpha due to the exchange rate at the time.
I was really impressed when doing the numbers. Granted I am not familiarly with the Swedish Tax system / tax rate other than knowing that it's high relative to the U.S.... But it's a good chunk of currency.
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I'm not sure how to mention this without getting a warning... But this reply inspired a post on my blog which goes into greater and better organized detail. I'll post links in my profile to keep this comment from breaking the rules.
Crafthub has an excellent graph of 2010 purchases.
http://crafthub.net/2010/10/18/minecrafts-stats-over-3-months/
The information is a little old at this point, but you can extrapolate some good sales information from it. The graph came from a website that is unfortunately no longer in operation.
Also check the http://www.minecraft.net/stats.jsp page for the total number of purchases and registrations to date. Don't multiple the current number of purchases by the current price, because approximately a 200,000 (rounding a bit there, maybe closer to 300k, I can't exactly remember) purchases were made at a lower rate. Still the bulk of purchases were made in Beta.
I assume that if you take the total number of purchases right now and multiply by the current price, you will get a number that approximates the total amount of money they will make on Minecraft purchases. Which means that the demand curve will trend down once the game is in 'release' status. I think the bulk of the purchases have been made already. Well for the PC version anyway. I have no idea what the mobile and xbox sales are going to be like.
Google trends might get you some interesting information.
http://www.google.com/trends?q=minecraft&ctab=0&geo=all&date=ytd&sort=0
Alpha purchases were at 9.95 Euro. Beta Purchases are priced at 14.95 Euro. The release version of the game will be 20 Euro. It's anecdotal, but being in the U.S. I paid about $13.00 in Alpha due to the exchange rate at the time.
I was really impressed when doing the numbers. Granted I am not familiarly with the Swedish Tax system / tax rate other than knowing that it's high relative to the U.S.... But it's a good chunk of currency.
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I'm not sure how to mention this without getting a warning... But this reply inspired a post on my blog which goes into greater and better organized detail. I'll post links in my profile to keep this comment from breaking the rules.
Now if only Notch could use his big pile of money to hire more people and make some significant progress. For as much as the Minecraft fanbase as grown the game isn't really growing to match that.
