Mojang Crushes Valve, Opens "The Minecraft Store"

[Lancer873]

Sounds like a nice little idea that serves as a midpoint between the non-functional aesthetic purchase feature and the balance-shattering gameplay purchase feature. From the sound of the names, they probably don't serve any direct purpose in-game, but they do serve to just be fun little trinkets (Riding around on a creeper? Sounds neat.)

Of course, there's also the chance this is just a joke, especially given how ludicrous some of the prices are and how silly some of the items seem. 99 dollars for a name change is the biggest indicator, considering 15 dollars could just buy you a new copy of the game under a different name.

Edit: After looking around a bit more, I'm fairly certain this is just a joke. Notice the 5-pack of keys costs as much as 6 keys would. The "response from support" is a crack at the number of people who complain because when they submit a bug report, Mojang rarely ever sends a response (they usually get to work on it instead of wasting time writing a response to the several million reports they receive every week)


Second edit: Oh yeah, Notch is in a different time zone, so it's already April Fool's day for him. That explains it.

 

[Torrasque]

The concept of a "Company Store" selling low-priced virtual novelty items for use in a videogame is certainly a fresh one and I think Notch and the rest of the team at Mojang deserve credit for pioneering this new and unique approach to customer service. Innovations like this are precisely why I like to support indie developers over bloated corporate machines like Valve, who just don't have what it takes to come up with this kind of original idea. Good job, Notch!

Blizzard totally hasn't been doing this since D2 days

 

[pyroghast]

notch is also going to make all chests into "locked chests" for tomorrow so he ant done trollin yet
http://imgur.com/APAFE

 

[Irridium]

Also, isn't it the 31st? April Fool's is tomorrow. Unless my calendar is playing a joke on me.

Notch lives in a different time zone....

A time zone in which its still March 31st.

Sweden, GMT +6, so about 11:47 PM as of right now.

 

[Rainboq]

Also, isn't it the 31st? April Fool's is tomorrow. Unless my calendar is playing a joke on me.

Notch lives in a different time zone....

A time zone in which its still March 31st.

Sweden, GMT +6, so about 11:47 PM as of right now.

*shrugs* Its April first somewhere.

 

[ComNetCom]

So as a thank you they allow you to buy more stuff?

Doesn't sound much like a "thank you". Not that there is a problem with it, just the wording seems off to me.

 

[GiantRedButton]

loool if you ad items worth more then 10000 to your "cart" ...well find out for yourselfes

 

[Wicky_42]

A nice little idea that serves as a midpoint between the non-functional aesthetic purchase feature and the balance-shattering gameplay purchase feature. From the sound of the names, they probably don't serve any direct purpose in-game, but they do serve to just be fun little trinkets (Riding around on a creeper? Sounds neat.)

Of course, there's also the chance this is just a joke, especially given how ludicrous some of the prices are and how silly some of the items seem. 99 dollars for a name change is the biggest indicator, considering 15 dollars could just buy you a new copy of the game under a different name.

Edit: After looking around a bit more, I'm fairly certain this is just a joke. Notice the 5-pack of keys costs as much as 6 keys would. The "response from support" is a crack at the number of people who complain because when they submit a bug report, Mojang rarely ever sends a response (they usually get to work on it instead of wasting time writing a response to the several million reports they receive every week)

If you're fairly sure it's a joke, click the buy button. Or put $10000 worth of items in your cart.

 

[Belzera]

Creeper Saddles... How do we ride them without them blowning us and them up?

 

[teebeeohh]

oh, it's april first, meaning i will not read news today

 

[Lancer873]

A nice little idea that serves as a midpoint between the non-functional aesthetic purchase feature and the balance-shattering gameplay purchase feature. From the sound of the names, they probably don't serve any direct purpose in-game, but they do serve to just be fun little trinkets (Riding around on a creeper? Sounds neat.)

Of course, there's also the chance this is just a joke, especially given how ludicrous some of the prices are and how silly some of the items seem. 99 dollars for a name change is the biggest indicator, considering 15 dollars could just buy you a new copy of the game under a different name.

Edit: After looking around a bit more, I'm fairly certain this is just a joke. Notice the 5-pack of keys costs as much as 6 keys would. The "response from support" is a crack at the number of people who complain because when they submit a bug report, Mojang rarely ever sends a response (they usually get to work on it instead of wasting time writing a response to the several million reports they receive every week)

If you're fairly sure it's a joke, click the buy button. Or put $10000 worth of items in your cart.

Hey, yeah, I already did that. Good ol' Notch.

 

[Lullabye]

Creeper Saddles... How do we ride them without them blowning us and them up?

Well that's the tricky bit isn't it?
Does any other entertainment industry suffer from such widespread pranks on april fools. First Riot with Lee Sin and Urf now this....

 

[Weaver]

lol, if you make a really high purchase and press okay it flashes the screen all crazy.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

This is defiantly a shot at Valves in-game Mann store...way to kick them while they are down Mojang. Funny nonetheless though.


EDIT: Is it April 1st in Sweden?

 

[Alar]

Mojang Crushes Valve, Opens "The Minecraft Store"


The concept of a "Company Store" selling low-priced virtual novelty items for use in a videogame is certainly a fresh one and I think Notch and the rest of the team at Valve [http://www.mojang.com/], who just don't have what it takes to come up with this kind of original idea. Good job, Notch!

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I'm sorry, but... maybe I just don't see how this is any different from any other store that sells in-game items from a company? Really, I don't get it...

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I just don't see how this is new or innovative when you have plenty of games that sell in-game items. Is it the fact that they're temporary? Other games do that too.

Please, fill me in on what I'm missing here. It's not April 1st yet. I don't see the joke.

EDIT: Argh. The international dateline. Of course.

 

[graverobber2]

*Currently in the process of stitching my ass back on after laughing it off*

Mojang Crushes Valve, Opens "The Minecraft Store"


The concept of a "Company Store" selling low-priced virtual novelty items for use in a videogame is certainly a fresh one and I think Notch and the rest of the team at Valve [http://www.mojang.com/], who just don't have what it takes to come up with this kind of original idea. Good job, Notch!

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I'm sorry, but... maybe I just don't see how this is any different from any other store that sells in-game items from a company? Really, I don't get it...

I'm not trying to be sarcastic, I just don't see how this is new or innovative when you have plenty of games that sell in-game items. Is it the fact that they're temporary? Other games do that too.

Please, fill me in on what I'm missing here.

visit the site, order some stuff, you'll understand soon enough

 

[Wicky_42]

Yes, Minecraft (not mojang) is a good game. However, since this is Mojang's only game it is yet to be shown if the company is good or if this is just a fluke. I've got nothing against them, but I do want to take an analytical standpoint on the March Madness debate.

Saying valve is too much of an over-bloated company to think of this kind of virtual store is what has me confused about if you're being sarcastic or not. I'm sure I'm not the only one who plays TF2 and everyone else who does would know as well as I thatValve has made a Mann Co. Store. This store is exactly what you describe the minecraft store to be and has been out for... well I won't pretend that I remember how long, but it has been a very long time.

So op if you are indeed kidding then I apologize for wasting bandwidth and posting such a long comment .

However if you are not kidding, please note that you have just made yourself look very stupid and need to get your facts straight next time you post something to the community.

Only a "good" game? Mojang is a fantastic, industry revolutionising work of art that has finally achieved recognition with it's achievements in the widely-renown March Mayhem competition. Valve's own attempt a shop pale in comparison, a feeble candle to the solar brilliance that surrounds Notch's blessed crown.

What makes the disparity between these two companies is that, in possibly the first occasion in history, your 'am I the only one' question was in fact true - you are the only person playing TF2; everyone else left after the AI was implemented. I guess that's testament to at least Valves' ingenuity in the AI department, but even that shrivels to the elegance of Notch's creations; the directness of the zombies' advances and the sneakiness of the thrice-damned Creeper create a perfect synthesis of tactics to create the most fearsome experience achievable in game.

 

[shintakie10]

It saddens me that people are so mad that Valve lost to Mojang that they're willin to spew bile and hate everywhere and not realize a friggin April Fools prank starin right at them. Seriously...its kinda sad.

On a sidenote, might be a tad early but I giggled nonetheless.

 

[Slimshad]

Funny stuff

 

[Slimshad]

Edit: Double post