Notch Steps Down as Lead Developer on Minecraft

[Sixcess]

The King is dead. Long live the King!

I'm sure he'll do a good job.
I'm sure the fanbase will continue to claim that Minecraft is Ruined Forever by each new update.
I'm sure I will keep playing it anyway.

 

[GeorgW]

Wow, I never saw that coming. I really don't understand the structure over at Mojang, so I don't really understand what this will mean, but from what I can tell probably not much. It'll be interesting to see what happens next though.

 

[Fappy]

Taking a long holiday in Skyrim no doubt.

 

[JesterRaiin]

His team did all the work anyways.

Butthurt people ?

So what that he had whole team of helpers ? Notch started this project. Damn, he started whole genre, broke unbreakable rules and kudos for that.

 

[Zachery Gaskins]

Notch started this project. Damn, he started whole genre, broke unbreakable rules and kudos for that.

Exactly what genre is that? Just curious about your opinion as to what ground he broke.

 

[SidingWithTheEnemy]

Bet Notch retired so he'd have more time to play minecraft Skyrim

Just a typo, there you go, fixed it. ;-)

 

[HerbertTheHamster]

you mean he's going on vacation

 

[Kahunaburger]

Hmm... someone new to pester over a modding API. Get to it, people on twitter!

But really,

The King is dead. Long live the King!

I'm sure he'll do a good job.
I'm sure the fanbase will continue to claim that Minecraft is Ruined Forever by each new update.
I'm sure I will keep playing it anyway.

basically sums up my opinion.

 

[TheYellowCellPhone]

Does this mean people will stop scapegoating Notch for every ill that Mojang makes, or the slowness of the releases?

Thank fuck for that.

 

[JesterRaiin]

Notch started this project. Damn, he started whole genre, broke unbreakable rules and kudos for that.

Exactly what genre is that? Just curious about your opinion as to what ground he broke.

Can't really find proper name for it. Sandbox stacking games ? Unshackled brick layering ?

I can't remember any game of this kind before Minecraft. Sure, there were attempts with LEGO, but...

 

[RA92]

And now he has more time to make outlandish claims and be worshiped by Minecraft fans. If Notch says the sky is orange, the sky is orange, dammit.

Ummm, you don't go out much, do you?

http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/694528/694528,1315410108,1/stock-photo-orange-clouds-in-the-evening-sky-84197002.jpg

 

[Lt. Vinciti]

Taking a long holiday in Skyrim no doubt.

Is that the Scrolls game he was making...Har Har Har...bad sarcasm and bad dead joke.

ONWARD: So Jeb has control...well he always sorta did...I mean doesnt he do a large amount of...programming and such?

Out with Notch...Onward with Jeb!

 

[latiasracer]

There's an iOS version of Minecraft? WHY DID I NOT KNOW THIS?

Fraid it's rubbish freind. It's basically Eden:World Explorer with minecraft textures. And it's £4.99!

 

[Xman490]

Jeb has definitely helped out with Minecraft the most, except for Notch, hasn't he?

This version isn't really a "final" version; it's more of a "full" version, with "full" meaning "satisfied".

 

[wooty]

Sooo hes grabbed the fame and money and run? He'll be back once hes spent it.

 

[Something Amyss]

Ummm, you don't go out much, do you?

Funny, I can see blue right from my PC.

Clearly, you photoshopped yours.

 

[meatloaf231]

Does this mean people will stop scapegoating Notch for every ill that Mojang makes, or the slowness of the releases?

Thank fuck for that.

No, they'll just go back to blaming Gabe Newell. GABEN!

 

[Michael Logan]

About time! The whole yogscast debacle made me loose all faith in the man.

 

[CrazyMedic]

'This just in as well, apparently pigs are finally capable of flight!'

I honestly can't say that I ever saw Notch stepping down coming. The guy is practically the face of Minecraft.

it seems to me this is a temp thing I think he just wants to be able to take a break for a few months but phrased it as stepping down so he doesn't get bugged about minecraft while he is resting.