And yes you have to spend it all

Edit: There are a lot of little good things in these answers that I often ignore. Thanks everyone.

  • Ragdoll X@lemmy.world
    23·
    5 months ago

    Buy Minecraft, which apparently is on sale for $14.99. It’s not quite as fun when all your friends have the official version and get to play together while you’re stuck with an - *ahem* - unofficial version.

    • toastal@lemmy.ml
      2·
      5 months ago

      For zero monies you & your friends could run VoxeLibre which has better performance characteristics. Microsoft doesn’t deserve your money or your user data, but I am sure VoxeLibre or Minetest wouldn’t mind a donation.

      • lud@lemm.ee
        1·
        5 months ago

        Minecraft is still a really good game that still gets fairly large updates.

        • toastal@lemmy.ml
          1·
          5 months ago

          It’s being milked for Bedrock & there are dozens of free software alternatives with VoxeLibre being a standout

          • lud@lemm.ee
            11·
            5 months ago

            Use java than 🤷

            Or use bedrock and ignore all the bullshit if you can.

            Are free versions even close to Minecraft in features, polish, and all that?

            I personally think that Minecraft is one of the best games you can buy for the fairly low price, community, multiplayer, etc.

            • toastal@lemmy.ml
              1·
              5 months ago

              They are more than complete/polished with multiplatform support, with healthy modding communites, & better performance since they aren’t built on Java. In the past your money went to the developers—now it goes to megacorp Microsoft with little done in terms of maintenance.

              • lud@lemm.ee
                1·
                5 months ago

                Minecraft has gotten a lot of updates after Microsoft bought Mojang.

                I don’t personally mind paying a small amount for a good product that is constantly getting better after many years.

                Sure Java could have better performance but it’s rare that it matters much on modern computers.

                You do you but I don’t think paying for things is the end of the world.

            • slacktoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
              1·
              5 months ago

              At that point play the free alternative and dont give your money to Microsoft. Do you love throwing your hard earned money at Microsoft?

              • lud@lemm.ee
                11·
                5 months ago

                I just doubt that the free alternatives are as good and Minecraft is really cheap anyways.

                • slacktoid@lemmy.mlEnglish
                  1·
                  5 months ago

                  Have you tried the free alternatives? I guess to me its not the price alone its the principles of giving Microsoft money.

                  • lud@lemm.ee
                    11·
                    5 months ago

                    But why would I really care if the money is going to Microsoft and Mojang if I’m getting a very good product?

    • Lag@lemmy.world
      1·
      5 months ago

      On the topic of games, Stick Fight The Game is $5 on steam and I got it while drinking with a few friends. It was the most fun I’ve had in years. I also hop on randomly when I get a chance and it’s just as fun with random people.