• myyass@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20 days

    Great. Microslop doing this while announcing they’ll be making movies. With how competent they are, brace yourself for the movie “Mein Kampf.”

  • qarbone@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21 days

    Well, I still play on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1. Nothing that’s happened in the last 5 years of Minecraft “development” has mattered to me.

    Shame about how Mojang was bankrupted tho

    • ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zipEnglish
      21 days

      I opened this thread with the question “How many comments do I need before I see something about Luanti?” It’s so good, and the world is soo much bigger!

      • Oka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
        21 days

        Ok but how much of the world do you actually use?

        • ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zipEnglish
          21 days

          The noteworthy part is it’s much deeper. I just hit -1000 in my mine. I have a second base at -500 with trees, farms, and chickens. It’s a giant cave, like so tall you can’t see the ceiling or across it.

          • Oka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
            20 days

            Why would anyone want to dig that deep? Sounds like a grind.

            • ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zipEnglish
              20 days

              The rewards keep improving, and the caves are generally more open, so digging that deep isn’t as hard as it is in Minecraft. I routinely think “I wish I could go deeper” in Minecraft.

  • SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    21 days

    Last two paragraphs are the only thing of value in that whole article:

    If you’re somewhat cynical of this move, I don’t blame you. This certainly looks like Microsoft’s targeted someone who’s more concerned about user retention, advertising, and monetization than community moderation and access.

    Minecraft is a juggernaut that’s resisted many of the more concerning practices you can find in something like Roblox. There’s no explicit suggestion Microsoft wants to push that direction, but this changeover leaves the possibility open. We’ll see what the future holds

    • Axolotl.cpp@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      20 days

      Hytale is shit, really, it already has some paid stuff (and passes i think?) Hypixel is generally very shitty anyway, it’s basically going from the almost sinked ship to the ship that is about to sink

    • snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21 days

      Wish l could get into it like minecraft but I just run out of stuff that I feel like doing, the smithing is pretty fun too and the world is definitely intriguing. Maybe when it’s more finished I’ll stay longer but it’s got a way to go to catch up with the mods and stuff that minceraft has.

    • grahamja@reddthat.comEnglish
      21 days

      I started playing a few weeks ago, it is a lot of fun! I cheated a little though, game is a little brutal at first.

      • Mucki@feddit.orgEnglish
        21 days

        It’s realistic. Some day, when you feel like it, try setting to hard mode and switch on collapsing caves and blocks falling sideways, one life only. It’s hilarious how often and quickly you die if you don’t focus. There’s a mod for blood trails, that helps for hunting. I am currently in the middle of a hard winter, it’s super tough! But have some nice shader settings, so looks cool while suffering haha

    • PattyMcB@lemmy.worldEnglish
      21 days

      You must’ve read my mind. Came here to say this exact thing

  • kugmo@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    22 days

    Well people will mod whatever the final version will be, that’s a plus.

  • aramis87@fedia.io
    22 days

    Angelidou-Smith is no stranger to positions like this, but more in social media than video games. From 2014 to 2022, she was with Meta, looking after various aspects of Facebook, firstly in app monetization, and then in the realm of Facebook Groups, Dating and the like. Then, after stints in other industries, she took on the job of chief product officer at Reddit in November of last year. And now she’s in charge of Minecraft.