Is Minecraft Trying to Overtake Skyrim? : V - Skyrim

» Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:32 pm

Even that's not entirely accurate. They'll still be updating the game the same as they are now, they just want to be able to get to a point where they can stop calling it a beta. It's also the point when people who bought the game during beta (as opposed to alpha) will stop getting all future updates for free.

I don't think they'll ever have paid updates. That would just kill the games popularity.

» Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:29 pm

I don't think they'll ever have paid updates. That would just kill the games popularity.

notch said theyd come out with expansions and dlcs and such after the release a LONG time ago

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:38 am

notch said theyd come out with expansions and dlcs and such after the release a LONG time ago

That's a little different then updates. I'm not going to pay for bug patch. No one else is going to either.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 4:18 am

Notch has said there will be dragons, too...

notch said theyd come out with expansions and dlcs and such after the release a LONG time ago

Awesome. I do need some pig armor for my rideable pig.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:09 am

Yeah Notch said content updates after release will be paid for people who bought after the alpha. Bug fixes and such will be rolled out to everyone.

» Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:28 pm

God I hope not. That would be the worst marketing move they could make. I doubt Minecraft will sell many copies opening day... everyone who's into the genre will be buying Skyrim.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:35 am

Notch has said he likes fishy sticks.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:07 am

11-11-11 man I can't wait for that date!!!

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:45 am

Actually Notch is on our side guys, he pretty much just increased Skyrim sales with this statement in saying that he was most looking forward to Skyrim.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/04/07/minecraft-gets-a-release-date.aspx

check out his blog too
http://notch.tumblr.com/post/4423138657/11-11-11

whoops, seems someone already posted this info on page one...but these are the links. No need to worry guys.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:26 am

edit: also who cares? minecaft is an indie game that many people play alot of for a month then play occasionally for every week/month while skyrim is a massive big hit for this year,

Well, everybody in my school talks about Minecraft, and if you were to ask them what the Elder Scrolls, Oblivion, or Skyrim were they would say, "Huh?". :facepalm:

Note: I am not saying MC is better, nothing can ever come even close to TES. :tes:

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:30 am

Didn't vote. Games come out at the same time all the time. It just so happens these two line up. The only similarity is the open world aspect. Besides, most people have already bought minecraft anyways so I don't see the big issue.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:15 am

ahh egads i will never support minecraft again (well besides buying and playing it)

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:00 pm

I would purchase Skyrim regardless of any other game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFZrzg62Zj0&feature=related

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:03 am

:facepalm:
You realize 11-11-11 is a very special day even without Skyrim getting released?

I must be fooling myself, ofcourse it's a conspirancy! Damn MC! (look two meters to his right and seens his friend marrQ play minecraft beta)...

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:44 am

Seriously, Minecraft looks like something I, of all people, could program - I know Java and enough OpenGL to make cubes. Of course, I'd use Scala and get it done much faster.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:21 pm

Seriously, Minecraft looks like something I, of all people, could program - I know Java and enough OpenGL to make cubes. Of course, I'd use Scala and get it done much faster.

I don't play minecraft, and so obviously not by any means a "fan" of it, but I can only assume that you just made a *very* heavy statement. I think the key word in your post is probably the "looks." "Minecraft looks like something I could program"

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 3:13 am

Good thing I already purchased Minecraft. And here I was worried I'd have to make a choice...

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 2:39 am

Seriously, Minecraft looks like something I, of all people, could program - I know Java and enough OpenGL to make cubes. Of course, I'd use Scala and get it done much faster.

How much have you played the game? The entire world is randomly generated, with multiple geological layers that have (often fairly complex) cave systems interspersed. Sometimes when you start a new game it gives you some really weird but cool formations like huge rock arches. Plus I think the game world is basically infinite in size, being randomly generated as you explore farther away from where you start. It wasn't something he made overnight. If you can make a game like minecraft, go ahead and get some $$$

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:57 am

No. 11/11/11 is a significant date on MANY people's calenders. There will be hundreds of thousands of weddings, the news will be reporting every baby born that day, video games will come out, horror movies will come out, books will come out. Minecraft is in no way trying to overtake Skyrim.

Everybody look at the quote. Someone is thinking logical here

Don't worry: I'm not flaming

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:07 am

he is excited about Skyrim and wants to get Minecraft out of beta on the same date I think its a cool date.

» Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:06 pm

How much have you played the game? The entire world is randomly generated, with multiple geological layers that have (often fairly complex) cave systems interspersed. Sometimes when you start a new game it gives you some really weird but cool formations like huge rock arches. Plus I think the game world is basically infinite in size, being randomly generated as you explore farther away from where you start. It wasn't something he made overnight. If you can make a game like minecraft, go ahead and get some $$$

The theoretical maximum limit of a game world in Minecraft is 8 times larger than the surface area of the Earth.
http://notch.tumblr.com/post/443693773/the-world-is-bigger-now

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 12:34 am

OR maybe Notch just wants to fully release the thing already so he'll have more time with Skyrim.

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:49 am

A friend of mine is getting married on 11/11/11. Oh noes! Do you think she's trying to overtake Skyrim?!
:facepalm:

And I'll only briefly point out how bizarre it is to try to draw any sort of parallel between Minecraft and Skyrim. I can only hope that anyone who'd try to compare the two hasn't played Minecraft or any TES game.

» Tue Mar 08, 2011 11:50 pm

A friend of mine is getting married on 11/11/11. Oh noes! Do you think she's trying to overtake Skyrim?!
:facepalm:

And I'll only briefly point out how bizarre it is to try to draw any sort of parallel between Minecraft and Skyrim. I can only hope that anyone who'd try to compare the two hasn't played Minecraft or any TES game.

Some are building the imperial city into minecraft... O_O

» Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:17 am

Seriously, Minecraft looks like something I, of all people, could program - I know Java and enough OpenGL to make cubes. Of course, I'd use Scala and get it done much faster.

Yeah..... the world is full of people who think they could've written Minecraft. Just like the world is full of people who think they could paint a Pollock or write a Beatles song. Funny that, somehow, none of them ever do.....