I was wondering if anyone else on here played minecraft. I ocasionally flirt with the idea of getting on some PVP servers or whatever, but in order to do that, I'd probably have to actually buy the game.

 

Just wondering if I'm the only one on here that fooled around with that jive.

Yep, I do. So addictive. Very hard to find a good server, especially because I'm not really in to PvP. I quit the last server that I actually invested time into because the griefers were in cahoots with the server admin... Not cool.

my 10 year old is always playing it and watching videos of it being played. it seems like the biggest waste of time ever. is there a point to it, or do you just go around and chop things up forever?

Yep, I do. So addictive. Very hard to find a good server, especially because I'm not really in to PvP. I quit the last server that I actually invested time into because the griefers were in cahoots with the server admin... Not cool.

 

That's why I'm glad I have a *coughtorrentedcough* version of it. I can't play online, but sometimes I think it would be cool.

my 10 year old is always playing it and watching videos of it being played. it seems like the biggest waste of time ever. is there a point to it, or do you just go around and chop things up forever?

 

It depends on how you choose to play it. Basically the game is a survival game, you go around gathering resources, and try to survive. One of the major draws is just the imensity of what you can build though, if you see some of the cool stuff people have built you begin to understand. Some guy actually built a functioning computer within the game. There's also exploration aspects too since like, while you're mining you may stumble into a fortress underground, or find a cave with some useful materials. Of course there are enemies in the game too, that you can fight and collect resources from.

 

To a 10 year old, I'd imagine the draw would be the lego-like aspect.

my 10 year old is always playing it and watching videos of it being played. it seems like the biggest waste of time ever. is there a point to it, or do you just go around and chop things up forever?

 

Same story with my 11 year old.

I play on the 360, so I'm like 3-4 patches behind the PC (latest update was to 1.7 BETA, PC version).

 

Its addictive as all hell. Me and my friends all get in on one of our worlds and just see how far we can go with what we have. Definitely fun times.

Nope

My 12 year old is into it. So into it, in fact, that he's built his own server. He spends hour after hour on that game

 

I fuc**n HATE that game.

 

C

I thought it was stupid until I played it.

 

By the way, for the people that play, just hit some diamond lol.

Used to screw around in minecraft - If you end up buying it, this is (was? it's been a while since I was on it) a great multiplayer server, well run and I never encountered a griefer. There is a vetting process to go through to get access though:

 

http://aporkalypse.net/

I haven't gotten around to playing it, but one of my son's does. Since I liked building with lego's as a kid (oh ok, as a young adult too) and seeing some of the things that they can build, I'm pretty sure I'd enjoy it too. One day I'll end up purchasing, I'm sure.

I play Terraria instead. I'm super hip!

I present, The Glory of Rome! Most amazing city build I've seen so far.

 

I was thinking about this game....just got "Orcs must die 2". Yup. I haven't moved off the couch in 2 days......bad idea!!!

A computer within minecraft. Another guy built a rudimentary game of "minecraft" within minecraft also.

 

 

Here's the guy who built "minecraft" within minecraft. It may not seem impressive, but to anyone who has played, it's pretty awesome.

 

Kaiser, those are awesome!

I played minecraft a year or so ago. The server I used to play on became hostile so we parted ways and I haven't played since.

I played minecraft a year or so ago. The server I used to play on became hostile so we parted ways and I haven't played since.

 

You can run your own server. Minecraft has a JAR file that set ups a server that you can control. Lets you set all the settings, including Player vs. Player. Problem is that its a bit resource heavy. But you can do pretty much everything.